§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how the United Kingdom was represented at the annual meeting of the world economic forum on 28 to 30 January in Davos; what instructions the Government gave to the representative; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer attended the informal gathering of world economic leaders in Davos on 28 to 30 January as part of the world economic forum's annual meeting. It was not an intergovernmental meeting, but provided an opportunity for international economic policy makers to discuss longer-term trends in the world economy on an informal basis.
United Kingdom contributions to the world bank 1984–93 IDA IBRD IFC Other Year £ million $ million £ million $ million £ million £ million 1984 169.2 40.8 28.1 — — — 1985 124.3 5.3 3.8 — — — 1986 118.6 38.0 26.9 12.2 8.2 — 1987 133.0 28.7 20.2 6.1 3.8 0.3 1988 207.0 11.0 6.6 6.1 3.6 0.2 1989 169.5 19.8 12.6 6.1 3.7 0.1 1990 173.0 19.8 10.2 — — 0.1 1991 145.9 19.8 11.7 — — 0.6 1992 273.0 19.8 10.2 — — 0.5 1993 187.3 19.8 12.9 21.0 14.1 0.4 Notes:
IDA—International Development Association.
IBRD—International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
IFC—International Finance Corporation.
Other—Contributions to various technical assistance activities (e.g. Foreign Investment Advisory Services (FIAS); Africa Project Development Facility (APDF); African Management Services Company (AMSCo); United Kingdom consultants trust fund including contributions paid by the Department of Trade and Industry).
Contributions to IDA and for technical assistance activities are in £ sterling. Subscriptions to IBRD and IFC are in United States dollars; the second column shows the £ sterling equivalent of payments made.