asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has anything to add to the reply of the Lord Privy Seal on 24 March, Official Report, column 183, relating to the figure for aid being given to the Government of Ethiopia.
Total expenditure in 1981–82 is now expected to be about £75,000. This represents the fulfilment of long-standing commitments and comprises £40,000 for places on extended training courses begun some years ago but not completed until 1981 or 1982, and £35,000 towards a commitment of £100,000 towards the total costs of a building connected with water resources. The remaining £65,000 of this latter commitment is expected to be spent in 1982–83; and the final expenditure on the training awards will be about £4,000. Ethiopia also benefits from aid from multilateral organisations to which Britain contributes.