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Mr. Key [holding answer 28 June 1994] : Research conducted by the Transport Research Laboratory has shown that although accident rates vary from site to site, the average rates for pelican and zebra crossings are similar overall.
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will publish a table showing for each London underground line and for each four-week period between 1 January and 24 June the number of (i) crimes of violence, (ii) robbery and (iii) other offences ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) if he will publish a table showing for each London underground line and for each four-week period between 1 January and 24 June the number and percentage of escalators out of service ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Norris [holding answer 28 June 1994] : The information is not available in exactly the form requested. The table shows the number and percentage of escalators out of service between 1 January 1994 to 31 March 1994. From 1 April 1994 London Underground's target for escalator performance has been changed to measure hours out of service across the whole service day, and this is reflected in the figures quoted from 1 April. Data are not available for June 1994.
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London Underground Limited: Escalators out of service Period 11 Period 12 Period 13 Period 1 Period 2 1 January 1994 to 30 January 1994 27 February 1994 1 April 1994 to 1 May 1994 to to to 29 January 1994 26 February 1994 31 March 1994 30 April 1994 28 May 1994 Line |Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.|Hours |Per cent.|Hours |Per cent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bakerloo |66 |4.8 |70 |4.9 |101 |5.8 |1,535 |6.4 |681 |3.3 Central |227 |8.4 |284 |10.0 |459 |13.5 |4,418 |10.9 |3,404 |9.0 District |44 |5.5 |44 |5.2 |60 |6.0 |10 |0.9 |2 |0.2 Circle and Hammersmith |0 |0.0 |0 |0.0 |0 |0.0 |755 |6.7 |825 |8.0 Jubilee and East London |77 |33.8 |111 |46.3 |53 |18.4 |595 |16.9 |254 |7.8 Metropolitan |39 |3.7 |43 |3.8 |76 |5.7 |1,167 |7.3 |1,080 |7.2 Northern |198 |9.1 |217 |9.5 |214 |7.8 |2,552 |7.8 |1,389 |4.5 Piccadilly |195 |11.9 |197 |11.5 |203 |9.8 |1,874 |7.6 |2,338 |10.0 Victoria |36 |3.2 |109 |9.1 |141 |9.8 |1,428 |7.9 |1,371 |7.6
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a table showing for each London underground line and for each four- week period
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between 1 January and 24 June the number of incidents, including cancellations, which resulted in a headway of more than 20 minutes ; and how many of these were attributable.Mr. Norris [holding answer 28 June 1994] : This information is not available in exactly the form requested. The table shows the number of major delays to service for each accounting period between January and May 1994.
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For the last three periods of the 1993-94 financial year, a major delay to service is defined as a delay of 20 minutes or more ; since the beginning of 1994-95, only delays over 15 minutes have been measured by London Underground--in line with the current threshold for refunds under the LUL customer charter. No data are yet available for June 1994.Column 635
London Underground Limited Attributable and non-attributable major train service delays |Period 11 |Period 12 |Period 13 |Period 1 |Period 2 Line |1 January 1994 to |30 January 1994 to |27 February 1994 |1 April 1994 to |1 May 1994 to |Total |29 January 1994 |to 26 February 1994|to 31 March 1994 |30 April 1994 |28 May 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attributable delays Bakerloo |11 |8 |6 |7 |9 |41 Central |27 |24 |27 |43 |44 |165 District |6 |3 |7 |12 |4 |32 Circle and Hammersmith |1 |3 |4 |7 |5 |20 Jubilee and East London |1 |1 |3 |7 |2 |14 Metropolitan |6 |13 |18 |12 |21 |70 Northern |4 |9 |12 |4 |8 |37 Piccadilly |9 |3 |4 |20 |15 |51 Victoria |2 |5 |8 |3 |2 |20 |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- Total |67 |69 |89 |115 |110 |450 Non-attributable delays Bakerloo |4 |1 |0 |3 |4 |12 Central |12 |11 |13 |23 |17 |76 District |5 |6 |8 |12 |18 |49 Circle and Hammersmith |5 |4 |9 |14 |10 |42 Jubilee and East London |9 |7 |1 |8 |9 |34 Metropolitan |14 |14 |17 |25 |24 |94 Northern |13 |10 |13 |14 |9 |59 Piccadilly |11 |7 |9 |11 |12 |50 Victoria |3 |5 |1 |7 |9 |25 |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- Total |76 |65 |71 |117 |112 |441
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a table showing for each London underground line, and for each four -week period between 1 January and 24 June the number and length of station closures (a) exceeding 20 minutes during the usual period for passenger travel, (b) exceeding one hour during the usual period for passenger travel, (c) exceeding one day, (d) exceeding one week and (e) exceeding one month which were attributable to (i) train breakdowns, (ii) signal failures, (iii) track or points failures, (iv) derailments or collisions, (v) leaves on the line, (vi) staff shortages, (vii) adverse weather conditions, excluding leaves on the line and (viii) bomb alerts.
