HC Deb 21 February 1989 vol 147 cc539-40W
Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the amount spent on education about development, including separate

Imports to rest of the EC from the United Kingdom Million pairs Total EC market2 Million pairs Imports from the United Kingdom as a proportion of total EC market Per cent. Imports from South Korea as a proportion of total EC market Per cent. Imports from Taiwan as a proportion of total EC market Per cent.
1983 10.4 1,090.1 1.0
1984 11.8 1,139.3 1.0
1985 11.7 1,140.8 1.0
19861 12.9 1,276.0 1.0 3.8 6.3
1987 14.0 1,374.8 1.0 5.7 7.8

figures for internal expenditure and grants to outside bodies, for each year since 1979, in constant 1988 prices, and in current prices.

Mr. Eggar

The Overseas Development Administration has a programme of press, publications and other information activities about Britain's official aid programme. The cost, excluding staff and general administrative costs, for each year since 1979 was:

£ thousand
Financial year Current prices Constant 1987 prices
1979–80 110 193
1980–81 130 193
1981–82 143 193
1982–83 153 193
1983–84 159 192
1984–85 176 202
1985–86 208 226
1986–87 207 218
1987–88 265 265

Expenditure on grants to non-governmental organisations for their development activities was:

£ thousand
Calendar year Current prices Constant 1987 prices
1979 385 698
1980 450 682
1981 331 450
1982 154 195
1983 158 189
1984 104 119
1985 118 128
1986 121 126
1987 141 141

Note: 1988 prices are not yet available.