§ 68. Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total amount of aid to Bangladesh granted over each of the past three years.
§ Mrs. ChalkerGross disbursements of bilateral official development assistance provided by the United Kingdom to Bangladesh over the calendar years 1987, 1988 and 1989 amounted to £31.6 million, £44.9 million and £52.9 million respectively. In addition the share of aid given through multilateral institutions, and attributed to the United Kingdom was £25.3 million in 1987 and £27.2 million in 1988. Figures for 1989 are not yet available.