HC Deb 24 June 1999 vol 333 cc458-9W
20. Mr. David Stewart

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress was made at the G8 summit in Cologne on reducing the debt burden for the world's poorest countries. [87076]

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress was made on debt relief at the Cologne summit. [87081]

Mr. Gordon Brown

At the G7 Finance Ministers Meeting in Frankfurt, I took forward my proposals for faster, deeper and wider debt relief. Agreement was secured at the G8 Summit in Cologne on an initiative which will reduce the debt owed by the poorest countries by $100 billion.