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Mr. Menzies Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures Her Majesty's Government have taken, or propose to take, in co-ordination with other countries, to reduce the amount of aid which is tied to trade provisions.
Mrs. Chalker
Her Majesty's Government played an active part in the discussions between member countries of the OECD in 1987 to produce a package of measures to improve discipline in the use of aid for projects tied to procurement in the donor country. Those measures are now under review within the OECD and the United Kingdom will again play its full part in achieving further multilaterally agreed measures to avoid the possible aid and trade distortion that can result from the use of such aid.