HC Deb 21 March 1973 vol 853 c75W
30. Mr. Judd

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a progress report on the consultations he has now held with fellow EEC member countries on the coordination of aid and trade policies towards the developing countries.

31. Mr. Hugh Jenkins

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what specific proposals he is putting to his EEC partners to ensure that the needs of all developing countries will be taken into consideration in future European Community policies.

Mr. Wood

Discussions of the Community's aid and trade policies towards the developing countries are now taking place in the High Level Group on Development Co-operation. We are taking part in these discussions. The group will report to the Council of Ministers by 1st May on the implementation of the objectives set out in the summit communique of last October.

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