§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has any plans to link British aid packages to agreements with the recipient Governments to limit the destruction of the rain forests.
§ Mrs. ChalkerWhile specific environmental conditions will often be appropriate at the project level, we do not favour conditionality based on a country's overall environmental record. We believe institution building and strengthening capacity to care for the environment and support for activities which help recipient countries limit rain forest destruction are more likely to be effective.