Select Committee · International Development Committee

Debt relief in low-income countries

Status: Closed Opened: 20 Apr 2022 Closed: 8 Jun 2023 1 report

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% …

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report - Debt relief in low-income countries HC 146 10 Mar 2023 0 Responded

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
1 Nov 2022 Edward Wilson · HM Treasury, Rachel Turner · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Veda Poon · HM Treasury View ↗
14 Jun 2022 Dr Stephanie Blankenburg · United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Jason R Braganza · African Forum on Debt and Development, Mae Buenaventura · Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development, Mr Tim Jones · Debt Justice, Paul Steele · International Institute for Environment and Development, Sonja Gibbs · Institute of International Finance View ↗