HC Deb 15 March 1989 vol 149 cc215-6W
Mr. Dalyell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the official visit to London of the Secretary General of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in March.

Mr. Eggar

My right hon. and learned Friend and I, as well as senior officials in the FCO, including the ODA, and my hon. Friend the Minister for Trade, had very useful discussions with Mr. Flecha de Lima during his visit last week. We covered a wide range of international issues including environmental problems, notably the future of the Amazon rainforests. We drew Mr. Flecha de Lima's attention to the strong concern felt in Britain on this issue, but stressed that our overall approach was to work with the Brazilian Government.