§ 47. Mr. Formanasked the Minister of Overseas Development what preparations her Department is making for the forthcoming United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development.
§ Mrs. HartWe are participating in the many international preparatory meetings 511W for this conference. A British national paper has been prepared and sent to the conference secretariat. I am placing a copy in the Library. We have increased our support for appropriate technology, and are planning to expand our work on renewable energy sources as part of our continuing programme of science and technology for development.