§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Ynys Mon (Mr. Jones) of II February 1993,Official Report, column 719, what reasons underlie the treatment of levels of debt of other countries as confidential; and if such treatment has been requested by all the countries concerned.
§ Mr. NelsonThe answer to the hon. Member for Ynys Môn related to bilateral debt reduction undertaken by all of the Paris club group of creditor countries. We do not hold details of bilateral obligations between all debtor and creditor countries. Moreover, on United Kingdom bilateral debt, the details of individual debtors' positions are confidential to the country concerned and we cannot publish these figures without the consent of the authorities.