§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what evaluation studies have been undertaken by the Overseas Development Administration of the impact and effectiveness of World bank project loans and structural adjustment programmes; which non-governmental organisations have been consulted in these studies; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what evaluation studies have been done by the Overseas Development Administration of World bank project loans and structural adjustment programmes; which non-governmental oganisations were consulted; and what measures are being taken to forward these reports to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee or the executive director of the World bank.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydEvaluations of completed World bank projects are the responsibility of the bank's independent operations evaluation department. Summaries of evaluation reports will be among the expanded list of documents to be made publicly available under the bank's revised disclosure of information policy.
The ODA has produced a number of evaluations where we have co-financed with the bank. Details of how reports or summaries can be obtained are set out in ODA' s "Catalogue of Evaluation Studies", a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House.