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Third World

Volume 957: debated on Tuesday 7 November 1978

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asked the Minister of Overseas Development (1) what is the

£'000
1974 (April—December)197519761977
Bilateral
Grants24,700247,970240,528239,095
ODM Loans78,27140,97622,5566,074
of which:
Interest free75,36136,27610,7264,278
Interest bearing2,9104,70011,8301,796
CDC Loans (all interest bearing)41,52224,02827,98646,138
Total Bilateral144,493312,974291,070291,307
Multilateral
Grants to United Nations Agencies(27,485)*34,29841,02255,039
Grants to other Agencies (excluding EEC)(78,366)*125,158129,98794,023
Loans to Inter-American Development Bank3911,007
Total Multilateral(105,851)*159,456171,400150,069
TOTALS250,344472,430462,470441,376
* Figures in brackets are estimates.
No interest payments were due on loans committed direct to Third world countries by my Ministry or to the Inter-American Development Bank in this period.