HC Deb 13 February 1989 vol 147 c10W
82. Mr. David Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current level of official development assistance to Bangladesh.

Mr. Chris Patten

Net official development assistance from the United Kindom to Bangladesh in 1987—the latest year for which figures are available—was £34.8 million. I anticipate that in the current financial year total expenditure will be about £50 million.