§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what annual contribution Britain has made to aid for Sri Lanka since 1964. [117674]
§ Clare ShortBilateral expenditure from the UK is given in the table. The UK also assists Sri Lanka through its contributions to multilateral organisations such as the World bank and the EC.
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Bilateral gross public expenditure on aid to Sri Lanka Year £000 1964 741 1965 287 1966 2,764 1967 4,492 1968 4,030 1969 4,543 1970 4,543 1971 5,974 1972 3,677 1973 2,092 1974 1,559 1975 2,711
Bilateral gross public expenditure on aid to Sri Lanka Year £000 1976 5,455 1977 3,989 1978 8,318 1979 12,242 1980 31,492 1981 26,272 1982 33,287 1983 29,461 1984 26,203 1985 17,316 1986 15,981 19871 18,690 1987–881 23,181 1988–89 25,465 1989–90 17,362 1990–91 18,646 1991–92 12,450 1992–93 16,616 1993–94 12,875 1994–95 11,856 1995–96 15,181 1996–97 19,937 1997–98 11,553 1998–99 7,831 1 Aid statistics have been presented on a financial year basis since 1992. In order to give complete coverage, figures for both calendar year 1987 and financial year 1987–88 have been included. The series cannot therefore be summed as this will involve double counting data for the final three quarters of 1997. Source:
British Aid Statistics and Statistics on International Development