§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs further to his answer in theOfficial Report, 31 January, column 190, what funds are included under the heading United Kingdom gross bilateral aid.
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§ Mr. WaldegraveGross bilateral aid comprises financial and technical co-operation provided to recipient countries on a government-to-government basis for agreed projects and programmes, investments by the Commonwealth Development Corporation, support for British institutions concerned with overseas development, including support for the voluntary agencies working overseas, food aid and humanitarian assistance, and aid debt relief.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for the last five years (a) the flows of aid from the United Kingdom to (i) Argentina, (ii) Brazil, (iii) Colombia, (iv) El Salvador, (v) Mexico, (vi) Nicaragua, (vii) Panama and (viii) all remaining South American nations and (b) the proportions in each case of this aid tied to trade deals involving United Kingdom companies.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe answer is as follows:
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Gross bilateral aid 1984–1988 £ thousand Of which ATP ATP as per cent. LATIN AMERICA 1984 Bolivia 1,182 — — Brazil 7,780 6,279 80.71 Chile 257 — — Colombia 460 5 1.03 Costa Rica 1,666 — — Cuba — — — Dominican Republic 61 — — Ecuador 916 — — El Salvador 205 — — Guatemala — — — Haiti 8 — — Honduras 3,446 — — Mexico 517 — — Nicaragua 9 — — Panama 49 — — Paraguay 207 125 6008 Peru 476 18 3.81 Uruguay 14 — — Venezuela — — — Total 17,255 6,427 37.25 1985 Bolivia 1,421 — — Brazil 4,014 3,417 85.13 Chile 334 — — Colombia 838 148 17.17 Costa Rica 12,685 — — Cuba — — — Dominican Republic 24 — — Ecuador 909 — — El Salvador 103 — — Guatemala — — — Haiti 3 — — Honduras 3,653 — — Mexico 773 — — Nicaragua 116 — — Panama 67 — — Paraguay 51 — — Peru 928 148 15.95 Uruguay 7 — — Venezuela 1 — — Total 25,926 3,713 14.17 1986 Bolivia 1,953 — — Brazil 880 213 24.26 Chile 373 — —
Of which ATP ATP as per cent. Colombia 1,018 5 0.45 Costa Rica 10,038 — — Cuba — — — Dominican Republic 42 — — Ecuador 836 — — El Salvador 239 — — Guatemala 10 — — Haiti 331 — — Honduras 1,258 — — Mexico 803 — — Nicaragua 86 — — Panama 70 — — Paraguay 221 — — Peru 1,214 235 19.40 Uruguay 13 — — Venezuela 10 — — Total 19,395 453 2.34 1987 Bolivia 1,748 — — Brazil 766 — — Chile 261 — — Colombia 762 — — Costa Rica 2,772 — — Cuba — — — Dominican Republic 34 — — Ecuador 2,560 — — El Salvador 411 — — Guatemala 1 — — Haiti 7 — — Honduras 811 — — Mexico 630 — — Nicaragua — — — Panama 72 — — Paraguay 277 — — Peru 1,012 85 8.36 Uruguay 38 — — Venezuela 24 — — Total 12,186 85 0.70 1988 Bolivia 2,953 — — Brazil 1,443 — — Chile 306 — — Colombia 1,822 434 23.80 Costa Rica 1,550 — — Cuba 2 — — Dominican Republic 114 — — Ecuador 1,515 — — El Salvador 154 — — Guatemala 4 — — Haiti 9 — — Honduras 1,212 — — Mexico 1,249 — — Nicaragua 180 — — Panama 988 854 86.48 Paraguay 497 — — Peru 1,363 — — Uruguay 18 — — Venezuela 10 — — Total 15,390 1,288 8.37
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretry of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for the last five years (a) the flows of aid from the United Kingdom to (i) Algeria, (ii) Chad, (iii) Egypt, (iv) Nigeria, (v) Sudan and (vi) all remaining north and western African nations, listing those classified under this grouping and (b) the proportions in each case of this aid tied to trade deals involving United Kingdom companies.
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§ Mr. WaldegraveThe answer is as follows:
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Gross bilateral aid 1984–1988 of which ATP ATP as percentage 1984 West and North Africa and Mediterranean Algeria 14 — — Benin 166 — — Burkina Faso 120 — — Cameroon 5,605 — — Cape Verdi Islands 16 — — Central African Republic 29 — — Chad 31 — — Cyprus 368 — — Egypt 15,404 2,483 16.12 Equatorial Guinea 14 — — Gabon 5 — — Gambia 3,638 — — Ghana 3,765 — — Greece — — — Guinea 89 — — Guinea-Bissau 16 — — Israel — — — Ivory Coast 1,624 — — Jordan 6,105 3,440 56.35 Lebanon 34 — — Liberia 1,536 — — Mali 533 — — Malta 91 — — Mauritania 387 — — Morocco 208 — — Niger 79 — — Nigeria 5,584 — — Oman 570 — — Portugal 561 — — Senegal 356 — — Sierra Leone 2,858 — — Spain — — — Syria 568 — — Togo 94 — — Tunisia 2,162 — — Turkey 407 — — West Bank and Gaza — — — Total 53,038 5,923 11.17 1985 Algeria 96 — — Benin 187 — — Burkina Faso 276 — — Cameroon 7,460 145 1.94 Cape Verde Islands 27 — — Central African Republic 38 — — Chad 1,448 — — Cyprus 606 — — Egypt 19,101 2,251 11.79 Equatorial Guinea — — — Gabon 14 — — Gambia 3,613 — — Ghana 11,683 — — Greece — — — Guinea 296 — — Guinea-Bissau — — — Israel — — — Ivory Coast 2,615 — — Jordan 2,332 — — Lebanon 34 — — Liberia 1,055 — — Mali 744 — — Malta 91 — — Mauritania 888 — — Morocco 91 — — Niger 331 — — Nigeria 6,240 — — Oman 500 — — Portugal 83 — — Senegal 1,025 — — 36W
of which ATP ATP as percentage Sierra Leone 3,626 — — Spain — — — Syria 2,779 — — Togo 112 — — Tunisia 1,380 — — Turkey 10,280 — — West Bank and Gaza — — — Total 79,053 2,395 3.04 1986 Algeria 169 — — Benin 158 — — Burkina Faso 131 — — Cameroon 3,744 508 13.58 Cape Verde Islands 24 — — Central African Republic 42 — — Chad 89 — — Cyprus 400 — — Egypt 15,746 1,688 10.73 Equatorial Guinea 1 — — Gabon 23 — — Gambia 9,897 — — Ghana 19,454 — — Greece — — — Guinea 268 — — Guinea-Bissau 62 — — Israel — — — Ivory Coast 7,440 — — Jordan 5,641 — — Lebanon 12 — — Liberia 904 — — Mali 1,188 — — Malta 74 — — Mauritania 212 — — Morocco 157 — — Niger 83 — — Nigeria 5,580 — — Oman 610 — — Portugal 14 — — Senegal 4,938 — — Sierra Leone 3,845 — — Spain — — — Syria 324 — — Togo 142 — — Tunisia 483 — — Turkey 4,650 — — West Bank and Gaza — — — Total 86,502 2,197 2.54 1987 Algeria 208 — — Benin 137 — — Burkina Faso 155 — — Cameroon 6,804 1,541 22.65 Cape Verde Islands 38 — — Central African Republic -1 — — Chad 179 — — Cyprus 940 522 55.47 Egypt 7,865 1,151 14.64 Equatorial Guinea 205 — — Gabon 22 — — Gambia 7,197 — — Ghana 20,153 — — Greece 46 — — Guinea 453 — — Guinea-Bissau 30 — — Israel — — — Ivory Coast 4,546 — — Jordan 4,809 130 2.70 Lebanon 10 — — Liberia 913 — — Mali 982 — — Malta 81 — — Mauritania 177 — —
of which ATP ATP as percentage Morocco 180 — — Niger 184 — — Nigeria 6,584 — — Oman 457 — — Portugal — — — Senegal 1,798 — — Sierra Leone 2,652 — — Spain — — — Syria 102 — — Togo 120 — — Tunisia 743 585 78.75 Turkey 3,041 559 18.39 West Bank and Gaza 363 — — Total 72,173 4,487 6.22 1988 Algeria 465 — — Benin 340 — — Burkin Faso 314 — — Cameroon 5,379 13 0.24 Cape Verde Islands 50 — — Central African Republic 31 — — Chad 252 — — Cyprus 743 137 18.40 Egypt 18,657 528 2.84 Equatorial Guinea 17 — — Gabon 7 — — Gambia 6,530 — — Ghana 32,861 — — Greece — — — Guinea 655 — — Guinea-Bissau 51 — — Israel 13 — — Ivory Coast 7,177 — — Jordan 4,091 400 9.79 Lebanon 21 — — Liberia 858 — — Mali 1,195 — — Malta 98 — — Mauritania 184 — — Morocco 657 — — Niger 365 — — Nigeria 7,503 — — Oman 964 — — Portugal 1 — — Senegal 1,008 — — Sierra Leone 3,677 — — Spain — — — Syria 20 — — Togo 280 — — Tunisia 471 47 10.01 Turkey 2,536 1,044 41.16 West Bank & Gaza 1,028 — — Total 98,498 2,168 2.21
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for the last five years (a) the flows of aid from the United Kingdom to (i) Mozambique, (ii) Namibia, (iii) the Republic of South Africa, (iv) Zambia, (v) Zimbabwe and (vi) all remaining southern African nations, listing those classified under this regional grouping and (b) the proportions in each case of this aid tied to trade deals involving United Kingdom companies.
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Gross Bilateral Aid 1984–88 £ thousand Of which ATP ATP as percentage 1984 Central and Southern Africa Angola 146 — — Botswana 15,975 2,716 17.01 Burundi 75 — — Comoros — — — Congo 62 — — Lesotho 5,233 — — Madagascar 363 175 48.21 Malawi 12,959 — — Mauritius 1,437 — — Mozambique 4,182 318 7.61 Mayotte — — — Namibia 313 — — Reunion — — — Rwanda 29 — — Sao Tome and Principe 21 — — Seychelles 1,623 — — South Africa — — — Swaziland 5,626 — — Zaire 1,253 — — Zambia 32,901 — — Zimbabwe 15,062 289 1.92 Total 97,260 3,498 3.60 1985 Angola 164 — — Botswana 8,775 257 2.94 Burundi 81 — — Comoros — — — Congo 120 — — Lesotho 2,382 — — Madagascar 469 — — Malawi 22,356 143 0.64 Mauritius 2,187 — — Mozambique 8,366 322 3.86 Mayotte — — — Namibia 605 — — Reunion — — — Rwanda 94 — — Sao Tome and Principe — — — Seychelles 1,136 — — South Africa — — — Swaziland 3,469 — — Zaire 738 — — Zambia 25,552 —. — Zimbabwe 23,636 69 0.30 Total 100,130 792 0.80 1986 Angola 317 — — Botswana 12,328 105 0.86 Burundi 95 — — Comoros — — — Congo 127 — — Lesotho 3,784 — — Madagascar 514 — — Malawi 15,346 87 0.57 Mauritius 5,779 4,202 72.72 Mozambique 7,424 118 1.59 Mayotte — — — Namibia 733 — — Reunion — — — Rwanda 115 — — Sao Tome and Principe 4 — — Seychelles 2,519 — — South Africa — — — Swaziland 6,402 — — Zaire 285 — — Zambia 35,351 — — Zimbabwe 12,503 3 0.03
Of which ATP ATP as percentage Total 103,628 4,516 4.36 1987 Angola 261 — — Botswana 12,219 6 0.05 Burundi 90 — — Comoros — — — Congo 179 — — Lesotho 3,942 — — Madagascar 551 — — Malawi 24,865 1,657 6.67 Mauritius 8,107 1,961 24.20 Mozambique 22,798 661 2.90 Mayotte — — — Namibia 969 — — Reunion — — — Rwanda 191 — — Sao Tome and Principe — — — Seychelles 1,689 — — South Africa — — — Swaziland 3,514 — — Zaire 3,112 — — Zambia 25,349 — — Zimbabwe 12,498 — — Total 120,334 4,285 3.57 1988 Angola 505 — — Botswana 8,251 — — Burundi 116 — — Comoros 1 — — Congo 296 — — Lesotho 4,898 — — Madagascar 434 — — Malawi 46,494 1,410 3.04 Mauritius 6,374 — — Mozambique 30,512 — — Mayotte — — — Namibia 2,033 — — Reunion — — — Rwanda 291 — — Sao Tome and Principe 16 — — Seychelles 1,716 — — South Africa — — — Swaziland 5,058 — — Zaire 595 — — Zambia 16,683 — — Zimbabwe 24,127 4,041 16.75 Total 148,401 5,451 3.68 Footnote: The United Kingdom does not provide aid to the Government of South Africa but does give aid to black South Africans disadvantaged by apartheid, through the TC programme for black South Africans. It is excluded from gross public expenditure as South Africa is not classified by OECD as a developing country. The amounts. given through this scheme were as follows (in £ thousands): 494 in 1984, 691 in 1985, 772 in 1986, 1,577 in 1987, 4,288 in 1988.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for the last five years (a) the flows of aid from the United Kingdom to (i) Angola, (ii) Ethiopia, (iii) Kenya, (iv) Tanzania, (v) Uganda, (vi) Zaireand (vii) all remaining central and eastern African nations, listing those classified under this regional grouping and (b) the proportions in each case of this aid tied to trade deals involving United Kingdom companies.
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§ Mr. WaldegraveThe answer for eastern Africa is as follows: the information requested on central Africa is given in the answer to the hon. Member's question on southern Africa.
Gross Bilateral Aid 1984–1988 £ thousand 1984 of which ATP ATP as a Percentage Eastern Africa Djibouti 8 — — Ethiopia 7,004 — — Kenya 38,312 2,021 5.28 Somalia 2,058 — — Sudan 27,427 — — Tanzania 33,033 — — Uganda 7,081 — — Yemen North (YAR) 3,103 — — Yemen South (PDRY) 969 — — Total 118,995 2,021 1.70
Gross Bilateral Aid 1984–1988 £ thousand 1985 of which ATP ATP as a Percentage Eastern Africa Djibouti — — — Ethiopia 28,058 — — Kenya 34,438 360 1.05 Somalia 1,737 — — Sudan 42,296 — — Tanzania 17,967 — — Uganda 9,171 — — Yemen North (YAR) 3,104 — — Yemen South (PDRY) 985 — — Total 137,757 360 0.27
Gross Bilateral Aid 1984–1988 £ thousand 1986 of which ATP ATP as a Percentage Eastern Africa Djibouti 2 — — Ethiopia 9,627 — — Kenya 33,754 2,049 6.08
Disbursements of Net Official Development Assistance 1980–1988 United Kingdom EEC Countries1 (including United Kingdom) EEC Countries2 (excluding United Kingdom) (a) (b) (c) £ million per cent GNP £ million per cent GNP £ million per cent GNP 1980 797 0.35 5,577 0.47 4,780 0.50 1981 1,081 0.43 6,264 0.53 5,183 0.56 1982 1,028 0.37 6,987 0.53 5,959 0.57 1983 1,061 0.35 7,605 0.51 6,544 0.55 1984 1,069 0.33 8,478 0.51 7,409 0.55 1985 1,180 0.33 8,964 0.51 7,783 0.55 1986 1,185 0.31 10,995 0.51 9,811 0.55 1987 1,142 0.28 11,651 0.49 10,509 0.53 1988 1,485 0.32 11,919 0.49 10,434 0.53 40W
United States of America Japan Australia and New Zealand (d) (e) (f) £ million per cent GNP £ million per cent GNP £ million per cent. GNP 1980 3,069 0.27 1,441 0.32 318 0.46 1981 2,851 0.19 1,564 0.28 354 0.40 1982 4,686 0.27 1,727 0.28 541 0.52 1983 5,327 0.24 2,479 0.32 537 0.46 1984 6,518 0.24 3,232 0.34 623 0.43 1985 7,253 0.24 2,929 0.29 619 0.46
1986 of which ATP ATP as a Percentage Somalia 3,941 — — Sudan 25,996 — — Tanzania 12,715 — — Uganda 8,576 — — Yemen North (YAR) 3,775 — — Yemen South (PDRY) 943 — — Total 99,329 2,049 2.07
Of which ATP ATP as per cent. Eastern Africa 1987 Djibouti 168 — — Ethiopia 8,554 — — Kenya 28,513 2,972 10.43 Somalia 7,292 — — Sudan 20,327 — — Tanzania 28,789 — — Uganda 12,180 — — Yemen North (YAR) 5,168 — — Yemen South (PDRY) 1,157 — — Total 112,148 2,972 2.66 1988 Djibouti 134 — — Ethiopia 19,174 — — Kenya 49,433 4,383 8.37 Somalia 6,675 — — Sudan 25,829 — — Tanzania 33,502 — — Uganda 28,589 — — Yemen North (YAR) 6,603 1,203 18.23 Yemen South (PDRY) 444 — — Total 170,383 5,587 3.28
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the chart printed in theOfficial Report, 31 January, columns 191–92, in pounds sterling.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe answer is as follows:
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United Kingdom EEC Countries1 (including United Kingdom) EEC Countries2 (excluding United Kingdom) (a) (b) (c) £ million per cent GNP £ million per cent GNP £ million per cent GNP 1986 6,523 0.23 3,842 0.29 564 0.44 1987 5,458 0.20 4,480 0.31 436 0.32 1988 5,693 0.21 5,128 0.32 677 0.44 1EEC countries which are members of the DAC: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland2, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom. 2Ireland not included in 1980 and 1981 as figures not available.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, further to his reply,Official Report, 31 January, column 190, he will list those countries included under the headings South America, Africa and Asia and the middle east as being beneficiaries of United Kingdom bilateral aid and trade flows; and if he will list any other beneficiaries not classified under these three groupings.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe following countries were beneficiaries of funds from the aid and trade provision in the period 1984–88:
South America
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Paraguay
- Peru
Africa
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Egypt
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Tunisia
- Zimbabwe
Asia and Middle East
- Burma
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Jordan
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Yemen Arab Republic
Other Beneficiaries
- Belize
- Cyprus
- Panama
- Turkey
- Leeward Islands
Further details can be found in "British Aid Statistics 1984–88," a copy of which has been placed in the Library.