HC Deb 07 November 1988 vol 140 cc5-6W
Mr. Yeo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's support for development projects in China.

Mr. Chris Patten

I visited China in September to sign a new agreement on concessional financing arrangements.

It will provide support through the aid and trade provision, in the form of both soft loans and mixed credits, for development projects with a total value of £300 million. This follows the £300 million soft loan agreement with China signed in 1986, which is now largely committed.

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