§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her answer of 21 May 1998,Official Report, column 460, what decision was made regarding Rwanda's debt relief package on 2 and 3 June; and if she will make a statement. [48912]
§ Clare ShortThe donors meeting held in Stockholm on 2–3 June established a "Multilateral Debt Trust Fund" designed to help meet Rwanda's debt service to multilateral creditors in the pre-HIPC period. An amount of US$53 million is needed for this for the period 1998–2000. The UK pledged £30 million. We are discussing with the Government of Rwanda what proportion of this should go to the Trust Fund.