§ Mr. TynanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to his statement of 26 February 2004, Official Report, column 55WS, on the Commission for Africa, what further commissioners have been appointed; and how many commissioners are planned in total. [161385]
§ Hilary BennThe 10 confirmed Commissioners on the Commission for Africa are the Prime Minister, Chancellor Gordon Brown, myself, Prime Minister Meles of Ethiopia, K.Y. Amoako (Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa), Trevor Manuel (South African Finance Minister), Michel Camdessus (French Africa Personal Representative), Mrs. Nancy Kassebaum Baker (Former US Senator), Ralph Goodale (Canadian Finance Minister) and Bob Geldof. Five more invitations are outstanding. There will be no more than 15 Commissioners in total.