§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish for 1989, 1990 and 1991 a breakdown of the write-offs and debt256W reduction instruments given in note 2 of "British Aid Statistics 1987–88 to 1991–92", identifying each element separately and including (a) debt write-off, (b) debt rescheduling and (c) bank reserves held as provision against bad debts.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe requested breakdown of the figures in note 2 of "British Aid Statistics" is:
£ million 1989 1990 1991 Write-offs 1,280 2,650 230 Debt reduction instruments — 2,930 850 Write-offs and debt reduction instruments 1,280 5,580 1,080 Debt rescheduling does not affect the net banking flows, as no net repayment is involved.
Bank reserves held as provision against bad debts also do not affect the net banking flows, as loans are reported gross of such provisions.