Written question asked by John Baron (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 15 November 2002. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Friday, 15 November 2002 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts regarding the distribution of the EU overseas aid package.

Answer: Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts regarding the distribution of the EU overseas aid package. [77191] Clare Short: I have been asked to reply. I discussed the performance of the EC development programmes with EU Development Ministers at the 30 May Development Council. We agreed that recent reforms had been welcome but that further significant improvement was needed to implement the agreed, poverty-focused Development Policy adopted by Ministers in November 2000. Since then the Development council has been abolished. I will meet EU Development Ministers again at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) on 18-19 November.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 77191; 394 c3W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Development aid EU action EU aid EU General Affairs and External Relations Council EC Development Council
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