HC Deb 11 November 1998 vol 319 c206W
16. Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the future of the Commonwealth Development Corporation. [57817]

Clare Short

We intend to put legislative proposals to Parliament as early as possible to pave the way for the creation of a public/private partnership with the Commonwealth Development Corporation which will benefit from both its association with Government and the participation of the private sector, and which will enable CDC to contribute more effectively to the sustainable development of poor countries.