HC Deb 08 May 1978 vol 949 c323W
40. Mr. James Johnson

asked the Minister of Overseas Development if she proposes to visit the developing countries of the Middle East.

Mr. Tomlinson

My right hon. Friend has no plans to visit the Middle East at present but I recently visited Jordan and the Yemen Arab Republic, where I saw British aid projects and discussed our aid programmes, and Saudi Arabia where I had discussions on co-operation with Arab aid agencies and on possibilities for paid technical co-operation.