§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the guidelines used by his Department as to whether ATP should be paid directly to a foreign Government or a private firm.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydODA grant aid goes to recipient Governments who then make it available both to public or private sector institutions on agreed terms. Guidelines on the terms on which aid funds are to be passed on—on-lent —by the central Government to such institutions are set out in a technical note. There are no specific guidelines for on-lending under the aid and trade provision scheme. Under ATP ODA has not routinely insisted that aid funds be on-lent on commercial terms to ensure the concessionality is captured by the recipient Government. Each project is considered individually. Account is taken of requests from the central Government for the concessionality to be captured by the central Government in some other way, or for it to be passed on to the institution concerned.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the occasions in the last 10 years on which ATP provision has been made directly to a private company and not to the foreign Government concerned.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydNone.