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Mr. Geraint Howells
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much money the United Kingdom gives in aid to Third world countries; and how this figure compares with the aid given by other countries in the European Economic Community.
Mr. Neil Marten
In 1981 the amount of the United Kingdom's net official development assistance was £1,082 million. The comparable figures for other European Economic Community countries was as follows:
| £ million | |
| Belgium | 283 |
| Denmark | 199 |
| France (including Overseas Departments and Territories) | 2,059 |
| Germany | 1,569 |
| Italy | 328 |
| Netherlands | 744 |
| Ireland | 14 |