§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account is taken of poverty levels in third-world countries when they are considered for overseas aid; and if he will make a statement. [13205]
§ Mr. BaldryThe objective of the whole aid programme is poverty reduction through sustainable development. In allocating resources, the Government target in particular poverty reduction in the poorest developing countries. Nine of the 10 largest aid recipients in 1993–94 were low-income countries in Africa and Asia and, in the same year, over two thirds of our bilateral aid allocable by income group went to the poorest developing countries.