HC Deb 01 February 1989 vol 146 cc226-7W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many meetings he has had with the International Monetary Fund since becoming Chancellor; and if he will give the dates of such meetings and the topics discussed.

Mr. Lilley

Since becoming Chancellor, my right hon. Friend has attended 10 meetings of the International Monetary Fund—including the interim committee, development committee, and in the autumn, the joint annual meetings of the IMF and World bank—on the following occasions:

  • 25–30 September 1983;
  • 12–13 April 1984;
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  • 22–27 September 1984;
  • 17–19 April 1985;
  • 9–11 April 1986;
  • 28 September—3 October 1986;
  • 9–10 April 1987;
  • 27 September—1 October 1987;
  • 14–15 April 1988;
  • 25–29 September 1988.

The discussions have covered a wide range of subjects summarised in the communiqués of the interim and development committees, copies of which have been deposited in the House of Commons Library.

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