§ Mr. A. Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action he has taken, either unilaterally, or in conjunction with the Government of the United States of America during the recent World Bank Conference, in Washington, to secure a bigger West German contribution towards Western aid for under-developed countries; and with what success.
§ Mr. BarberAt the meetings in Washington last month all the leading Western countries made statements about what they are doing and what they plan to do as regards aid for the less-developed countries. The Federal German Government stated that they had important new measures at an advanced stage of consideration. There was a general feeling, of which the German Government could have been in no doubt, that in present conditions a larger contribution from Germany would be appropriate.