§ 12. Mr. Juddasked the Minister of Overseas Development whether he will publish a White Paper setting out the Government's overseas aid and development policy.
§ Mr. WoodI have no immediate plans to publish a White Paper, but I am considering whether it would be helpful to do so later on.
§ Mr. JuddWhile thanking the right hon. Gentleman for that reply, may I ask whether he would not agree that aid is not just a matter of quantity but that there are a number of important questions concerning qualitative and administrative policies in respect of which the House is anxious to know the full details of Governmental thinking?
§ Mr. WoodIt is just because I realise some of the complexities in this field that I was unable to give a wholly satisfactory answer to the hon. Gentleman's Question.
§ Mr. John HallIf my right hon. Friend is considering publishing a White Paper, will he bear in mind that the previous Adiministration's proposals certainly would not have resulted in achieving a 1 per cent. target by 1975?