§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what matters were discussed and what decisions taken at the European Development Council in Brussels on 2 December; and what proposals were put forward by the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 3 December 1993]: My noble Friend Baroness Chalker of Wallasey attended the Development Council at which the main items were the mid-term review of the Lomé convention; follow-up to the 1992 resolution on development co-operation to the year 2000, including the adoption of a resolution on poverty alleviation; and agreement on a resolution on rehabilitation in countries emerging from crisis. All this work forms part of a long-term agreed work programme to which we are making a prominent and positive contribution.