§ 25. Mr. BrowneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the summit he held on 21 December with the churches and charities on debt relief for the world's poorest countries. [106909]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe Chancellor and Secretary of State for International Development met with representatives of religious faiths and non-governmental organisations at 11 Downing Street on 21 December to discuss the latest progress under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and to share views on how to move the campaign for debt relief forward.
The Chancellor also reported that the UK would be providing 100 per cent. relief on the debts owed by the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries to the UK's Export Credit Guarantee Department.