§ Andy LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what was the value of trade credits to heavily indebted poor countries guaranteed by the UK Government which were cancelled in each year since 1983. [25238]
§ Nigel GriffithsNo such debts in relation to trade credits were cancelled between 1983 and 1990 inclusive. Amounts cancelled in each year since were as follows:
Year £Million 1991 6.62 1992 17.80 1993 26.89 1994 8.76 1995 23.74 1996 180.69 1997 22.49 1998 33.04 1999 56.91 2000 48.13 2001 135.04 Total 560.11