Development (Hansard, 2 July 2002)

HC Deb 02 July 2002 vol 388 c255W 255W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the purposes for which the United Kingdom's annual contributions to the International Development Association are used. [64694]

§ Clare Short
Under the last three year replenishment, the UK contributed 7.3 per cent. of new donor resources for the International Development Association (IDA)—the aim of the World bank providing concessional finance to the poorest countries.
The World bank's annual report 2001 details the use of IDA funds by country, region and sector. This report will be available in the Library of the House.