§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of the aid budget was spent within the United Kingdom for each year from 1980; and if he will give details of this expenditure for 1989.
§ Mrs. ChalkerData are not collected on the amount of aid actually spent in the United Kingdom. However, an approximation can be obtained for bilateral aid expenditure by reference to the tying status of the original commitment and estimates of local costs. The proportion of tied to total financial aid has been as follows:
Year Per cent 1980 59 1981 59 1982 61 1983 53 1984 46 1985 47 1986 60 1987 52 1988 52 1989 1 1 Not yet available. Technical co-operation is by its nature mainly tied as its major components are financing of students from developing countries to study in the United Kingdom, consultancies, experts and volunteers from the United Kingdom and research in United Kingdom institutions.
Multilateral aid is not tied to United Kingdom purchases; but those multilateral aid agencies we support procure goods and services from the United Kingdom equivalent to about £1.75 for each £1 we contribute.