§ Ms DrownTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the breakdown by(a) year and (b) country of the amount of export credits in pounds sterling granted for defence-related business between 1990 and 1997 to all low-income countries and highly indebted poor countries; and what percentage of total ECGD cover that represents. [39670]
§ Mrs. BeckettFrom information readily available the only ECGD support granted for defence-related business to countries defined by the World Bank as Low Income and/or Heavily Indebted Poor Countries between these years was as follows:
Country £ million Year India 23 1992 Pakistan 7 1994 Zimbabwe 11 1994 This represents 0.15 per cent. of total ECGD cover in the period 1990–97. This analysis includes all ECGD supported business with defence buyers in these countries including the sale of non-lethal equipment.