HC Deb 27 July 1999 vol 336 cc398-9W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations have been received from overseas Governments with regard to the sale of part of Britain's gold reserves; and if he will make a statement. [93622]

Ms Hewitt

We have received representations from South Africa, the Southern African Development Community (also representing Angola, Botswana, DRCongo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe), Ghana and Peru.