HC Deb 01 March 1999 vol 326 cc607-8W
Mr. David Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures of support for the Indonesian elections were agreed at the General Affairs Council on 21 and 22 February. [73756]

Mr. Fatchett

A UK initiative for increased European Union funding for the Indonesian elections was approved. The European Commission is producing proposals for an assistance package worth 7 million euros.

Mr. David Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he held with EU ministers at the General Affairs Council on 21 and 22 February on the subject of East Timor. [73757]

Mr. Fatchett

Ministers discussed the latest developments in the talks on East Timor being held under United Nations auspices in New York.