§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what undertakings were given by Her Majesty's Government on contributions to the co-financing of structural adjustment programmes for sub-Saharan Africa at the meeting of the World Bank in Paris in December.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe meeting identified substantial aid resources available from western donor countries for co-ordinated support for structural adjustment programmes in poor sub-Saharan African countries with debt problems. Her Majesty's Government indicated that they expect to commit about £250 million of programme aid over the next three years to the target countries.
Total pledges at the World Bank meeting amounted to $6.4 billion. In addition, the World Bank expects to commit $6.2 billion to the special programme of assistance from the eighth replenishment of the International Development Association.