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asked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will state the annual British contributions to each of the international organisations for the disbursement of multilateral aid since the inception of each institution.
With permission, I will circulate this information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Could the right hon. Lady say if this includes, for example, drawings from the International Bank on subscriptions from local banks? What rate of increase does she envisage in view of the emphasis in the White Paper on multilateral aid rather than bilateral aid?
The figures include reference to the World Bank. Perhaps the hon. Member will study the details.
Following is the information:
| BRITISH GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO MULTILATERAL AGENCIES* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Years | £ million | ||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Year of Inception | 1946–47 | 1947–48 | 1948–49 | 1949–50 | 1950–51 | 1951–52 | 1952–53 | 1953–54 | 1954–55 | 1955–56 | 1956–57 | 1957–58 | 1958–59 | 1959–60 | 1960–61 | 1961–62 | 1962–63 | 1963–64 | 1964–65 Provisional | Total |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 1946 | 6·5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6·5 |
| International Finance Corporation | 1956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5·1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5·1 |
| International Development Association | 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9·0 | 9·0 | 9·0 | 9·0 | 9·0 | 45·0 |
| U.N. Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance and Special Fund | 1950 | — | — | — | — | 0·5 | 0·3 | 0·4 | 0·6 | 0·8 | 0·8 | 0·7 | 0·7 | 0·8 | 1·2 | 2·9 | 2·9 | 2·9 | 3·6 | 3·6 | 22·7 |
| U.N. Relief and Works Agency | 1948 | — | — | 1·0 | 0·1 | 2·0 | 2·5 | 4·0 | 1·8 | 1·6 | 2·0 | 1·9 | 2·0 | 1·9 | 1·9 | 1·9 | 1·9 | 1·9 | 1·0 | 1·9 | 31·3 |
| U.N. Childrens Fund | 1946 | — | — | 0·1 | — | 0·1 | — | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·2 | 0·2 | 0·2 | 0·2 | 0·2 | 0·2 | 0·3 | 0·3 | 0·3 | 0·3 | 0·3 | 3·1 |
| U.N. Korean Reconstruction Agency | 1950 | — | — | — | — | 0·1 | 0·3 | 1·2 | 4·8 | 3·2 | 0·5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10·1 |
| U.N. Assistance to the Congo | 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1·1 | — | — | 0·2 | 0·2 | 1·5 |
| World Food Programme | 1963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0·6 | 0·6 | 1·2 |
| Indus Basin Development Fund | 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0·3 | 0·5 | 4·1 | 2·9 | 3·2 | 11·0 |
| 6·5 | — | 1·1 | 0·1 | 2·7 | 3·1 | 5·7 | 7·3 | 5·8 | 3·5 | 7·9 | 2·9 | 2·9 | 3·3 | 15·5 | 14·6 | 18·2 | 17·6 | 18·8 | 137·5 | ||
* Excludes contributions to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which is not included in the programme of economie and which are solely related to developing countries. | |||||||||||||||||||||