§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in ranked order, expressed in terms of expenditure in £sterling per head of population, the amount allocated to direct overseas aid in(a) the European Community countries and (b) the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries for each of the last three years for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. MaudeThe information is given in the table. Figures are available only for those countries which are members of the development assistance committee of the OECD.
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Net Official Development Assistance (oda) per capita for 1986–88 from EEC and DAC countries in ranked order £ actual Net oda/per capita 1986 EEC Countries Denmark 92.56 Netherlands 81.44 France 62.85 Germany 42.79 Belgium 37.83 Italy 28.65 United Kingdom 20.88 Ireland 11.94 DAC Countries Norway 130.54 Denmark 92.56 Sweden 88.81 Netherlands 81.44 France 62.85 Canada 45.02 Switzerland 43.79 Finland 43.41 Germany 42.79 Belgium 37.83 Australia 3202 Japan 31.63 Italy 28.65 United States of America 2700 United Kingdom 20.88 Austria 17.85 New Zealand 15.60 Ireland 11.94 1987 EEC Countries Denmark 102.18 Netherlands 87.09 France 71.58 Germany 43.86 Belgium 42.48 Italy 27.83 United Kingdom 20.38 Ireland 8.79 DAC Countries Norway 129.80 Denmark 102.18 Sweden 99.90 Netherlands 8709 France 71.58 Finland 53.57 Switzerland 50.43 Canada 44.84 Germany 43.86 Belgium 42.48 Japan 36.69 Italy 27.83 Australia 23.53 United States of America 22.38
Net oda/per capita United Kingdom 20.38 Austria 16.19 New Zealand 16.04 Ireland 8.79 1988 EEC Countries Denmark 100.70 Netherlands 84.83 France 68.98 Germany 43.27 Belgium 33.91 Italy 31.11 United Kingdom 26.01 Ireland 9.04 DAC Countries Norway 131.32 Sweden 101.73 Denmark 100.70 Netherlands 84.83 Finland 6901 France 68.98 Switzerland 52.02 Canada 50.67 Germany 43.27 Japan 41.82 Australia 37.37 Belgium 33.91 Italy 31.11 United Kingdom 26.01 United States of America 23.11 Austria 22.32 New Zealand 17.72 Ireland 9.04 Source: DAC Chairman's Report 1989.