§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the number of staff available to support the United Kingdom executive director of the World bank in his evaluation of the economic poverty alleviation and environmental impact of proposed World bank projects.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 26 November 1992]: The United Kingdom executive director has a joint office dealing with World bank and IMF matters. In addition to two alternate directors, there are six assistants, all of whom have responsibilities for reviewing World hank projects and policies. Technical back-up is available as necessary from professional advisers at the ODA's headquarters.