Conference of Small Island States, January 2005 (Hansard, 18 January 2005)

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§ Lord Astor of Hever
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they were represented at the Conference of Small Island States convened by the United Nations and held in Mauritius from 10 to 14 January. [HL686]
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§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)
The UK was represented during the high level segment of the Mauritius conference by my honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Bill Rammell), supported by a delegation of six officials from the Department for International Development, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the FCO.