HC Deb 15 April 1985 vol 77 cc1-2W
Rev. Martin Smyth

asked the Prime Minister whether any Departments additional to those given in her answer to the hon. Member for Belfast, South on 2 April, Official Report, column 523, and her answer of 1 April, Official Report, column 413, and Cmnd. 9094 have been involved in meetings at official level under the auspices of the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Council.

The Prime Minister

In addition to the departments implied in the question, officials from the Department of Education and Science have also attended meetings of the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Council at official level.

Rev. Martin Smyth

asked the Prime Minister how many officials from the Cabinet Office have attended

Commitments since 4 December Deliveries since Amount (tonnes) Delivery Schedule 4 December from previous commitments (tonnes)
Amount(tonnes) Delivery Schedule
United Kingdom 15,000 Delivered to Ethiopian port in February 6,500
European Community
—food aid programme 70,000 For delivery to Ethiopian port in stages—June to August 45,000
—emergency aid 37,000 For delivery to Ethiopian port in stages—April to May 25,000

Notes:

(1) Distribution within the country is undertaken by the Ethiopian Government or by international and voluntary agencies, with monitoring by the World Food Programme, and is subjest to ex-post accounting.

(2) No information is available on deliveries by other member states of the Community.

meetings at official level under the auspices of the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Council; and if she will list the dates and locations of such meetings and the subjects discussed.

The Prime Minister

Officials attend meetings under the auspices of the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Council according to the subjects under discussion. It is not the practice of Her Majesty's Government to give information about meetings of officials.