Written question asked by Nicholas Winterton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 July 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 July 1998. It was answered by Baroness Beckett (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 July 1998 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what was the total amount received in debt service by the Export Credit Guarantee Department in 1997 from heavily-indebted poor countries. - Figures given.

Answer: Mr. Nicholas Winterton: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the total amount received in debt service by the Export Credits Guarantee Department in 1997 from heavily indebted poor countries. [48991] Mrs. Beckett: Payments to ECGD during the financial year 1997/98 by Heavily Indebted Poor Countries amounted to £32,860,000. The breakdown by country, to the nearest £1000, was: Benin: £188,000 Bolivia: £1,175,000 Burkina Faso: £58,000 Cameroon: £1,695,000 Congo: £221,000 Cote d'Ivoire: £112,000 Ethopia: £441,000 Ghana: £1,504,000 Guinea: £169,000 Guyana: £5,079,000 Kenya: £7,959,000 Madagascar: £374,000 Mali: £275,000 Mozambique: £963,000 Mauritania: £609,000 Nicaragua: £113,000 Niger: £49,000 Senegal: £60,000 Togo: £517,000 Tanzania: £3,997,000 Uganda: £773,000 Vietnam: £406,000 Yemen: £4,282,000 Zambia: £1,841.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 48991; 316 c214W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Debts Developing countries Export credit guarantees UK Export Finance Heavily indebted poor countries initiative
Contains statistics: Yes