Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (Hansard, 22 February 1999)

HC Deb 22 February 1999 vol 326 c80W 80W

§ Mr. Benton
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the contribution which the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative will make towards the achievement of the OECD target of halving world poverty by 2015. [71308]

§ Ms Hewitt
Debt relief is one of the means by which the Chancellor hopes to meet the OECD target of halving world poverty by 2015. Data on the exact contribution which the HIPC initiative will make towards achieving the target are not currently available.