HC Deb 02 February 1995 vol 253 cc772-3W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the European Community's attribution of overseas aid to Africa in 1993–94.

Mr. Baldry

For the calendar year 1993, total payments from the European Development Fund—most of the beneficiaries of which are in sub-Saharan Africa—were 1,337 million ecu or £1,042 million1. A country by country breakdown of cumulative expenditure from successive European development funds is available in the Commission report "EU-ACP Co-operation", a copy of which has been placed in the library.'

United Kingdom contributions to the European Development Fund totalled £172 million in the UK financial year 1993–94.

Expenditure from the European Community budget in 1993 on the "Programme of positive measures regarding South Africa" amounted to 60.4 million ecu or £47.1 million.

1 At an average exchange rate for the year of £1 = 1.2829 ecu.

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