Written question asked by John Battle (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 April 1993. It was answered by Mark Lennox-Boyd (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 April 1993 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question

What was the average expenditure on official development assistance as a proportion of Government expenditure in (a) EC countries and (b) DAC countries in 1990, 1991 and 1992; what proportion the United Kingdom spent by the same measure; and by how much United Kingdom assistance would have had to increase in cash terms in those years to match (a) the EC and (b) the DAC average. - Table for 1990.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

223 c362W;223 c358W

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Developing countries Development aid EU aid Development Assistance Committee

Contains statistics

Yes