Brandt Commission Report

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Overseas Development – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 25 April 1983.

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Photo of Stephen Dorrell Stephen Dorrell , Loughborough 12:00, 25 April 1983

Does my right hon. Friend agree that one of the things that both the first and second Brandt reports have emphasised is the importance to developing countries of private sector investment and trade flows? Will he ensure that, in the consultations within the Government about the second Brandt report, consideration is given to ensuring that these countries have as reasonable access as possible to private capital flows to allow such trade to continue?