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Reserved Matters

Volume 175: debated on Monday 25 June 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will introduce measures to ensure that applications for approval of reserved matters are published for consideration by interested parties.

repayment of development loans. Financial aid was resumed in 1989 in support of Guyana's economic recovery programme, but in the form of balance of payments support, a grant of £13·7 million being signed for this purpose in June 1989. The technical co-operation programme has continued throughout.

In addition, a bridging loan was agreed, also in June 1989, for the purpose of helping Guyana to clear its arrears to international financial institutions which had led to suggestion of assistance from the institutions concerned. The loan—US$ 10·5 million—was activated on 19 June this year and with bridging finance from other donors and the Bank for International Settlements, has resulted in the clearance of the arrears in question. The World bank and the IMF will shortly be meeting to consider finance for the programme of economic adjustment on which Guyana has embarked.

Expenditure figures for 1980–89 are as follows:

I have no plans to change the measures which already exist. Applications for reserved matters are advertised if the proposals have created particular interest at outline stage or where objectors have so requested.