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Debt relief in low-income countries

Inquiry

Report and Government response published

In our report, Debt relief in low-income countries, MPs say the situation is ‘bleak’. Without sustained and effective intervention by the international community to tackle their debt distress, the development impacts of spiralling debt could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact.

Cuts to the UK’s Official Development Assistance from 0.7% to 0.5% has significantly reduced its ability to support the development of low-income countries, making every penny spent by the UK on ODA count. The Committee called on the Government to acknowledge the interplay between debt and development in foreign policy, such as the next International Development Strategy and the forthcoming updated Integrated Review.

Read the Report: Debt relief in low-income countriesRead the Government response: Debt relief in low-income countries

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The deadline for submissions was 11:45pm on 22 June 2022.

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Past events

Tuesday 1 November 2022
2:30pm Public
Debt relief in low-income countries - Oral evidence 1 November 2022
2:30pm
  • Veda Poon (Director of International Finance at HM Treasury)
  • Rachel Turner (Director for International Finance at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Edward Wilson (Head of the International Debt and Development Finance Unit at HM Treasury)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 14 June 2022
2:30pm Public
Debt relief in low-income countries - Oral evidence 14 June 2022
2:30pm
  • Mr Tim Jones (Head of Policy at Debt Justice)
  • Dr Stephanie Blankenburg (Head of the Debt & Development Finance Branch at United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
  • Sonja Gibbs (Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance at Institute of International Finance)
3:40pm
  • Jason R Braganza (Executive Director at African Forum on Debt and Development)
  • Mae Buenaventura (Debt Justice Program Manager at Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development)
  • Paul Steele (Chief Economist at International Institute for Environment and Development)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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  • Email: indcom@parliament.uk
  • Address: International Development Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA