§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans she has to include a parliamentarian in the delegation to the five year assessment conference, Cairo+5, on Population and Development, in The Hague in February 1999. [51623]
§ Mr. FoulkesThe United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) which is responsible for organising the forum and issuing invitations, has not yet formally announced the arrangements for the composition of delegations. We fully expect that the contribution of parliamentarians to the review will be reflected in UNFPA's plans for the meeting.
§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps she is taking to involve voluntary organisations in the issues to be raised at the five year assessment conference, Cairo+5, on Population and Development, in The Hague in February 1999. [51624]
§ Mr. FoulkesWe will work closely with civil society organisations (CSOs) throughout the quinquennial review of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development. A meeting of Department for International Development's sexual and reproductive health forum has already been held and we will shortly be establishing a joint DFID/CSO working group to co-ordinate in detail the UK's contribution to the review.