§ Dr. Goodson-WickesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what consultations she has had over Government liaison with the World Health Organisation. [23926]
§ Mr. MaloneThe Department of Health has lead responsibility for World Health Organisation matters. Departmental officials are in regular and frequent contact410W with officials at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Overseas Development Administration throughout the year and particularly in the build-up to meetings of the WHO executive board and the World Health Assembly. These contacts cover the whole range of issues relating to the United Kingdom's input to WHO, including budgetary and programme matters.