HC Deb 25 July 2000 vol 354 cc530-1W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of her Department's increased expenditure for 2000–2003 is earmarked for(a) unilateral debt cancellation and (b) the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Trust Fund. [132288]

Clare Short

This information is as follows:

(a) For 2000–01 and 2001–02 the extra costs incurred for unilateral debt cancellation will be met by access to the Reserve in 2001–02. For 2002–03 and 2003–04 an amount of £6.5 million per year has been included in the addition to the DFID baseline announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer last week. This is additional to other payments in respect of debt relief for HIPC countries on a multilateral basis.

(b) During the spending period, DFID will continue to contribute to the international costs of HIPC by making payments to the HIPC Trust Fund. We expect to contribute £35 million in each of 2001–02 and 2002–03.

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