Question follow-through · 12888
Africa: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support unsustainable debt burdens and service payments from countries in Africa.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 5 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 15 Nov 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support unsustainable debt burdens and service payments from countries in Africa.
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Nov 2024
Answer published
Supporting developing countries to tackle unsustainable debt is a key development priority of this government. Where we are a creditor, we have fully engaged in debt restructuring negotiations. We welcome recent Common Framework debt agreements with Zambi...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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