Written question asked by Lord Blencathra (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 May 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 May 1999. It was answered by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 May 1999 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish the agenda for the forthcoming EU Development Council of 21st May.

Answer: Mr. Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will publish the agenda for the forthcoming EU Development Council of 21 May. [84675] Mr. Foulkes: The agenda is as follows: 1. Conclusions on the results of the evaluation of the European Community's development instruments and programmes. 2. Resolution on co-ordination and complementarity between Community and member states' development policies. 3. Post-Lome negotiations. 4. Conflict prevention, management and resolution: (a) Combating the excessive and uncontrolled accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons as part of the EU's emergency aid, reconstruction and development programmes (b) Antipersonnel landmines--progress report on 1996 Resolution (c) Co-operation with countries involved in armed conflicts 5. Coherence--progress report on June 1997 Resolution. 6. Reconstruction in Central America following Hurricane Mitch. 7. Conclusions on integrating environmental and sustainable development into development policy. 8. Any other business: (a) Developing countries in the framework of the WTO (b) Resumption of co-operation with Burundi (c) Link between migration and development Lunch items: Kosovo, debt. On 7 May 1999 our officials sent an annotated copy of the agenda to the Clerks of the European Scrutiny Committee, the Select Committee on the European Communities, and the International Development Select Committee.

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