HC Deb 06 November 2002 vol 392 c345W
Mrs. Spelman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she last met Jean Lemierre, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and when she next intends to do so. [79148]

Clare Short

I last met the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development at the DFID on Monday 21 October. Our next currently planned meeting is the EBRD's Annual Meeting in May 2003.

Mrs. Spelman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development she has attended; and what meetings of the bank she plans to attend. [79150]

Clare Short

I attended EBRD's Annual Board of Governors meeting in April 1999 and April 2001. I plan to attend the next Annual Meeting in Tashkent in May 2003, when the UK will Chair the Board of Governors. The 2003 Annual Meeting will be an important opportunity to emphasise the need for growth, stability, regional cooperation and essential reforms in Central Asia.

Mrs. Spelman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what permanent representation her Department has with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. [79149]

Clare Short

The UK Executive Director at the EBRD is a DFID official.