§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much he intends to spend on each of(a) bilateral aid and (b) multilateral aid for each of the financial years 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydCurrent planning figures for expenditure are as follows. Figures for 1997–98 are not available as these are beyond the current public expenditure survey period.
£ million 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Bilateral expenditure 1,189 1,097 1,020 Multilateral expenditure 1,073 1,115 1,142 These planning figures include an allowance, additional to the overall figure agreed in the public expenditure survey, to compensate for expected slippage of expenditure. For this reason, and because of the many detailed changes that take place over a period at country and programme level in the rate of spending, actual spending will vary from the figures shown.