HC Deb 17 May 1993 vol 225 cc18-9W
Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of the overseas aid budget goes to countries in Africa; and which five countries in Africa receive the highest proportion of that aid.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

In 1991–92 45 per cent. of bilateral aid which could be allocated by region went to Africa. The five top recipients were:

£ million
Zimbabwe 37
Ghana 32
Kenya 29
Zambia 28
Uganda 26