HC Deb 08 July 1999 vol 334 c608W
Mr. Maude

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make extra provision for debt relief in the highly indebted poor countries whose export revenues and central bank reserves have been affected by falls in the gold price. [88824]

Ms Hewitt

Decisions on the level of reduction in Heavily Indebted Poor Countries' debt burdens needed to achieve debt sustainability take account of economic variables, including the level of exports.