§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what aid has been given to Oman in the last five years; and how it was spent.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydGross bilateral aid to Oman over the last five years was as follows:
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£ 1988–89 773,000 1989–90 815,000 1990–91 825,000 1991–92 1,044,000 1992–93 750,000 The bulk of this finance was spent by ODA on technical co-operation projects and training mainly in education and agriculture. Short consultancies on investment promotion, engineering safety, industrial diversification, and public administration were also provided. The figures also include a total of £211,000 over the five-year period provided under schemes administered by the diplomatic wing of the FCO, mainly in the form of scholarships.