HC Deb 08 April 1998 vol 310 c238W
Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions she has had with her counterparts in Southern African countries other than the Republic of South Africa about the proposed trade and development agreement and free trade area. [38336]

Mr. Foulkes

The proposed EU/South Africa trade and co-operation agreement will be discussed at next month's ACP-EU Council meeting in Barbados, which the Secretary of State will co-chair. We want an agreement which takes account of the concerns of South Africa's neighbours.