Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's latest assessment is of the likely timeframe within which International Monetary Fund funds will be released for the Ukraine.

The IMF Board is expected to consider Ukraine's application for a financial assistance programme in April. The agreement of a programme and subsequent disbursement of funds is also dependent on the Ukrainian authorities adopting a set of reforms as set out by the IMF.

The latest IMF statement, following staff level agreement with the Ukrainian authorities on a potential programme, can be found at:

http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2014/pr14131.htm