§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of the overseas aid budget, for the last three years for which figures are available, had no tying commitments; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 14 April 1993]: Commitments not tied to the procurement of British goods and services, as a percentage of total bilateral official development assistance 1988–91, were as follows:
Per cent. 1988 17.5 1989 24.0 11990 n/a 1991 26.5 1The figure for 1990 is not available. It is not our policy to impose tying requirements on our multilateral aid commitments, although multilateral agencies commonly restrict offshore procurement access to companies from member states.