§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a table showing, for the period 1975 to 1990, the total public and private long-term net transfer of financial resources including both principal repayments and interest repayments on public and private debt, between the United Kingdom and all developing countries, with a breakdown of these totals by continent.
§ Mrs. ChalkerNet official and private flows for the years 1975 to 1989, the most recent year for which figures are available, are:
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£ million Year Official flows Private flows (net) (net) 1975 422 2,520 1976 957 3,503 1977 695 3,208 1978 948 3,916 1979 1,083 5,277 1980 726 4,527 1981 1,265 4,596 1982 1,117 2,463 1983 1,200 2,813
Year Official flows Private flows (net) (net) 1984 1,425 2,196 1985 1,495 423 1986 1,417 3,144 1987 1,310 819 1988 1,666 787 1989 1,857 396 The figures are net of principal repayments but not of interest repayments. Data on interest repayments are not available by country.