asked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will list the countries receiving British aid in order of the amount received
The information is as follows:
| GROSS DISBURSEMENTS OF UNITED KINGDOM BILATERAL AID TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN 1977 | |
| Country and Gross Disbursements (£'000) | |
| India | 79,845 |
| Pakistan | 25,815 |
| Bangladesh | 21,991 |
Country and Gross Disbursements (£'000)
| |
| Malawi | 16,519 |
| Kenya | 16,352 |
| Zambia | 12,584 |
| Malaysia | 10,099 |
| Swaziland | 10,014 |
| Solomon Islands | 7,929 |
| Tanzania | 6,685 |
| Fiji | 6,021 |
| Nigeria | 5,997 |
| Botswana | 5,736 |
| Indonesia | 5,646 |
| New Hebrides | 5,100 |
| Seychelles | 5,059 |
| Sudan | 5,028 |
| Nepal | 4,275 |
| Sri Lanka | 3,989 |
| Gambia | 3,699 |
| Malta | 3,608 |
| Peru | 3,570 |
| Egypt | 3,569 |
| Jordan | 3,301 |
| Turkey | 3,278 |
| Mozambique | 2,899 |
| Ghana | 2,810 |
| Yemen (PDR) | 2,722 |
| Gibraltar | 2,645 |
| Rhodesia | 2,562 |
| Belize | 2,523 |
| Gilbert Islands | 2,479 |
| Burma | 2,469 |
| St. Helena and Dependencies | 2,376 |
| Lesotho | 2,186 |
| Chile | 2,073 |
| Ecuador | 2,037 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,954 |
| Afghanistan | 1,792 |
| Sierra Leone | 1,786 |
| Ethiopia | 1,726 |
| Montserrat | 1,583 |
| Bolivia | 1,471 |
| Mauritius | 1,451 |
| Dominica | 1,448 |
| Thailand | 1,373 |
| Tuvalu | 1,291 |
| Colombia | 1,229 |
| Brazil | 1,213 |
| Vietnam | 1,213 |
| Virgin Islands | 1,135 |
| Falkland Islands | 1,115 |
| St. Vincent | 1,099 |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 921 |
| Guyana | 895 |
| Jamaica | 872 |
| Antigua | 855 |
| Mexico | 847 |
| Papua New Guinea | 791 |
| Costa Rica | 777 |
| St. Kitts Nevis | 698 |
| Chad | 696 |
| Anguilla | 637 |
| St Lucia | 602 |
| Honduras | 598 |
| Cayman Islands | 558 |
| Hong Kong | 519 |
| Bahrain | 503 |
| Grenada | 484 |
| Cameroon | 483 |
| Uganda | 474 |
| Cyprus | 425 |
| Nicaragua | 405 |
| Singapore | 338 |
Country and Gross Disbursements (£'000)
| |
| Tonga | 313 |
| El Salvador | 308 |
| Mali | 263 |
| Oman | 251 |
| Korea South | 246 |
| Niger | 245 |
| Barbados | 238 |
| Tunisia | 207 |
| Liberia | 196 |
| Algeria | 183 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 181 |
| Philippines | 165 |
| Paraguay | 164 |
| Maldive Islands | 155 |
| Somalia | 146 |
| Senegal | 141 |
| Iran | 135 |
| Lebanon | 123 |
| Madagascar | 121 |
| Zaire | 91 |
| Ivory Coast | 86 |
| Congo | 78 |
| Namibia | 58 |
| Upper Volta | 55 |
| Dominican Republic | 53 |
| Laos | 45 |
| Morocco | 45 |
| Togo | 41 |
| Uruguay | 39 |
| Western Samoa | 38 |
| Iraq | 35 |
| Saudi Arabia | 33 |
| Syria | 30 |
| Panama | 28 |
| Rwanda | 27 |
| Bhutan | 26 |
| Portugal | 25 |
| Argentina | 24 |
| Bahamas | 20 |
| Haiti | 20 |
| Mauritania | 17 |
| Bermuda | 16 |
| Benin | 12 |
| Brunei | 10 |
| Burundi | 6 |
| Comoro Islands | 6 |
| Venezuela | 6 |
| Kampuchea | 3 |
| Guatemala | 3 |
| Guinea Bissau | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 |
| Brit. Indian Ocean Territories | 1 |
| Cook Islands | —less than £1,000 |
| Israel | —less than £1,000 |
These figures include all expenditure attributable to the territory in question, including the payment of pensions to former British civil servants, education and training in this country or elsewhere for deserving students and assistance made available through voluntary agencies for direct help to poor groups in certain countries. The figures are not broken down by categories, but I should be happy to give my hon. Friend further information about any country in the list