ODA: AID BUDGET (Hansard, 9 December 1992)

§ Lord Judd
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of their forecast GNP the Overseas Development Administration's budget 9WA (as announced in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement) will represent in each of the years 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96.
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey: The Government do not make forecasts of GNP.

§ Lord Judd
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of their forecast GNP for 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96 their aid expenditure will represent in the following

1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96

Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.

Aid to developing countries 85.3 83.8 82.4 80.5

Assistance to the FSU/central and eastern Europe 8.7 10.2 12.0 14.0

Global Environment Assistance 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3

Overseas Superannuation¹ 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.2

¹ The Overseas superannuation sub programme is not part of ODA's external assistance programmes; it provides for pension and superannuation payments in respect of British people who worked for the governments of Commonwealth countries before independence.

10WA
categories: (a) aid to developing countries; (b) assistance to the former Soviet Union and central and eastern Europe; (c) global environment assistance; (d) overseas superannuation; and what percentage of their total aid budget expenditure each of these four categories will represent in each of the same years.

§ Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
The Government do not make forecasts of GNP. As a percentage of the total ODA planned budget, each of ODA's PES sub-programmes is as follows:

	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96
	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.
Aid to developing countries	85.3	83.8	82.4	80.5
Assistance to the FSU/central and eastern Europe	8.7	10.2	12.0	14.0
Global Environment Assistance	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.3
Overseas Superannuation¹	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.2
¹ The Overseas superannuation sub programme is not part of ODA's external assistance programmes; it provides for pension and superannuation payments in respect of British people who worked for the governments of Commonwealth countries before independence.