§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list for each year since 1979 Overseas Development Administration funding for research and development into development issues, in real and nominal terms.
§ Mrs. Chalker[holding answer 19 June 1991: The amount spent by the ODA on funding for research and development into development issues since 1979 is as follows:
Cash terms £ 000 Real Terms(1990 Prices)£ 000 1979–80 25,800 51,771 1980–81 27,333 46,349 1981–82 26,474 40,940 1982–83 29,358 42,389 1983–84 32,588 44,973 1984–85 33,861 44,471 1985–86 32,875 40,950 1986–87 36,056 43,409 1987–88 48,906 55,897 1988–89 53,058 56,439 1989–90 58,486 58,486 Source: Statistics of the British Aid Programme