§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the proportion of World Bank loans to be converted to grants; and what the criteria are for deciding which World Bank loans are to be converted into grants. [66186]
Categories for grants in IDA-13 Per cent. Category Detail Proportion of IDA-13 Debt-vulnerable countries Up to 40% grants for IDA-only countries with per capita income of less than $360 p.a. with debt vulnerability problems 8 Other very poor countries Up to 23% grants for other IDA-only countries with per capita income of less than $360 p.a. 3.5 Post-conflict countries Up to 40% grants for all IDA post-conflict countries for the first three years 1.5–4 Natural disaster assistance 100% grants for reconstruction efforts for all IDA countries facing exceptional natural disasters 1 HIV/AIDS programmes for IDA only countries 100% grants for HIV/AIDS programmes 4 for IDA/IBRD blend countries 25% grants for HIV/AIDS programmes 0.5 Total 18–21 Notes:
'IDA-only' countries refers to countries who can only access World Bank loans through IDA. 'IDA/IBRD blend' countries refers to countries who can access a combination of IDA concessional loans and IBRD non-concessional loans.