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Mr. Norris [holding answer 28 June 1994] : This information is not available in the form requested. The tables show station closures over 20 minutes but not more than one hour, and over one hour, caused by staff shortages (vi) and security alerts (viii)--this does not include station closures caused by individual suspect packages. Information on (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vii) is not collected by London Underground-- it is extremely rare for a station to be closed for any of these reasons. Data are not collected in the form requested for closures in excess of one hour, and figures are not yet available for June 1994.
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London Underground Limited: Station closures attributable to staff shortages Period 11 Period 12 Period 13 Period 1 Period 2 1 January 1994 to 30 January 1994 27 February 1994 1 April 1994 to 1 May 1994 to to to 29 January 1994 26 February 1994 31 March 1994 30 April 1994 28 May 1994 Line |Over 20 |Over |Over 20 |Over |Over 20 |Over |Over 20 |Over |Over 20 |Over |minutes |one hour|minutes |one hour|minutes |one hour|minutes |one hour|minutes |one hour --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bakerloo |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |1 Central |2 |0 |0 |0 |1 |2 |1 |0 |4 |5 District |2 |0 |2 |1 |2 |0 |0 |0 |5 |2 Circle and Hammersmith |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 Jubilee and East London |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |1 |0 Metropolitan |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 Northern |0 |1 |0 |0 |2 |0 |3 |1 |3 |1 Piccadilly |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 Victoria |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |2 |1 Total |6 |1 |2 |1 |6 |2 |7 |5 |17 |10
London Underground Limited: Station closures attributable to security alerts Period 11 Period 12 Period 13 Period 1 Period 2 1 January 1994 to 30 January 1994 27 February 1994 1 April 1994 to 1 May 1994 to to to 29 January 1994 26 February 1994 31 March 1994 30 April 1994 28 May 1994 Line |Over 20 |Over |Over 20 |Over |Over 20 |Over |Over 20 |Over |Over 20 |Over |minutes |one hour|minutes |one hour|minutes |one hour|minutes |one hour|minutes |one hour --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bakerloo |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 Central |0 |0 |0 |3 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 District |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 Circle and Hammersmith |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 Jubilee and East London |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 Metropolitan |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |2 |0 |0 Northern |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 Piccadilly |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |1 |0 |0 |0 Victoria |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 Total |0 |0 |1 |4 |3 |4 |2 |3 |0 |1
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a table showing for each London underground line and for each four- week period between 1 January and 24 June the number and length of (a) attributable station closures, (b) non-attributable station closures, (c) exceeding 20 minutes during the usual period for passenger travel, (d) exceeding one hour during the usual period for passenger travel, (e) exceeding one day, (f) exceeding one week and (g) exceeding one month ; which stations, closed during the period, have yet to be reopened ; when each closed station will re-open ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Norris [holding answer 28 June 1994] : The information is not available in the form requested. The tables show attributable and non- attributable station closures over 20 minutes but not more than one hour, and over one hour. No stations were closed for more than one day with the exception of Mornington Crescent on the Northern line, which has been closed by London underground for refurbishment and is not included in the tables. No data are yet available for June 1994.
