§ Q104. Mr. CorbynTo ask the Prime Minister what communication she has received from the Government of Brazil concerning assistance with preservation of the tropical rain forest.
§ The Prime MinisterFollowing discussions with senior representatives of the Brazilian Government, the Secretary-General of the Brazilian Ministry of the Interior has written to my hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development inviting Her Majesty's Government to agree on a programme of technical co-operation in the environmental field. A team of British professional experts has this week returned from Brazil where they discussed how we might help; my hon. Friend will take this further when he visits Brazil in July.