HC Deb 18 April 1972 vol 835 cc65-6W
Mr. Coleman

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution Her Majesty's Government will make towards the setting up and financing of a European Freedom from Hunger Fund as envisaged in Recommendation 668 of the Assembly of the Council of Europe; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Wood

Recommendation 668 of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe has been transmitted to the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the European Communities. Until the views of these organisations are known, it would be too soon to take a view on whether such a fund should be set up.

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