HC Deb 11 July 2001 vol 371 c531W
Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her answer of 2 July 2001,Official Report, column 41W, concerning the KPMG report on Belize, for what reason the report will not be placed in the public domain. [2930]

Clare Short

The Government of Belize requested at the outset that the information contained in the consultants' report should be regarded as confidential between our two Governments.

Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her answer of 2 July 2001,Official Report, column 41W, concerning the KPMG report on Belize, when the report was submitted; for what reasons it failed to fulfil the terms of reference; and if she will place in the Library the original terms of reference. [2931]

Clare Short

A draft report was submitted by KPMG on 18 September 2000 which did not incorporate an assessment of the benefits and costs of public investment companies in Belize. A copy of the terms of reference will be placed in the Library.

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