HC Deb 03 November 1992 vol 213 c179W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to publish his voting position on World bank projects; and what proposals he has to improve the openness of the World bank procedure.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The proceedings of the World bank board's consideration of projects are confidential so as not to inhibit full and frank discussion. Within this constraint, we consider the procedures of the World bank are as open as can reasonably be expected.