Written question asked by Earl of Sandwich (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 July 1998. It was answered by Lord Whitty (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 July 1998.

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Whitty, Lord

Question

Whether they have made, or will make an analysis of the reasons for the higher expenditure on aid as a pecentage of gross domestic product (a) in Ireland, at 0.3%; (b) in France, at 0.45%; and (c) in Holland, at 0.81% (according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development figures for 1997); and whether any special factors emerge from such an analysis. {HL 2718).

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

592 c23WA

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Development aid Expenditure Republic of Ireland Netherlands

Contains statistics

Yes