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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 5 May 1998.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 1998

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Members present:

Mr Bowen Wells, in the Chair

Mr Dennis Canavan	Mrs Tess Kingham
Mr Bernie Grant	Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Piara S Khabra	Dr Jenny Tonge
Ms Oona King

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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

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WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 1998

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Members present:

Mr Bowen Wells, in the Chair

Mr Dennis Canavan	Mrs Tess Kingham
Ann Clwyd	Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Piara S Khabra	Dr Jenny Tonge

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Memorandum from Jubilee 2000 Coalition

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
1. THE HIGHLY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES INITIATIVE: A PROGRESS REPORT
2. UNITED KINGDOM POLICY AND THE MAURITIUS MANDATE
3. PROCESS

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

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TUESDAY 31 MARCH 1998

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Members present:

Mr Bowen Wells, in the Chair

Ann Clwyd	Mrs Tess Kingham
Ms Barbara Follett	Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Piara S Khabra	Dr Jenny Tonge

Memorandum from OXFAM

INTRODUCTION
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE HEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES (HIPC) INITIATIVE AND ITS PROGRESS TO DATE
THE POLICY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ON BILATERAL (OFFICIAL SECTOR AND COMMERCIAL BANK) AND MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF, INCLUDING THE MAURITIUS MANDATE
THE PROCESS OF DEBT NEGOTIATION AND THE QUESTION OF CONDITIONALITY IN DEBT RELIEF
SUGGESTIONS ON THE WAY FORWARD

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

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TUESDAY 7 APRIL 1998

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Members present:

Mr Bowen Wells, in the Chair

Ms Barbara Follett	Mrs Tess Kingham
Ms Oona King	Dr Jenny Tonge
Mr Andrew Rowe	Ann Clwyd
Mr Dennis Canavan	Mr 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

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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

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. INTRODUCTION
III. THE HIPC INITIATIVE: PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS [1]
IV. THE PROCESS OF DEBT NEGOTIATION
(V) WHAT CAN THE UK GOVERNMENT DO?

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

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Prepared 14 May 1998