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Mr. Clemitson
asked the Minister of Overseas Development how much aid was designated for India in each of the past five years; and what was the amount actually taken up in each of these years.
Mrs. Hart
Figures, as published in the Appropriation accounts for the past five financial years, are as follows:
| £ million | ||
| Total estimated provision | Actual expenditure | |
| 1973–74 | 85·494 | 77·229 |
| 1974–75 | 62·582 | 60·509 |
| 1975–76 | 83·695 | 79·245 |
| 1976–77 | 99·510 | 95·710 |
| 1977–78 | 120·511 | 103·039 |