Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Independent Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 17 March 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 31 March 2015. It was answered by Lord Deighton (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 March 2015 on behalf of the Treasury.

Debts Written Off: Developing Countries

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the International Monetary Fund regarding the cancellation of debts of countries affected by infectious disease epidemics.

Answer: “The UK has played a leading role in the launch of the IMF’s new Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust earlier this year, and was the first country to publicly contribute to this. The Trust’s first role will be to provide grant aid that will be used for relief on debt service payments to the IMF for the three countries most affected by the Ebola epidemic: Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.”

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL5786
Session: 2014-15
Subjects: Developing countries Debts written off Infectious diseases International Monetary Fund
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Debts Written Off: Developing Countries

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