Aid (Hansard, 7 February 1994)

§ 44. Mr. Barnes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will outline the Government's key objectives for overseas aid; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
My right hon. and noble Friend the Minister for Overseas Development outlined the future direction of the overseas aid programme in her Chatham house speech on 18 October 1993. Copies are in the Library of the House.

§ Mr. Llew Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the aid awarded from the overseas aid budget to each recipient country in(a) 1979, (b) 1980 and (c) 1993; and if he will set out the gross national product for each recipient country in each such year.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
Information on bilateral aid by country, and on GNP, is available in the 1981, 1982 and 1993 editions of "British Aid Statistics" which are in the Libraries of the House. The latest available figures for bilateral aid are for 1992–93 and for GNP 1991.

Levels of bilateral aid 1983 to 1992–93

Thousands

Population Country programme ATP Disaster relief/ Food aid ODA programme total CDC Other¹ Gross bilateral aid

Total Per capita Total Per capita

Indonesia

Calendar year

1983 155,669 4,355 0.03 2,882 5 7,422 2,843 2,273 12,358 0.08

1984 158,915 4,663 0.03 5,868 15 10,546 15,473 2,273 28,292 0.18

1985 162,212 9,788 0.06 19,793 16 29,507 1,869 2,273 33,649 0.21

1986 166,627 5,139 0.03 51 — 5,190 1,435 2,273 8,898 0.05

1987 171,443 6,079 0.04 1,042 — 7,121 2,829 2,273 12,223 0.07

Financial year²

1987–88 171,443 6,043 0.04 1,807 — 7,850 4,537 2,273 14,660 0.09

1988–89 174,832 8,333 0.05 2,410 — 10,743 4,350 2,273 17,366 0.10

1989–90 178,211 7,444 0.04 2,192 — 9,636 9,707 2,273 21,616 0.12

1990–91 181,580 10,689 0.06 6,342 — 17,031 5,550 2,273 24,854 0.14

1991–92 181,388 10,372 0.06 10,828 — 21,200 10,952 2,273 34,425 0.19

1992–93 184,274 11,916 0.06 9,778 178 21,872 9,041 2,251 33,164 0.18

NIGERIA

Calendar year

1983 93,642 5,480 0.06 — — 5,480 — — 5,480 0.06

1984 96,485 5,584 0.06 — — 5,584 — — 5,584 0.06

1985 99,669 6,240 0.06 — — 6,240 — — 6,240 0.06

1986 103,147 5,580 0.05 — — 5,580 — — 5,580 0.05

1987 106,638 6,554 0.06 — 30 6,584 — — 6,584 0.06

Financial year

1987–88 106,638 8,133 0.08 — 30 8,163 — — 8,163 0.08

1988–89 110,068 6,310 0.06 — — 6,310 — — 6,310 0.06

1989–90 113,665 67,698 0.60 — — 67,698 — 5 67,703 0.60

1990–91 117,510 34,864 0.30 — — 34,864 — 606 35,470 0.30

1991–92 118,811 14,440 0.12 — 13 14,453 — 6 14,460 0.12

1992–93 101,884 13,951 0.14 — — 13,951 1,900 4 15,855 0.16

INDIA

Calendar year

1983 733,248 121,019 0.17 6,336 245 127,600 — — 127,600 0.17

1984 749,184 122,077 0.16 24,423 37 146,537 — — 146,537 0.20

1985 765,147 87,419 0.11 8,879 168 106,466 — — 106,466 0.14

1986 781,367 134,913 0.17 8,553 15 143,481 — — 143,481 0.18

1987 797,526 78,042 0.10 115 307 78,464 — — 78,464 0.10

Financial year

1987–88 797,526 82,586 0.10 7,851 403 90,840 8,257 — 99,097 0.12

1988–89 815,59 69,411 0.09 1,911 20 71,342 13,305 — 84,647 0.10

62W
In addition to our bilateral assistance, countries receive substantial amounts of assistance from multilateral bodies to which the United Kingdom makes a major contribution.

§ Mr. McMaster
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects the aid provided to developing nations to reach 0.7 per cent. of gross national product.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The Government have agreed to reach the international aid target of 0.7 per cent. of GNF' as soon as possible, but are not prepared to set a timetable for reaching it. Future levels of aid will continue to depend upon our economic circumstances and on other calls for public expenditure.

