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MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 1998



Members present:

Mr Bowen Wells, in the Chair


Mr Dennis CanavanMrs Tess Kingham
Mr Bernie GrantMr Andrew Robathan
Mr Piara S KhabraDr Jenny Tonge
Ms Oona King




CONTENTS

Memorandum from HM Treasury
ANNEX A
ANNEX B

Examination of witnesses

MR ROBIN FELLGETT, ex-Head, Developing Countries, Debt, Export Finance Team, HM Treasury, MR RICHARD MANNING, Director-General, Resources, DfID, MR ANDREW STEELE, Head, International Debt Division, ECGD, and MR NICK WESTCOTT, Head, Economic Relations Department, FCO, were examined.

Question Number
1 - 19
20 - 39
40 - 59
60 - 79
80 - 97

Supplementary Memorandum from Mr. Robin Fellgett, Deputy Director,

Head of Financial Regulation, HM Treasury

ANNEX 1





WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 1998



Members present:

Mr Bowen Wells, in the Chair


Mr Dennis CanavanMrs Tess Kingham
Ann ClwydMr Andrew Robathan
Mr Piara S KhabraDr Jenny Tonge





Memorandum from Jubilee 2000 Coalition


Memorandum from Mr David Woodward, Freelance Development Consultant

Examination of witnesses

ANN PETTIFOR, Director, Jubilee 2000 Coalition; DAVID WOODWARD, Development Consultant; were examined.

Question Number
98- -119
120- -139
140- -159
160- -171

Supplementary Memorandum from Jubilee 2000 Coalition





TUESDAY 31 MARCH 1998



Members present:

Mr Bowen Wells, in the Chair


Ann ClwydMrs Tess Kingham
Ms Barbara FollettMr Andrew Robathan
Mr Piara S KhabraDr Jenny Tonge




Memorandum from OXFAM



Examination of witnesses

MS SHRITI VADERA, Executive Director, SBC Warburg Dillon Read, Corporate Finance Division, and MR KEVIN WATKINS, Senior Policy Adviser, Oxfam, were examined.

Question Number
172 - 199
200 - 219
220 - 239
240 - 251





TUESDAY 7 APRIL 1998



Members present:


Mr Bowen Wells, in the Chair
Ms Barbara FollettMrs Tess Kingham
Ms Oona KingDr Jenny Tonge
Mr Andrew RoweAnn Clwyd
Mr Dennis CanavanMr Andrew Robathan
Mr Bernie Grant



Examination of witnesses

RT HON GORDON BROWN, a Member of the House, Chancellor of the Exchequer, RT HON CLARE SHORT, a Member of the House, Secretary of State, Department for International Development, MR RICHARD MANNING, Director General (Resources) DfID, and MR GUS O'DONNELL, Director, Macro Economic Policy and Prospects Directorate and Head of Government Economic Service, HM Treasury, were examined

Question Number
252- -259
260- -279
280- -299
300- -319
320- -329

Supplementary Memorandum from HM Treasury




APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

APPENDIX 1
Memorandum on the Heavily Indebted Poor Country Debt Initiative from the Bretton Woods Project

APPENDIX 2
Memorandum from CAFOD

APPENDIX 3
Memorandum from the World Development Movement

APPENDIX 4
Memorandum from Christian Aid

APPENDIX 5
Memorandum from Tearfund

APPENDIX 6
Memorandum from Dr Joseph Hanlon

APPENDIX 7

Memorandum from Debt Relief International




1   This section draws substantially on Bhinda and Joyner 1998, Martin 1996 and 1997, and Martin and Johnson 1997. Back


 
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