HC Deb 17 April 1972 vol 835 cc17-8W
Mr. Coleman

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government will co-ordinate its efforts with those of the other member States of the Council of Europe in the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organisation World Food Programme, to promote the overhauling of the world prices of raw materials, particularly of agricultural products, in order to guarantee a fairer payment for exports of developing countries; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Wood

Her Majesty's Government remain ready to take part in international examination of price levels of commodities which are of interest to developing countries. The World Food Programme exists to administer multilateral food aid and is not therefore a suitable agency for solving this particular problem.

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