Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

HC Deb 03 June 1998 vol 313 c225W

Mr. Reed

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to write off the remaining debts owed by heavily indebted poor countries to the United Kingdom Government. [43469]

Mrs. Liddell

The Government remain fully committed to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, and continue to press for full debt relief to all eligible countries that are committed to economic and structural reforms, for example through the Chancellor's Mauritius Mandate and at the recent G8 Summit in Birmingham.