HC Deb 25 January 1994 vol 236 cc143-4W
Mr. Watson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who will be representing the United Kingdom Government at the preparatory committee meeting in New York on 31 January to 11 February for the world summit on social development; which non-governmental organisations have been invited to be members of the United Kingdom delegation; what plans Her Majesty's Government have to set up a national committee on the summit; and which organisations have been invited to participate.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Her Majesty's permanent represen-tative to the United Nations will represent the United Kingdom at the forthcoming preparatory committee for the world summit for social development. He will be supported by his local staff and experts from Whitehall. We have not invited any non-governmental organisations to be part of the United Kingdom delegation. The secretariat for the summit has made arrangements for any NGO's who wish to attend. There are no plans at present to establish a national committee on the summit. We will review this question following the preparatory committee meeting in February.

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