§ Mr. Meacher
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out the levels of aid to(a) Indonesia, (b) Nigeria, (c) India, (d) Thailand, (e) Oman, (f) Malaysia and (g) Jordan over each of the last 10 years, (i) in totals each year and (ii) per head of the population.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
[holding answer 3 February 1994]: The information is as follows:
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Population Country programme ATP Disaster ODA CDC Other¹ Gross bilateral aid

Total Per capita relief/Food aid programme total total per capita

1989–90 832,535 68,881 0.08 7,240 — 76,121 11,531 — 87,652 0.11

1990–91 849,510 82,679 0.10 5380 65 88,324 11,791 700 100,815 0.12

1991–92 865,020 121,893 0.14 6,542 112 128,547 7,832 7 136,386 0.16

1992–93 883,473 93,107 0.11 867 7 93,981 21,340 49 115,370 0.13

THAILAND

Calendar year

1983 49,169 1,228 0.02 — — 1,228 4,325 — 5,553 0.11

1984 50,023 1,880 0.04 225 15 2,120 17,916 — 20,036 0.40

1985 50,950 1,516 0.03 233 30 1,779 5,658 — 7,437 0.15

1986 52,642 1,440 0.3 404 — 1,844 2,371 — 4,215 0.08

1987 53,605 1,836 0.03 251 — 2,087 3,271 — 5,358 0.10

Financial year

1987–88 53,605 1,879 0.04 426 — 2,304 2,620 — 4,924 0.09

1988–89 54,469 1,937 0.04 774 77 2,788 21,091 — 23,879 0.44

1989–90 55,200 2,121 0.04 3,212 6 5,339 6,190 46 11,575 0.21

1990–91 55,801 2,108 0.04 2,854 6 4,968 4,373 42 9,383 0.17

1991–92 56,679 2,057 0.04 207 6 2,270 1,675 57 4,002 0.07

1992–93 57,992 1,881 0.03 200 54 2,135 32,035 151 34,321 0.59

OMAN

Calendar year

1983 1,131 641 0.57 — — 641 — — 641 0.57

1984 1,138 570 0.50 — — 570 — — 570 0.50

1985 1,181 500 0.42 — — 500 — — 500 0.42

1986 1,294 610 0.47 — — 610 — — 610 0.47

1987 1,347 457 0.34 — — 457 — — 457 0.34

Financial year

1987–88 1,347 740 0.55 — — 740 — — 740 0.55

1988–89 1,421 773 0.54 — — 773 — — 773 0.54

1989–90 1,486 815 0.55 — — 815 — — 815 0.55

1990–91 1,554 825 0.53 — — 825 — — 825 0.53

1991–92 1,618 1,044 0.65 — — 1,044 — — 1,044 0.65

1992–93 1,647 750 0.46 — — 750 — — 750 0.46

MALAYSIA

Calendar year

1983 14,863 2,201 0.15 797 — 2,998 874 — 3,872 0.26

1984 15,270 2,399 0.16 54 — 2,453 519 2,020 4,992 0.33

1985 15,611 2,562 0.16 1,660 — 4,222 3,232 — 7,454 0.48

1986 16,110 2,098 0.13 50,128 — 52,226 3,268 — 55,494 3.44

1987 16,528 2,673 0.16 5,801 — 8,474 1,305 — 9,779 0.59

Financial year

1987–88 16,528 4,922 0.30 6,697 — 11,619 905 — 12,524 0.76

1988–89 16,921 2,683 0.16 3,925 — 6,608 1,692 — 8,300 0.49

1989–90 17,340 2,693 0.16 5,305 — 7,998 — 28 8,026 0.46

1990–91 17,752 2,624 0.15 17,336 — 19,960 7,924 23 27,907 1.57

1991–92 18,294 2,911 0.16 12,231 — 15,142 693 15 15,850 0.87

1992–93 18,610 2,665 14 17,798 — 20,463 526 6 20,995 1.13

JORDAN

Calendar year

1983 3,247 2,747 0.85 — — 2,747 — — 2,747 0.85

1984 3,385 2,665 0.79 3,440 — 6,105 — — 6,105 1.80

1985 3,512 2,332 0.66 — — 2,332 — — 2,332 0.66

1986 3,620 5,641 1.56 — — 5,641 — — 5,641 1.56

1987 3,790 4,679 1.23 130 — 4,809 — — 4,809 1.27

Financial year

1987–88 3,790 4,235 1.12 260 — 4,495 — — 4,495 1.19

1988–89 3,903 2,421 0.62 401 — 2,822 — — 2,822 0.72

1989–90 4,041 4,653 1.15 452 — 5,105 — — 5,105 1.26

1990–91 3,154 2,254 0.71 475 2,720 5,450 — 5,476 10,925 3.46

1991–92 3,453 2,649 0.77 473 — 3,122 — — 3,122 0.90

1992–93 3,949 3,777 0.96 472 — 4,249 — 10,468 14,717 3.73

¹This is mainly debt relief, but also includes small amounts of drug-related assistance funded by the Home Office and FCO.

