HC Deb 07 June 2000 vol 351 c260W
9. Ms Ward

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions she has had on the condition of Romanian orphans. [123178]

Mr. Foulkes

My Department and our Embassy in Bucharest are in close touch with the Romanian authorities and outer key players to support ongoing efforts to improve care for Romanian orphans. Progress has been disappointingly slow. Romania is only now starting to take the problem seriously. I will be visiting Romania on 19–20 June and will press for faster progress.