§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the main lines the Government are taking in the preparatory committee which is making preparations for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to be held not later than early 1964; whether Her Majesty's Government will support proposals for a large-scale expansion of trade and economic world co-operation; and whether consideration has been given to the desirability of an agreed Commonwealth policy at this conference.
§ Mr. ErrollHer Majesty's Government is giving full support to the important work of the preparatory committee in preparing the ground for the conference. It is the policy of Her Majesty's Government to work for the expansion of trade and for international economic co-operation. They will keep in touch with the other Commonwealth Governments regarding the conference.