§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) how many loan applications her Department has received from(a) Mr. Lakshmi Mittal and (b) LNM Holdings, and referred to (i) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (ii) the Department for Trade and Industry; [43764]
(2) how many loan applications her Department has rejected from (a) Mr. Lakshmi Mittal and (b) LNM Holdings. [43763]
§ Clare ShortTo the best of my knowledge, my Department has not received any direct applications for loans from(a) Mr. Lakshmi Mittal or (b) LNM Holdings.
§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) if she will support at the World Bank Mr. Lakshmi Mittal's expected application for a loan to make further payments to the Romanian Government for the SIDEX steel plant; [43768]
872W(2) what instructions she has received from the Office of the Prime Minister on support for Lakshmi Mittal's expected application for a loan from the World Bank to make further payments to the Romanian Government for the SIDEX steel plant. [43769]
§ Hilary BennTo the best of my knowledge no such application has been made. If one is received Departmental officials will consider its merits in the usual way.