§ Mr. RoweTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much debt each of the 10 most highly-indebted countries repaid in each of the last three years. [73618]
§ Ms HewittI have been asked to reply.
The table shows (£millions) debt repayments received by the UK in the last three years from the 10 countries identified by the IMF as potentially eligible for assistance 752W under its Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative that have the highest absolute levels of debt.
£ million Country 1996–97 1997–98 1998/February 1999 Angola 0 0 0 Cameroon 0.14 1.70 1.13 Cote d'Ivoire 0.43 0.11 0.26 DR Congo 0 0 0 Ethiopia 0.15 0.44 0.56 Kenya 6.04 8.00 11.58 Sudan 0 0 0 Tanzania 24.00 4.00 8.17 Vietnam 1.05 0.73 0.85 Zambia 0 1.84 1.00 Source:
ECGD 1 March 1999