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Mr. Fearn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the proportion of the United Kingdom's gross national product devoted to overseas development (a) in 1960, and (b) for the latest annual period for which figures are available.
Mr. Wallace
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the proportion of the United Kingdom's gross product devoted to overseas development (a) in 1960 and (b) for the latest annual period for which figures are available.
Mr. Chris Patten
The proportion of the United Kingdom's gross national product devoted to official development assistance was 0·56 per cent. in 1960 and 0·28 per cent. in 1987.