HC Deb 30 March 1999 vol 328 cc571-2W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 15 March 1999,Official Report, column 475, on export controls, what amount of the debt arising from Export Credits Guarantee Department claims were repaid between November 1997 and February 1999 by the Governments of (a) Algeria and (b) Jordan. [78951]

Mr. Wilson

In the period from 1 November 1997 to 28 February 1999 Algeria paid £1 million of principal and £19 million of interest under the UK/Algeria Debt Agreements. Under the current UK/Jordan Debt Agreements principal repayments do not commence until June 1999. Interest paid during the period amounted to some £23 million.