54. Mr. Jacksonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how Her Majesty's Government will be represented at the forthcoming Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC) in Gaborone; and what British assistance is being provided to SADCC member states.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI shall be representing Her Majesty's Government at the forthcoming meeting in Gaborone of the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference. We have so far pledged £25 million to SADCC. In the last financial year we provided £108 million in bilateral aid to SADCC member states. We expect to maintain substantial programmes of assistance.