HL Deb 13 December 1999 vol 608 c18WA
The Earl of Sandwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many delegates are attending the World Trade Organisation's meeting in Seattle from (a) the United States, (b) the United Kingdom, (c) South Africa, (d) India, and (e) Bangladesh; and what is their ratio to the population of those countries. [HL137]

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

  • United States, 181 delegates: ratio of 1 delegate to 1,506,292 people;
  • United Kingdom, 42 delegates: ratio of 1 delegate to 1,407,463 people;
  • South Africa, 41 delegates: ratio of 1 delegate to 1,059,180 people;
  • India, 41 delegates: ratio of 1 delegate to 24,390,243 people;
  • Bangladesh, 21 delegates: ratio of 1 delegate to 6,053,190 people.