§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all the countries covered by the know-how fund, giving(a) the date on
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Countries Date eligible for assistance 1989–90 (£000) 1990–91 (£000) 1991–92 (£000) Poland June 1989 2,000 10,900 10,700 Hungary October 1989 — 1,600 6,300 CSFR April 1990 n/a 2,000 6,600 Ex GDR April to October 1990 n/a 500 n/a Bulgaria February 1991 n/a — 1,200 Romania May 1991 n/a n/a 1,200
United Kingdom grant Financial year £stg million 1991–92 12.5 1992–93 15.0 1993–94 12.5
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all of the countries eligible to borrow from the European bank for reconstruction and development, giving(a) the date on which they became eligible, (b) the total borrowed in each subsequent financial year to the latest available date and (c) any repayments made by financial year.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe table shows the value of loans and investments signed by the European bank for reconstruction and development for 60 projects in its countries of operation in the last two financial years together with the amounts disbursed.
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan are not full members of the EBRD as yet. Membership procedures are currently under way for the following.
- Czech Republic
- Slovak Republic
- Croatia
- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
which they became eligible for assistance and (b) the total spend for each subsequent financial year to the latest available.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe know-how fund was launched in June 1989. The date on which countries became eligible for assistance and expenditure for these in 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92 are as follows.
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Countries Date eligible for assistance 1989–90 (£000) 1990–91 (£000) 1991–92 (£000) Slovenia July 1992 n/a n/a n/a Albania July 1992 n/a n/a n/a Estonia November 1990 n/a — 10 Latvia November 1990 n/a — — Lithuania November 1990 n/a — 15 Kazakhstan November 1990 n/a — 10 Uzbekistan November 1990 n/a — — Armenia November 1990 n/a — — Azerbaijan November 1990 n/a — — Georgia November 1990 n/a — — Belarus November 1990 n/a — — Ukraine November 1990 n/a — 100 Russia November 1990 n/a 1 26,623 Total spending on all know-how fund programmes for 1992–93 will not be available until later this year.