HC Deb 12 February 1976 vol 905 cc300-1W
Mrs. Winifred Ewing

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food who will represent the United Kingdom at the forthcoming New York conference regarding the world food programme.

Mr. Prentice

I have been asked to reply.

I assume that the hon. Lady is referring to the World Food Programme Pledging Conference which was held in New York on 4th February. The purpose of this conference was to enable donor countries to announce their pledges to the programme for the calendar biennium 1977–78. The United Kingdom was represented by an official from the United Kingdom Mission in New York who announced that, subject to parliamentary approval, our contribution for the biennium would be £4.325 million.