Conference on Women (Hansard, 2 November 1994)

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the leader of the British delegation to the UN conference on women in Beijing in 1995, the hon. Member for Maidstone (Miss Widdecombe), will support and promote in Beijing the 1183W declaration of the UN conference on population and development in Cairo.

§ Mr. Baldry
The United Kingdom delegation to the fourth UN world conference on women in Peking will follow Government policy in relation to the programme of action adopted at Cairo. Its composition has yet to be determined.

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Overseas Development Administration's policy document"Children by Choice not Chance", will be supported and promoted by the British delegation at the UN conference on women in Beijing in 1995.

§ Mr. Baldry
The United Kingdom delegation to the fourth UN world conference on women in Peking in 1995 will support Government policy, including those in the booklet"Children by Choice, not Chance—Meeting the Challenge".