§ 61. Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about Her Majesty's Government's future policy on the funding of the International Development Association.
§ Mr. RaisonHer Majesty's Government continue to support IDA strongly. We believe international support for IDA must be broad-based, with fair burden-sharing among donors, and that our future contribution must reflect more closely our relative economic strength.
Our current contribution under IDA 6 is £555 million (10.1 per cent.) for fiscal years 1981–83, which we have allowed to be used in full for commitment purposes to help alleviate the Association's resource predicament. We have also agreed, subject to the approval of Parliament, to make a special contribution of £105 million for fiscal year 1984. A draft statutory order will be placed before the House next month.