Lord Oramasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which countries have now paid to the International Development Association the full amount pledged for the second year of the current replenishment; which countries, while not paying in full, are proposing to pay proportionally more of their commitment than the United States; and which countries are restricting their payments to the same extent as the United States.
§ Lord BelsteadVirtually all donor countries contributing to the International Development Association Sixth Replenishment have now allowed their second (current) contribution to be used in full, except, (a) Japan, which intends to release proportionally more of its contribution than the United States; and (b) France, the Federal Republic of Germany and Canada, which are continuing to restrict their contributions proportionately to that of the United States. Ireland, Portugal and Venezuela have yet to declare their intentions.