HC Deb 05 April 1989 vol 150 c200W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his Department's attitude to the creation of a new fund, under a renegotiated fourth African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Economic Community convention, to finance sectoral import programmes and general import programmes.

Mr. Chris Patten

The Community is still considering the mechanisms under which it will provide aid under the next convention. Our concern is that sufficient flexibility should be maintained to enable each ACP country to receive the type of aid most suited to its individual needs.

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