§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reason statistics on official and private flows to developing countries, with breakdown, and the percentage shares of gross national product involved were dropped from the 1992 British overseas aid review; why the review's publication date was delayed until December 1992; and if he will make it his policy to reinstate the figures for official and private flows, broken down by categories as in the 1991 annual review, and expressed as percentages of gross national product, for subsequent years.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 18 January 1993]: Tables giving statistics on official and private flows to developing countries and the percentage shares of gross national product were not included in the 1992 edition of the "British Overseas Aid Annual Review" following an internal review of the format, presentation, content and style of the review.
Individual tables taken from "British Aid Statistics" are available free from ODA information department.
The review was published at a later date than in the past to coincide with the availability of "British Aid Statistics" which was published later this year following the decision to show tables on a financial rather than calendar year basis.
A decision of the format of the 1993 annual review and the information to be contained within it will be taken later this year, taking account of all views expressed on the 1992 review.