²From 1987–88 data on aid spending have been compiled on a financial year basis.

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§ Mr. Meacher
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total value of the aid trade programme for each year since 1979; what were the dozen highest value projects assisted under this programme in each of these years and the value of each of these projects; which was the main company or companies involved in each of these projects each year and what was the level of aid they received under this programme or in any related form; and in each case which of these contracts were let without tender in each of these years.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
[holding answer 3 February 1994]: The total value of the aid and trade provision—cash expenditure—for each year since 1979 was as follows:

£ million

1979–80 29

1980–81 26

1981–82 53

1982–83 47

1983–84 28

1984–85 59

1985–86 36

1986–87 81

1987–88 49

1988–89 58

1989–90 62

1990–91 94

1991–92 101

1992–93 93

All the other information requested, with one exception, is contained in the detailed list of ATP projects placed in the Library of the House in October 1993 pursuant to the reply my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary gave the right hon. Member for Copeland (Dr. Cunningham) on 28 October, Official Report. column 732.
The one exception relates to aid received by companies in any related form, this information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Levels of bilateral aid 1983 to 1992–93
Thousands
	Population	Country programme	ATP	Disaster relief/ Food aid	ODA programme total	CDC	Other¹	Gross bilateral aid
		Total	Per capita				Total	Per capita
Indonesia
Calendar year
1983	155,669	4,355	0.03	2,882	5	7,422	2,843	2,273	12,358	0.08
1984	158,915	4,663	0.03	5,868	15	10,546	15,473	2,273	28,292	0.18
1985	162,212	9,788	0.06	19,793	16	29,507	1,869	2,273	33,649	0.21
1986	166,627	5,139	0.03	51	—	5,190	1,435	2,273	8,898	0.05
1987	171,443	6,079	0.04	1,042	—	7,121	2,829	2,273	12,223	0.07
Financial year²
1987–88	171,443	6,043	0.04	1,807	—	7,850	4,537	2,273	14,660	0.09
1988–89	174,832	8,333	0.05	2,410	—	10,743	4,350	2,273	17,366	0.10
1989–90	178,211	7,444	0.04	2,192	—	9,636	9,707	2,273	21,616	0.12
1990–91	181,580	10,689	0.06	6,342	—	17,031	5,550	2,273	24,854	0.14
1991–92	181,388	10,372	0.06	10,828	—	21,200	10,952	2,273	34,425	0.19
1992–93	184,274	11,916	0.06	9,778	178	21,872	9,041	2,251	33,164	0.18
NIGERIA
Calendar year
1983	93,642	5,480	0.06	—	—	5,480	—	—	5,480	0.06
1984	96,485	5,584	0.06	—	—	5,584	—	—	5,584	0.06
1985	99,669	6,240	0.06	—	—	6,240	—	—	6,240	0.06
1986	103,147	5,580	0.05	—	—	5,580	—	—	5,580	0.05
1987	106,638	6,554	0.06	—	30	6,584	—	—	6,584	0.06
Financial year
1987–88	106,638	8,133	0.08	—	30	8,163	—	—	8,163	0.08
1988–89	110,068	6,310	0.06	—	—	6,310	—	—	6,310	0.06
1989–90	113,665	67,698	0.60	—	—	67,698	—	5	67,703	0.60
1990–91	117,510	34,864	0.30	—	—	34,864	—	606	35,470	0.30
1991–92	118,811	14,440	0.12	—	13	14,453	—	6	14,460	0.12
1992–93	101,884	13,951	0.14	—	—	13,951	1,900	4	15,855	0.16
INDIA
Calendar year
1983	733,248	121,019	0.17	6,336	245	127,600	—	—	127,600	0.17
1984	749,184	122,077	0.16	24,423	37	146,537	—	—	146,537	0.20
1985	765,147	87,419	0.11	8,879	168	106,466	—	—	106,466	0.14
1986	781,367	134,913	0.17	8,553	15	143,481	—	—	143,481	0.18
1987	797,526	78,042	0.10	115	307	78,464	—	—	78,464	0.10
Financial year
1987–88	797,526	82,586	0.10	7,851	403	90,840	8,257	—	99,097	0.12
1988–89	815,59	69,411	0.09	1,911	20	71,342	13,305	—	84,647	0.10

