HC Deb 03 March 1988 vol 128 cc644-5W
Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list British contributions to South African Development Co-ordination Conference for each year since its formation.

Mr. Chris Patten

Since the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference was formed, the United Kingdom has committed the following amounts: £10 million in 1980–81; £2 million in 1982–83; £13 million in 1985–86; £10 million in 1986–87; £10 million in 1987–88.

Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the level of British bilateral aid to each of the member states of South African Development Corporation Conference from 1979 to 1986 inclusive, in 1986 prices.

Mr. Chris Patten

The figures are as follows:

Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the level of

Gross bilateral aid to South African Development Corporation Conference countries
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Angola 43 12 93 55 71 146 164 317
Botswana 7,970 11,546 10,199 7,570 13,289 15,975 8,775 12,805
Lesotho 6,622 4,607 6,364 4,251 4,695 5.233 2,382 3,784
Malawi 24,941 16,543 15,999 16,984 14,620 12,959 14,008 15,019
Mozambique 6,369 4,629 5,379 1,924 1,805 4,182 8,366 7,424
Swaziland 8,351 6.472 4,144 6,366 5,665 5,626 3,376 7,722
Tanzania 24,076 32,119 30,040 27,328 30,384 33,033 17,967 12,715
Zambia 29,159 20,696 24,119 14,237 15,485 32,901 25,552 35,366
Zimbabwe 5,070 36,405 50,048 21,464 19,453 15,062 23,636 12,242

Source: British Aid Statistics.