§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of British bilateral aid is tied to the purchase of British goods; and how this percentage has changed in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydIn 1992, 66.7 per cent. of our commitments of bilateral overseas development assistance were tied. Comparable figures since 1979 were as follows:
Per cent. 1979 84.5 1980 73.2 1981 79.5 1982 78.0 1983 74.4 1984 74.3 1985 73.5 1986 77.9 1987 76.4 1988 82.5 1989 76.0 1990 1n/a 1991 73.5 1 The tying status of United Kingdom official development assistance was not reported to the Development Assistance Committee for 1990.