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Written Answers

Volume 459: debated on Monday 21 January 1985

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Written Answers

Un Declaration On Africa

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will place in the Library a copy of the Declaration on Africa, covering emergency relief for famine and longer-term remedies for famine, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 4th December 1984; and what was the attitude of the United Kingdom representatives to this declaration.

Copies of the Declaration on Africa adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 3rd December 1984 are being placed in the Library today. The declaration, adopted by consensus, was welcomed by United Kingdom representatives and by all regional groups. It is an important statement both of the international community's readiness to assist Africa and of African countries' resolve to help themselves.

The Survey Of London

asked Her Majesty's Government:If they are now able to say what arrangements are to be made for the future of the Survey of London once the GLC has been abolished.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment
(The Earl of Avon)

Responsibility for the Survey of London will pass to the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments. This decision, originally announced in the White Paper Streamlining the Cities (Cmnd 9063), reflects the long and close relationship between the Royal Commission and the Survey of London, which will now continue without disruption.