§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Prime Minister if he will participate in the world summit on social development on 6 to 12 March in Copenhagen.
§ The Prime MinisterI will make a decision on attendance nearer the date.
§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Prime Minister what consideration he gave to sending an official British representative to the preparatory meeting in New York sponsored by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development and the United Nations Development Programme for the world summit on social development in Copenhagen in March.
§ The Prime MinisterOfficials from the Foreign Office, Overseas Development Administration and Department of Employment are in New York attending the final preparatory committee meeting for the world summit on social development, which will take place in Copenhagen in March. Some of those officials attended the seminar sponsored by UNRISD and UNDP, which took place in the week prior to the preparatory committee meeting.