HC Deb 21 November 2001 vol 375 cc308-9W
10. Mr. Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment she has made of the(a) actual and (b) potential value of remittances from expatriates working in the UK as a contribution to aid to developing countries. [14155]

Clare Short

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that declared remittances from expatriates in the UK to developing countries in 2000 were £1.25 billion. This represents an increase of about 50 per cent. on 1996 figures.