§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what occasions and in regard to which countries he has made offers of funds under aid and trade provision in the absence of, or in advance of, applications for funding for particular projects; if he will list in each case the dates on which these offers were made; and what sums of money were involved.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydHer Majesty's Government have entered into the following framework agreements with recipient Governments:
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Country Date Level of Business to be supported Cameroon December 1983 £40 million China (concessional financing agreement) CFA I May 1986 £300 million CFA II September 1988 £300 million Egypt March 1983 £64 million India February 1986 £300 million Indonesia (concessional loan agreement)
Country Date Level of Business to be supported CLA I July 1986 £140 million CLA II February 1989 £100 million CLA III April 1993 £65 million Malaysia January 1981 £77 million September 1988 £200 million Mauritius October 1983 £12.25million Pakistan July 1989 US$50 million Thailand May 1989 General protocol with no specific amount World Bank September 1986 (renewed September 1989) £200 million These framework agreements range from formal signed agreements, for example for China and Indonesia, and lines of credit, for example Egypt and Cameroon, to indications of possible levels of business, for example India and Malaysia. In each case, the levels indicated relate to support available for agreed projects—covering United Kingdom and EC officially supported packages—using a combination of aid and trade provision grants and export credits through Export Credits Guarantees Department. The content of these exchanges is confidential between Governments.