§ Lady Megan Lloyd Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government with regard to Recommendation No. 424, on European and Atlantic economic problems, which was adopted by the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe on 6th May, 1965; and what action the Government has taken or will take on it.
§ Mr. PadleyI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Gentleman the Member for Weston-super-Mare (Mr. Webster) on 12th July.
§ Lady Megan Lloyd Georgeasked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government with regard to Resolution No. 294 on the general policy of the Council of Europe, 18W which was adopted by the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe on 6th May, 1965; and what action the Government has taken or will take on it.
§ Mr. PadleyI have nothing to add to the reply I gave to the hon. Gentleman the Member for Weston-super-Mare (Mr. Webster) on 12th July.
§ Lady Megan Lloyd Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government with regard to Resolution No. 295, on the situation of the Jewish Community in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which was adopted by the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe on 6th May, 1965; and what action the Government has taken or will take on it.
§ Mr. PadleyI have nothing to add to the Answer I gave to a similar Question asked by the hon. Gentleman the Member for Weston-super-Mare (Mr. Webster) on 12th July, 1965.
§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government with regard to Resolution No. 296, in reply to the Third Report of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to the Council of Europe, May, 1965, which was adopted by the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe on 6th May, 1965; and what action the Government has taken or will take on it, in particular concerning Chapters II, Development assistance, and III, Agriculture.
§ Mr. PadleyI would refer my hon. Friend to the written reply given to the hon. Gentleman the Member for Weston-super-Mare (Mr. Webster) on the 12th July by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
As regards Chapter II (Development Assistance) of the Council of Europe Resolution, I would say in amplification that my right hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development took part in the Ministerial Meeting of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on the 22nd and 23rd July. Amongst the recommendations made at that meeting was one for an effort by donor countries to increase the amount of assistance given in grant form 19W or at low interest rates. This recommendation was in line both with the Council of Europe Resolution and with my right hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development's statement in this House on the 21st June that the United Kingdom would consider making development loans free of interest to developing countries whose economic circumstances warranted it. The recently announced £10 million United Kingdom loan to India is an example.
§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government with regard to Recommendation No. 415, on statutory limitation as applicable to crimes against humanity, which was adopted by the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe on 28th January, 1965; and what action the Government has taken or will take on it.
§ Mr. PadleyI have nothing to add to the reply I gave to the hon. Gentleman the Member for Weston-super-Mare (Mr. Webster) on the 12th of July. Discussion in the Council of Europe on the second part of Recommendation 415 still continues.