HC Deb 26 May 1993 vol 225 c589W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representation his Department will have at the global environmental facility's participants' meeting in Beijing from 26 to 28 May; what discussions he has had with the World hank in regard to the global environmental facility meeting; and if he will make a statement on the way in which the global environmental facility is accountable to supporter states.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The United Kingdom delegation will be led by the deputy secretary of the Overseas Development Administration, supported by officials from the Department of the Environment and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The chairman of the Global Environment Facility has consulted United Kingdom officials on issues which will he discussed in Beijing. The GEF is accountable to participating states at the meetings of GEF's governing body, the participants assembly.