§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Prime Minister if she will seek to ensure that the Williamsburg summit meeting discusses the implications of world population growth for any measures to strengthen the world economy.
§ The Prime MinisterAs I told the hon. Member on 14 March, discussion at the Williamsburg summit is likely to concentrate on the state of the world economy and related economic issues. Population related issues are undoubtedly an important factor affecting the economic prospects of many contries. As such, they may form part of the discussion as on previous occasions, but we do not ourselves propose to submit to the summit a paper on population.