Written question asked by Irvine Patnick (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 February 1997. It was answered by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 February 1997 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: How many countries currently contribute 0.7 per cent. or above of GDP to overseas aid. - Includes figures.

Answer: Sir Irvine Patnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many countries currently contribute 0.7 per cent. or above of gross domestic product to overseas aid; and if he will make a statement. [17739] Dr. Liam Fox: Four Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries--Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands--contribute 0.7 per cent., or more of gross national product to overseas development assistance. In 1995, the UK provided 0.28 per cent. of GNP for development assistance, above the average for all donors of 0.27 per cent. The UK was second only to the Netherlands in total-- public and private--resource flows to developing countries, contributing 1.38 per cent. of GNP--ahead of the UN target of 1 per cent.

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