§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Britain counts debt forgiveness for non-Overseas Development Administration export credits in ODA totals; and whether care for asylum seekers is counted in his figures for overseas development assistance.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydDebt forgiveness in relation to officially supported export credits is included in the United Kingdom's total official development assistance figures in accordance with the OECD Development Assistance Committee's guidelines. In the financial year 1992–93, the total debt forgiven for agreements under the Toronto and Trinidad terms in respect of officially supported export credits was £51.1 million.
Assistance to asylum seekers is not included in the United Kingdom's total official development assistance.