HC Deb 18 July 1991 vol 195 c246W
Sir David Steel

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the amounts of sovereign debt still owed by Bangladesh, Brazil, Jamaica, Bolivia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, India and Argentina to the United Kingdom Export Credits Guarantee Department, the Overseas Development Administration, or any other agency of Her Majesty's Government.

Mr. Norman Lamont

Total outstanding sovereign debts of the countries listed to the United Kingdom Overseas Development Administration are as set out in the table, to the nearest million pounds sterling as at 1 August 1990, the latest date at which figures are readily available.

The United Kingdom Export Credits Guarantee Department treats details of exposure levels to individual countries as confidential for commercial reasons. The total exposure to the countries listed, including previously rescheduled debts, is £2.13 billion.

ODA £ million
Bangladesh 0
Brazil 4
Jamaica 87
Bolivia 0
Honduras 4
Nicaragua 1
Peru 5
Philippines 6
India1 158
Argentina 0
Total 265
1 Note India receives an amount of local cost aid equivalent to payments in respect of old aid loans.