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London Underground Limited: Attributable and non attributable station closures exceeding 20 minutes Period 11 Period 12 Period 13 Period 1 Period 2 1 January 1994 to 30 January 1994 27 February 1994 1 April 1994 to 1 May 1994 to to to 29 January 1994 26 February 1994 31 March 1994 30 April 1994 28 May 1994 Line |Attributable|Non |Attributable|Non |Attributable|Non |Attributable|Non |Attributable|Non |attributable |attributable |attributable |attributable |attributable ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bakerloo |2 |1 |2 |4 |1 |1 |4 |2 |4 |5 Central |3 |6 |5 |11 |3 |11 |5 |5 |5 |16 District |2 |0 |2 |5 |3 |7 |0 |5 |5 |7 Circle and Hammersmith |4 |1 |2 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |1 |0 Jubilee and East London |0 |2 |2 |3 |0 |0 |0 |2 |2 |2 Metropolitan |3 |8 |3 |5 |3 |9 |1 |12 |1 |6 Northern |1 |5 |0 |4 |4 |5 |6 |9 |6 |4 Piccadilly |4 |8 |2 |0 |5 |8 |3 |5 |2 |6 Victoria |0 |1 |2 |2 |3 |3 |2 |2 |6 |4
London Underground Limited: Attributable and non attributable station closures exceeding one hour Period 11 Period 12 Period 13 Period 1 Period 2 1 January 1994 to 30 January 1994 27 February 1994 1 April 1994 to 1 May 1994 to to to 29 January 1994 26 February 1994 31 March 1994 30 April 1994 28 May 1994 Line |Attributable|Non |Attributable|Non |Attributable|Non |Attributable|Non |Attributable|Non |attributable |attributable |attributable |attributable |attributable ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bakerloo |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 Central |0 |1 |3 |4 |2 |0 |7 |1 |9 |4 District |0 |4 |1 |1 |0 |2 |0 |1 |2 |2 Circle and Hammersmith |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 Jubilee and East London |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 |1 |3 |0 |1 |1 Metropolitan |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |1 |3 |0 |2 Northern |2 |1 |1 |3 |1 |0 |3 |1 |2 |1 Piccadilly |0 |1 |1 |0 |1 |6 |2 |2 |1 |4 Victoria |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0
Mr. Hicks : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he hopes to announce his Department's preferred route for the A38 trunk road improvement between Saltash and Trerulefoot.
Mr. Key [holding answer 28 June 1994] : I expect to announce our preferred route for this scheme in the autumn.
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Mrs. Ray Michie : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the numbers and responsibilities of the auxiliary coastguards assigned to each Coastguard Agency office.
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Mr. Norris [holding answer 28 June 1994] : A total of 3,515 auxiliary coastguards are assigned to the Coastguard Agency. The table gives a breakdown by rescue centre of numbers of auxiliaries and their responsibilities.
District |Coastal |Operations |Other |Response Team |Room Assistants -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Falmouth |240 |31 |4 Brixham |157 |15 |4 Portland |147 |20 |4 Shetland |114 |17 |2 Pentland |188 |18 |2 Aberdeen |165 |15 |3 Forth |99 |9 |2 Tyne Tees |115 |15 |2 Humber |145 |18 |2 Yarmouth |110 |20 |3 Clyde |155 |12 |2 Oban |171 |15 |1 Belfast |92 |16 |1 Stornoway |141 |19 |2 Solent |143 |9 |2 Dover |91 |28 |3 Thames |119 |22 |5 Swansea |222 |23 |3 Milford Haven |162 |22 |3 Holyhead |154 |13 |1 Liverpool |161 |14 |2 |--- |-- |-- Total |3,091 |371 |53
Mrs. Ray Michie : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the frequency with which auxiliary coastguards have been called out in the year to July 1994 ; how many were called out ; and what was the nature and location of the incident in each case.
Mr. Norris [holding answer 28 June 1994] : The number of incidents to which auxiliary coastguards were called out during the period 1 July 1993 to 26 June 1994 totals 6,807. To provide details of the number of auxiliaries involved ; nature and location of each incident would be of disproportionate cost.
Mrs. Ray Michie : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of the annual budget of the Coastguards Agency is spent on the remuneration of auxiliary coastguards.
Mr. Norris [holding answer 28 June 1994] : Out of the Coastguard Agency's budget for the financial year 1994-95 of some £49.9 million, 3 per cent. has been set aside for the cost of allowances paid to auxiliary coastguards.
Mr. Ainger : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total cost of auxiliary coastguards pay and allowances (a) excluding and (b) including training costs in each coastguard region in 1993-94 ; and what it is projected to be in 1994-95.
