HC Deb 20 June 1990 vol 174 cc595-6W
Mr. Rogers

To ask the Secretary of State for Tirade and Industry if the latest extension of credit of £250 million to Iraq via Midland bank is supported by the Export Credits Guarantee Department.

Mr. Redwood

Yes. The financial protocol for £250 million of new medium-term credit to be guaranteed by ECGD was agreed between the United Kingdom and Iraq Governments in the course of the joint commission held in London in November last year.