United Nations Environment Fund

Mr. Ian Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether the United Kingdom plans to increase its contribution to the United Nations Environment Programme's environment fund in 1991.

Mr. Chris Patten
The Department's spending plans for 1991–92 include provision for a contribution of £4 million to the environment fund of the United Nations Environment Programme, £1 million more than our contribution in 1990. This will be the second successive annual increase in the United Kingdom's contribution to the fund. These increased contributions reflect our commitment to the important work which UNEP is------------
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undertaking on global environmental issues, particularly in relation to the 1992 United Nations conference on environment and development.