§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the Minister of State's discussions in Japan on Japanese rain forest policy.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI raised British concern over the destruction of the rainforest with both Japan's aid loan agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Both stressed that Japan is paying increasing attention to the environment in its aid programmes. Japanese officials have paid several visits to the Overseas Development Administration to study our environmental assessment procedures.