§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the unweighted average official development assistance of(a) EC countries and (b) Development Assistance Committee countries, as a proportion of gross national product, in 1990, 1991 and 1992; how much the United Kingdom spent by the same measure; and by how much the United Kingdom would have needed to increase its assistance in cash terms in those years to reach (i) EC and (ii) DAC average expenditure.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydFigures for 1990 and 1991 are as follows:
1990 1991 (a) Unweighted average net oda as proportion of GNP EC average (per cent.) 0.45 0.46 DAC average (per cent.) 0.47 0.49 United Kingdom (per cent.) 0.27 0.32 (b) Increase in United Kingdom oda in cash terms needed to reach EC average expenditure (£ million) 950 840 Increase in cash terms needed to reach DAC average expenditure (£ million) 1,050 950 Figures for 1992 are not yet available.