HC Deb 24 January 1995 vol 253 cc102-3W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much overseas aid has been given to(a) Pakistan, (b) India and (c) Bangladesh in each year since 1979.

Mr. Baldry

The gross United Kingdom bilateral aid given to Pakistan, India and Bangladesh since 1979 is given in the tables:

United Kingdom bilateral gross public expenditure to Bangladesh, India and Pakistan 1979–1993–94 (£000s)
Bangladesh India Pakistan
1979 33,632 121,623 21,797
1980 66,190 86,080 22,245
1981 33,383 168,550 24,613
1982 23,537 54,204 18,738
1983 24,728 127.600 16,612
1984 35,656 146,537 18,016
1985 41,173 106,466 16,569
1986 38,321 143,481 20,715
1987 31,634 78,464 22,475
1987–88 31,265 99,097 22,599
1988–89 48,161 84,647 28,183
1989–90 55,827 87,652 34,894
1990–91 51,602 100,746 45,467
1991–92 59,231 136,386 41,823
1992–93 65,717 115,370 38,483
1993–94 56,258 103,144 48,202

Note:

British Aid Statistics was published by financial year from 1992.

Britain also provides aid to these countries through multilateral agencies.

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