HC Deb 19 February 1970 vol 796 cc572-3
14. Mr. Dalyell

asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether she will make a statement on her official visit to Canada and the United States of America.

Mrs. Hart

I shall be leaving London this evening to attend three conferences on international development which have been organised successively by Columbia University in New York, the Canadian Government at Montebello, Quebec, and the Overseas Development Council in Washington. The visit will provide a useful opportunity for informal discussions with many of those concerned with development strategy in the 70s.

Mr. Dalyell

When she comes back, will my right hon. Friend, as convenient, produce for the House a written memorandum on her discussions on the Pearson Commission's Report and give an explanation, item by item, of what her Ministry hopes to do about it?

Mrs. Hart

That raises a broader question. I would be glad to communicate to the House in any way appropriate the results of my discussions, but I should emphasise that a number of them will be very informal.

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