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Malawi

Volume 203: debated on Friday 14 February 1992

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all United Kingdom overseas aid which directly benefits Malawi in the current year; and if he will provide details of his present plans for 1992–93.

In 1990 (the latest year for which comprehensive figures are available), British bilateral aid to Malawi comprised the following:

£ million
Project aid12·0
Technical co-operation6·6
Programme aid (balance of payments support)9·6
Aid and trade provision0·2
Debt relief1·7
Investments by the Commonwwealth Development Corporation7·1
Total gross bilateral aid37·2
In 1992–93, we shall continue our efforts to reorient the programme away from large-scale infrastructure projects and towards projects in the social sectors of more direct benefit to the most vulnerable social groups. We have meanwhile made clear to the Malawi Government that future levels of programme aid in particular will take account of performance on human rights issues.