Mr. Norris [holding answer 27 June 1994] : The following is the information :
Regional Totals (a) and (b) Total Costs Financial |Excluding|Including Year |Training |Training |£ |£ ---------------------------------------- Western Region 1993-94 |248,894 |288,725 1994-95 |221,285 |275,000 Eastern Region 1993-94 |164,200 |191,264 1994-95 |162,889 |189,720 North and East of Scotland Region 1993-94 |155,000 |138,551 1994-95 |181,261 |159,551 West of Scotland and Northern Ireland Re 1993-94 |192,900 |229,703 1994-95 |184,592 |235,674 South Eastern Region 1993-94 |230,817 |245,716 1994-95 |246,262 |262,716 South Western Region 1993-94 |341,884 |315,935 1994-95 |382,824 |358,700
Mr. Ainger : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many auxiliary coastguard (a) patrol hours and (b) training hours are expected to be worked in the current year in each coastguard district and each coastguard region.
Mr. Norris [holding answer 27 June 1994] : The following is the information:
Projected figures for financial year 1994-95 District |Patrol hours|Training |hours ------------------------------------------------------ Western Region Swansea |2,438 |5,520 Milford Haven |1,998 |3,680 Holyhead |3,325 |3,325 Liverpool |7,638 |3,540 Total |15,399 |16,065 Eastern Region Yarmouth |2,664 |3,750 Humber |6,822 |3,687 Tyne Tees |1,374 |2,320 Total |10,860 |9,757 North and East of Scotland Region Forth |550 |2,200 Aberdeen |1,100 |3,910 Pentland |900 |3,700 Shetland |170 |2,110 Total |2,720 |11,920 West of Scotland and Northern Ireland Region Belfast |2,500 |4,300 Stornoway |2,672 |4,004 Clyde |468 |6,807 Oban |1,728 |3,414 Total |7,368 |18,525 South Eastern Region Solent |12,600 |5,000 Dover |5,000 |3,500 Thames |4,835 |1,878 Total |22,435 |10,378 South Western Region Falmouth |8,770 |7,075 Brixham |5,564 |4,688 Portland |4,402 |3,876 Total |18,736 |15,639
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much the Government spent on assistance to developing countries and to countries in transition (a) in constant prices, (b) as a proportion of Government spending and (c) as a proportion of GNP in 1980, 1990, 1991 and 1992, taking account of
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(i) official development aid, (ii) international environment policy (iii) peace operations in developing countries and countries in transition, (iv) reception of asylum seekers, (v) aid to central and eastern Europe, (vi) subsidies on loans to developing countries, and (vii) other forms of non-ODA assistance to developing countries.Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The information is not available in the form requested. The best representation is shown in the table. Information on the value of peace operations and reception of asylum seekers is being provided in response to separate questions tabled by the hon. Member.
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United Kingdom gross official flows to developing countries (<1> <2>) |(a) |(b) |(c) |Cash terms |Constant prices|Per cent. of |Per cent. |£ million |(1992) |General |of GNP |£ million |Government |Spending ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Official development assistance 1980 |866 |1,790 |0.83 |0.43 1990 |1,563 |1,744 |0.73 |0.33 1991 |1,901 |1,985 |0.83 |0.38 1992 |1,977 |1,977 |0.78 |0.38 of which: Loans/Subsidies<3> 1980 |74 |154 |0.07 |0.04 1990 |6 |7 |0.00 |0.00 1991 |24 |25 |0.01 |0.00 1992 |30 |30 |0.01 |0.01 Other official flows 1980 |281 |580 |0.27 |0.14 1990 |386 |431 |0.18 |0.08 1991 |346 |361 |0.15 |0.07 1992 |252 |252 |0.10 |0.05 of which: Loans/Subsidies<3> 1980 |278 |574 |0.27 |0.14 1990 |386 |431 |0.18 |0.08 1991 |346 |361 |0.15 |0.07 1992 |252 |252 |0.10 |0.05 <1> This excludes assistance to countries of central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, peace operations in developing countries and the cost of asylum seekers. <2> Note that gross official flows do not include loan repayments. <3> Includes interest stabilisation and subsidised loans.
