HC Deb 27 April 1978 vol 948 cc688-93W
Mr. Forman

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what official debt repayments to the United Kingdom have been made in each year since 1970 by each of the 29 least developed developing countries which have made official borrowings from this country.

Mrs. Hart

, pursuant to her reply [Official Report, 11th April 1978; Vol. 947, c. 362], gave the following information:

A table setting out the details is attached. It will be noted that this refers to 30 countries rather than to the 29 previously mentioned. This is because (a) we no longer count Sikkim, and (b) the

OFFICIAL DEBT REPAYMENTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM 1970–77 BY EACH OF THE 30 LEAST DEVELOPED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (LLDCs)
£ thousand
1970 1971
LLDCs Debt Repayments Principal Interest Total Principal Interest Total
Afghanistan 88.4 57.6 146.0 90.6 52.9 143.5
*Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
†Botswana 108.5 190.7 299.2 112.0 179.5 291.5
Burundi
Cape Verde Isles
Central Africa Empire
Chad
Comoro Isles
†Ethiopia
†Gambia 41.1 6.2 47.3 66.2 5.1 71.3
Guinea
Haiti
*Laos
†Lesotho 16.5 24.2 40.7 17.2 26.0 43.2
†Malawi 517.5 579.5 1,097.0 532.9 500.6 1,033.5
Maldives
Mali
Nepal 632.0 32.2 664.2
Niger
Rwanda
Somalia
Sudan 320.0 286.2 606.2 323.5 280.7 604.2
†Tanzania 799.7 625.1 1,424.8 530.8 631.5 1,162.3
†Uganda 729.4 1,164.8 1,894.2 793.7 883.4 1,677.1
Upper Volta
*Western Samoa
Yemen North (Yar)
*Yemen North (Pdry)
£ thousand
1972 1973
LLDCs Debt Repayments Principal Interest Total Principal Interest Total
Afghanistan 93.3 47.5 140.8 96.5 42.2 138.7
*Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
†Botswana 54.8 253.1 307.9 176.7 458.3 635.0
Burundi
Cape Verde Isles
Central Africa Empire
Chad
Comoro Isles
†Ethiopia 79.4 79.4
†Gambia 102.4 17.1 119.5 119.8 32.5 152.3
Guinea
Haiti
*Laos
†Lesotho 20.0 31.3 51.3 20.8 31.5 52.3
†Malawi 619.4 534.5 1,153.9 865.2 600.5 1,465.7
Maldives
Mali
Nepal 38.9 38.9 50.3 50.3
Niger
Rwanda

World Bank has recently added the Cape Verde Islands and Comoro Islands to the list.

I shall let the hon. Member have details of interest repayments to the Commonwealth Development Corporation in 1977 as soon as these are available.

£ thousand
1972 1973
LLDCs Debt Repayments Principal Interest Total Principal Interest Total
Somalia
Sudan 328.9 262.5 591.4 334.3 242.6 576.9
†Tanzania 614.3 557.5 1,171.8 656.7 607.3 1,264.0
†Uganda 595.5 742.8 1,338.3 1,244.8 850.8 2,095.6
Upper Volta
*Western Samoa
Yemen North (Yar)
*Yemen South (Pdry)
£ thousand
1974 1975
LLDCs Debt Repayments Principal Interest Total Principal Interest Total
Afghanistan 97.6 36.9 134.5 98.6 31.5 130.1
*Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
†Botswana 142.8 473.8 616.6 161.1 342.0 503.1
Burundi
Cape Verde Isles
Central Africa Empire
Chad
Comoro Isles
†Ethiopia 71.3 71.3 71.6 71.6
†Gambia 146.7 37.9 184.6 160.6 38.7 199.3
Guinea
Haiti
*Laos
†Lesotho 19.7 31.2 50.9 20.6 34.2 54.8
†Malawi 973.2 639.3 1,612.5 1,138.8 744.9 1,883.7
Maldives
Mali
Nepal 70.6 70.6 91.0 91.0
Niger
Rwanda
Somalia 112.6 112.6
Sudan 344.2 107.0 451.2 370.5 196.9 567.4
†Tanzania 647.7 488.6 1,136.3 742.5 708.2 1,450.7
†Uganda 1,025.6 682.2 1,707.8 245.4 270.1 515.5
Upper Volta
*Western Samoa
Yemen North (Yar)
*Yemen South (Pdry)
£ thousand
1976 1977
LLDCs Debt Repayments Principal Interest Total Principal Interest Total
Afghanistan 99.7 26.1 125.8 100.8 20.7 121.5
*Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
†Botswana 190.6 571.3 761.9 239.6 72.8 312.4
Burundi
Cape Verde Isles
Central Africa Empire
Chad
Comoro Isles
†Ethiopia 71.2 71.2 72.2 72.2
†Gambia 162.7 36.9 199.6 161.0 161.0
Guinea
Haiti
*Laos
†Lesotho 21.6 29.6 51.2 22.7 17.9 40.6
†Malawi 1,324.3 1,000.8 2,325.1 1,339.3 98.9 1,438.2
Maldives
Mali
Nepal 111.5 111.5 122.5 122.5
Niger
Rwanda
Somalia

£ thousand
1976 1977
LLDCs Debt Repayments Principal Interest Total Principal Interest Total
Sudan 350.5 175.0 525.5 72.1 72.1
†Tanzania 803.6 644.8 1,448.4 740.4 202.7 443.1
†Uganda 92.0 96.7 188.7 86.0 86.0
Upper Volta
*Western Samoa
Yemen North (Yar)
*Yemen South (Pdry)
* Denotes LLDCs which, although having made no debt reapyments in the period 1970 to 1977, have made official borrowings from the United Kingdom.
† The 1977 Interest repayments column excludes payments to the Commonwealth Development Corporation details of which are not yet available.

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