HC Deb 20 November 1995 vol 267 cc23-4W
Ms Glenda Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of GNP the United Kingdom has spent in aid to the least developed countries in the last three years for which figures are available; and if he will list the countries. [223]

Mr. Hanley

The information requested is as followsPROPORTION OF UNITED KINGDOM GNP SPENT IN OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LLDCs)

  • Percentage of UK GNP to LLDCs1
  • 1991: 0.10
  • 1992:0.10
  • 1993: 0.08
  • The countries defined as least developed in the period covered were:
  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burma
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cape Verde Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Djibouti
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Haiti
  • Kiribati
  • Laos
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Maldive Republic
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mozambique
  • Nepal
    • 24
  • Niger
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sierra Leone
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Vanuatu
  • Western Samoa
  • Yemen
  • Zaire
  • Zambia

Note

1Comprises bilateral expenditure and imputed multilateral flows, i.e. making allowances for contributions through multilateral organisations, calculated using the geographical distribution disbursements for the year of reference.

Source

OECD-DAC chairmans report.