HC Deb 23 April 1975 vol 890 cc335-6W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what proposals are currently under consideration by the Govern- ment for initiating institutional changes in the field of trade and development within the sphere of the agencies of the United Nations, in particular by combining or rationalising the relative responsibilities of UNCTAD and GATT.

Mr. Deakins

The forthcoming Seventh Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly, which will be concerned with questions of development and international co-operation, will review the organisation of the UN system in relation to these matters. We shall be taking an active part in this work which will provide an opportunity for considering relationships between international organisations concerned with trade and development.

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