HC Deb 12 February 1990 vol 167 cc31-41W
Mr. Battle

To 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.

Mr. Waldegrave

Gross 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. Battle

To 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. Waldegrave

The answer is as follows:

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. Battle

To 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.

Mr. Waldegrave

The answer is as follows:

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

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. Battle

To 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.

Mr. Waldegrave

The answer for central and southern Africa is as follows:

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. Battle

To 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.

Mr. Waldegrave

The 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

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. Battle

To 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. Waldegrave

The answer is as follows:

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. Battle

To 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. Waldegrave

The 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.

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