	Population	Country programme	ATP	Disaster	ODA	CDC	Other¹	Gross bilateral aid
		Total	Per capita		relief/Food aid	programme total			total	per capita
1989–90	832,535	68,881	0.08	7,240	—	76,121	11,531	—	87,652	0.11
1990–91	849,510	82,679	0.10	5380	65	88,324	11,791	700	100,815	0.12
1991–92	865,020	121,893	0.14	6,542	112	128,547	7,832	7	136,386	0.16
1992–93	883,473	93,107	0.11	867	7	93,981	21,340	49	115,370	0.13
THAILAND
Calendar year
1983	49,169	1,228	0.02	—	—	1,228	4,325	—	5,553	0.11
1984	50,023	1,880	0.04	225	15	2,120	17,916	—	20,036	0.40
1985	50,950	1,516	0.03	233	30	1,779	5,658	—	7,437	0.15
1986	52,642	1,440	0.3	404	—	1,844	2,371	—	4,215	0.08
1987	53,605	1,836	0.03	251	—	2,087	3,271	—	5,358	0.10
Financial year
1987–88	53,605	1,879	0.04	426	—	2,304	2,620	—	4,924	0.09
1988–89	54,469	1,937	0.04	774	77	2,788	21,091	—	23,879	0.44
1989–90	55,200	2,121	0.04	3,212	6	5,339	6,190	46	11,575	0.21
1990–91	55,801	2,108	0.04	2,854	6	4,968	4,373	42	9,383	0.17
1991–92	56,679	2,057	0.04	207	6	2,270	1,675	57	4,002	0.07
1992–93	57,992	1,881	0.03	200	54	2,135	32,035	151	34,321	0.59
OMAN
Calendar year
1983	1,131	641	0.57	—	—	641	—	—	641	0.57
1984	1,138	570	0.50	—	—	570	—	—	570	0.50
1985	1,181	500	0.42	—	—	500	—	—	500	0.42
1986	1,294	610	0.47	—	—	610	—	—	610	0.47
1987	1,347	457	0.34	—	—	457	—	—	457	0.34
Financial year
1987–88	1,347	740	0.55	—	—	740	—	—	740	0.55
1988–89	1,421	773	0.54	—	—	773	—	—	773	0.54
1989–90	1,486	815	0.55	—	—	815	—	—	815	0.55
1990–91	1,554	825	0.53	—	—	825	—	—	825	0.53
1991–92	1,618	1,044	0.65	—	—	1,044	—	—	1,044	0.65
1992–93	1,647	750	0.46	—	—	750	—	—	750	0.46
MALAYSIA
Calendar year
1983	14,863	2,201	0.15	797	—	2,998	874	—	3,872	0.26
1984	15,270	2,399	0.16	54	—	2,453	519	2,020	4,992	0.33
1985	15,611	2,562	0.16	1,660	—	4,222	3,232	—	7,454	0.48
1986	16,110	2,098	0.13	50,128	—	52,226	3,268	—	55,494	3.44
1987	16,528	2,673	0.16	5,801	—	8,474	1,305	—	9,779	0.59
Financial year
1987–88	16,528	4,922	0.30	6,697	—	11,619	905	—	12,524	0.76
1988–89	16,921	2,683	0.16	3,925	—	6,608	1,692	—	8,300	0.49
1989–90	17,340	2,693	0.16	5,305	—	7,998	—	28	8,026	0.46
1990–91	17,752	2,624	0.15	17,336	—	19,960	7,924	23	27,907	1.57
1991–92	18,294	2,911	0.16	12,231	—	15,142	693	15	15,850	0.87
1992–93	18,610	2,665	14	17,798	—	20,463	526	6	20,995	1.13
JORDAN
Calendar year
1983	3,247	2,747	0.85	—	—	2,747	—	—	2,747	0.85
1984	3,385	2,665	0.79	3,440	—	6,105	—	—	6,105	1.80
1985	3,512	2,332	0.66	—	—	2,332	—	—	2,332	0.66
1986	3,620	5,641	1.56	—	—	5,641	—	—	5,641	1.56
1987	3,790	4,679	1.23	130	—	4,809	—	—	4,809	1.27
Financial year
1987–88	3,790	4,235	1.12	260	—	4,495	—	—	4,495	1.19
1988–89	3,903	2,421	0.62	401	—	2,822	—	—	2,822	0.72
1989–90	4,041	4,653	1.15	452	—	5,105	—	—	5,105	1.26
1990–91	3,154	2,254	0.71	475	2,720	5,450	—	5,476	10,925	3.46
1991–92	3,453	2,649	0.77	473	—	3,122	—	—	3,122	0.90
1992–93	3,949	3,777	0.96	472	—	4,249	—	10,468	14,717	3.73
¹This is mainly debt relief, but also includes small amounts of drug-related assistance funded by the Home Office and FCO.
²From 1987–88 data on aid spending have been compiled on a financial year basis.

	£ million
1979–80	29
1980–81	26
1981–82	53
1982–83	47
1983–84	28
1984–85	59
1985–86	36
1986–87	81
1987–88	49
1988–89	58
1989–90	62
1990–91	94
1991–92	101
1992–93	93