§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out the level of aid expenditure to developing countries in each year since 1963 both at current prices and at 1992–93 prices.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe information is as follows:
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Gross public expenditure on aid 1963 to 1991–92 Actual expenditure on aid £ million 1992–93 prices £ million 1963 163 1,750 1964 191 1,963 1965 197 1,933 1966 214 2,014 1967 208 1,903 1968 211 1,837 1969 210 1,737 1970 218 1,667 1971 273 1,913 1972 282 1,827 1973 285 1,726 1974 352 1,782 1975 437 1,762 1976 514 1,826 1977 589 1,840 1978 752 2,119 1979 939 2,267 1980 966 1,971 1981 1,184 2,203 1982 1,085 1,885 1983 1,174 1,949 1984 1,316 2,079 1985 1,324 1,984 1986 1,350 1,960 1987–88 1,410 1,940 1988–89 1,607 2,061 1989–90 1,733 2,086 1990–91 1,883 2,099 1991–92 2,021 2,107 Note:
Prior to 1987–88, figures for gross public expenditure on aid are only available on a calendar year basis.