HC Deb 09 June 1999 vol 332 c327W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what agreement was reached at the last G7 Finance Ministers' Meeting on reducing the debt burden of the poorest countries; and if he will make a statement. [85718]

Ms Hewitt

G7 Finance Ministers last met on 26 April. Paragraph 11 of their statement, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House, set out the conclusions of the meeting.

The UK is continuing to argue for faster, deeper and wider debt relief.