§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 21 May,Official Report, column 111, which countries attended the Oslo meeting on the 20/20 initiative; which countries committed themselves to adopting the 20/20 initiative; and which countries have indicated they will implement the 20/20 measures on time. [32578]
§ Mr. HanleyRepresentatives from more than 30 countries attended the Oslo meeting on the 20/20 initiative. These included more than 10 donor countries. All countries present agreed the consensus, to which I referred in my answer of 21 May. Several countries indicated informally that they would pursue the initiative in future aid talks. The United Kingdom is open to approaches from developing countries which have an interest in developing the initiative. There is no time limit for implementing the initiative.