HL Deb 31 July 1997 vol 582 cc88-9WA
The Earl of Sandwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the White Paper on International Development will necessitate policy changes at the Department of Trade and Industry, and if so, whether such changes will be described in the White Paper.

Lord Simon of Highbury

My department is currently working with the Department for International Development and others to consider the ways in which UK trade and commercial policies can promote sustainable development. The Government's forthcoming White Paper on International Development will set out the detail of policies designed to achieve that objective.