§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the qualifications for being a member of the UNCTAD group of countries with preferential trading advantages; and whether he will recommend a revision of the existing list of States.
§ Mr. AmeryMembership of the United Conference on Trade and Development is open to any country which is a member of the United Nations, of the Specialised Agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Within that membership preferential 307W benefits are normally extended by most developed countries to the Group of 77, membership of which is determined primarily by the group itself.
I would not favour any change in the present arrangements.
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in view of the high price of crude oil on world markets, he will now propose that the major oil-producing countries should cease to benefit from the privileges of UNCTAD States.