§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much of the debt owed by each of the 17 most indebted countries is owed to(a) Her Majesty's Government and (b) British banks.
§ Mr. Chris PattenAs at 31 March 1988 amounts outstanding to the Overseas Development Administration from the 17 countries classified by the World Bank as highly indebted were as follows:
£ Argentina — Bolivia 270,856.48 Brazil 3,416,096.55 Chile — Colombia 2,847,924.56 Costa Rica 3,214,041.25 Cote D'Ivoire 1,814,770.77 Ecuador 7,557,273.24 Jamaica 49,180,720.59 Mexico — Morocco — Nigeria 5,175,084.04 Peru 4,194,608.65 Philippines 5,481,634.67 Uruguay — Venezuela — Yugoslavia — The latest available figures on amounts at risk to ECGD were published in its "Summary of audited trading results 1986/87". Claims by United Kingdom commercial banks on developing countries are listed in table 15 of the Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin.
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§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the net financial transfer of resources to the 17 most indebted countries during 1988; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Chris PattenFigures for net resource transfers in 1988 are not yet available.