§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 28 October,Official Report, column 708, what is the draft 1993 EC development aid budget; what was the 1992 budget; and what is the change in constant price terms.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe Commission established the preliminary draft budget for 1993 on 15 June 1992. This has a commitments provision for development assistance of 2,037 mecu. This was an increase of 15.11 per cent. over the 1992 approved budget aid commitment provision of 1,770 mecu. Subsequent amendments have raised the commitments provision further to 2,095 mecu, although a final figure is not expected until towards the end of the year. It is not yet possible to calculate a deflator for 1993 to allow a comparison in constant prices.