§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the average expenditure on official development assistance as a proportion of Government expenditure in(a) EC countries and (b) DAC countries in 1990, 1991 and 1992; what proportion the United Kingdom spent by the same measure; and by how much United Kingdom assistance would have had to increase in cash terms in those years to match (a) the EC and (b) the DAC average.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe information for 1990 is as follows. Comparable figures for 1991 and 1992 Government expenditure are not available.
1990 Net ODA as a percentage of central Government expenditure Per cent. (a) EC average 1.10 (b) DAC average 1.18 (c) United Kingdom 0.79 £ million Increase in United Kingdom ODA in cash terms1 needed to reach EC average expenditure in 1990 570 Increase in United Kingdom ODA in cash terms1 needed to reach DAC average expenditure in 1990 710 1 The increases in cash terms are approximate estimates.