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Other United Kingdom net official flows of assistance |(a) |(b) |(c) |Cash terms |Constant prices |Percent of general |Percent of |£ million |(1992) |government spending|GNP |£ million ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ United Kingdom official bilateral assistance to central and eastern Europe 1980 |0 |0 |0.00 |0.00 1990<1> |69 |78 |0.03 |0.01 1991 |21 |22 |0.01 |0.00 1992 |28 |28 |0.01 |0.01 United Kingdom net official bilateral assistance to former Soviet Union 1980 |0 |0 |0.00 |0.00 1990 |0 |0 |0.00 |0.00 1991 |4 |5 |0.00 |0.00 1992 |30 |30 |0.01 |0.01 United Kingdom multilateral assistance to CEE/FSU 1980 |0 |0 |0.00 |0.00 1990 |0 |0 |0.00 |0.00 1991 |160 |167 |0.07 |0.03 1992 |135 |135 |0.05 |0.03 Environmental protection<2> 1980 |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a 1990 |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a 1991-92 |108 |112 |0.05 |0.02 1992-93 |124 |124 |0.05 |0.02 n/a=Not available. <1>Includes contribution towards currency stabilisation fund for Poland of about £62 million. <2>Please see PQ 152 for an explanation of these figures. Figures for 1991-92 and 1992-93 are given in constant 1992-93 prices.
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much in cash terms and constant prices the Government spent in 1980, 1990, 1991 and 1992 on development aid to developing countries.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : Expenditure details requested are as follows :
United Kingdom Gross Official Development Assistance to Developing Countries<1> Official Development |Cash Terms |Constant Prices Assistance |(1992) |£ million |£ million ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1980 |866 |1,790 1990 |1,563 |1,744 1991 |1,901 |1,985 1992 |1,977 |1,977 <1> Note that gross official flows do not include loan repayments.
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of whether British aid projects have been affected adversely by ethnic clashes in Kenya ; and what representations he has made on these matters to the Kenyan Government.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : No British aid projects have been directly affected by the clashes. We have registered our concerns over the violence. We are supporting victims of the clashes by funding the programme launched jointly by the Government of Kenya, the United Nations development programme, donors and non-governmental organisations.
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the good governance issues that he takes into account in considering aid projects for Kenya.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : Our programme aid, in Kenya as elsewhere, depends not only on economic reform but on a conducive political environment, with effective action to improve open and accountable government, including dealing with corruption, reducing tribal tensions and enhancing press freedom. We are, through our project aid--for example, support for the legal sector--seeking to enhance the processes of transparency and accountability.
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Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much in cash terms and constant prices the Government spent in 1980, 1990, 1991 and 1992 on international environmental protection.
Mr. Lennox Boyd : Figures are not available for 1980 and 1990. Preliminary data derived from a pilot statistical analysis of bilateral projects show that expenditure on projects that had environmental protection as an objective was £108 million in 1991-92 and £124 million in 1992-93, in cash terms. In constant 1992-93 prices, this represents £112 million and £124 million respectively. The analysis covers approximately 57 per cent. of all bilateral expenditure. It does not include multilateral aid.
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much in cash terms and constant prices, the Government spent in 1980, 1990, 1991 and 1992 on aid to central and eastern Europe.
Mr. Lennox Boyd : Expenditure details requested are as follows :
£ million Year |Cash terms |Constant prices |(1992) ---------------------------------------------------------------- United Kingdom net official bilateral assistance to central and eastern Europe 1980 |0 |0 <1>1990 |69 |78 1991 |21 |22 1992 |28 |28 United Kingdom net official bilateral assistance to former Soviet Union 1980 |0 |0 1990 |0 |0 1991 |4 |5 1992 |30 |30 United Kingdom multilateral assistance to CEE/FSU 1980 |0 |0 1990 |0 |0 1991 |160 |167 1992 |135 |135 <1>Includes a contribution towards the Currency Stabilisation Fund for Poland of approximately £62 million.
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Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much in cash terms and constant prices the Government spent in 1980, 1990, 1991 and 1992 on subsidies on loans to developing countries (a) included in ODA expenditure and (b) not included in ODA expenditure.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : Details of the value of interest stabilisation and subsidised loans to developing countries, are as follows :
United Kingdom gross official flows to developing countries<1> Interest |Cash Terms |Constant Prices Stabilisation and Subsidised Loans |(1992) |£ million ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Included in Official Development Assistance<2> 1980 |74 |154 1990 |6 |7 1991 |24 |25 1992 |30 |30 (b) Not included in Official Development Assistance<3> 1980 |278 |574 1990 |386 |431 1991 |346 |361 1992 |252 |252 <1> Note that gross official flows do not include loan repayments. <2> This comprises grants for interest subsidies included in Associated Financing packages and bilateral loans. <3> This comprises subsidies to national private exporters and investors, loans to national private investors and other bilateral securities and claims.
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