HC Deb 23 May 1988 vol 134 cc5-6W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is his policy with regard to dealing with

Gross United Kingdom multilateral aid through EC to SADCC countries 1980–86
£ thousand
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Angola 110 340 240 390 1,510 1,290
Botswana 660 740 260 330 1,180 500
Lesotho 510 760 1,010 850 1,300 1,340
Malawi 2,300 1,520 1,620 890 2,510 1,970
Mozambique 780 1,150 610 2,280 3,690 4,560
Swaziland 860 280 300 700 1,070 360
Tanzania 2,810 4,420 4,500 4,160 5,520 5,380
Zambia 2,260 3,000 4,530 1,290 4,140 5,220
Zimbabwe 1,100 380 1,540 1,590 4,470 700
Total 11,390 12,590 14,610 12,480 25,390 21,320 20,000

Note: Figures for 1979 are not available; 1986 figures are not yet available in detail.

Source: ODA estimates using OECD statistics.

Gross United Kingdom multilateral aid through EC to SADCC countries 1980–86 at 1987 prices £ thousand
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Angola 170 460 300 470 1,730 1,400
Botswana 1,000 1,000 330 390 1,350 540
Lesotho 770 1,030 1,270 1,020 1,490 1,450
Malawi 3,470 2,060 2,040 1,060 2,880 2,130
Mozambique 1,180 1,560 770 2,720 4,230 4,940
Swaziland 1,300 380 380 840 1,230 390

those individuals and bodies in Wales who wish to communicate with his Department through the medium of the Welsh language.

Mr. Butcher

[holding answer 20 May 1988]: It is the practice of my Department's Companies Registration Office, Cardiff to respond in the Welsh language: more generally, my Department communicates in the English language except where it is considered appropriate and practical to do otherwise.