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Lord Judd asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What percentage of their official bilateral governmental overseas aid in each of the years 1988-89 to 1995-96 inclusive was spent on; (a) Education and (b) Health.
Lord Chesham: The percentage of the total ODA Bilateral Aid Programme, allocable by sector, spent on Education and Health in the years 1988-89 to 1995-96 is presented in the table below:
| Education | Health | |
| Percentage | Percentage | |
| 1988-89 | 18 | 6 |
| 1989-90 | 19 | 8 |
| 1990-91 | 18 | 8 |
| 1991-92 | 18 | 8 |
| 1992-93 | 17 | 8 |
| 1993-94 | 17 | 10 |
| 1994-95 | 18 | 12 |
Notes:
(i) Source: British Aid Statistics 1994-95.
(ii) 1995-96 figures are not yet available.
Lord Bruntisfield asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Chesham: This calendar is primarily concerned with European Union matters, but certain other relevant events are also included. Events and dates quoted are based on the information available on the date of issue.
Subject: Monthly forecast of business for November 1996
1. The following Councils are scheduled:
Whether they will detail the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for November; and list major European Union events for the next six months.
Date Location Event
November 1996
4th-5th Brussels K4 Committee
7th-9th Cork Rural Development Conference
11th Brussels ECOFIN Council
11th-15th Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary
12th Brussels Health Council
14th Brussels Industry Council
14th-15th Dublin Political Committee
18th-19th Brussels Agriculture Council
19th Brussels Budget Council
21st Brussels Education Council
22nd Brussels Development Council
22nd Brussels Fisheries Council
25th Brussels Consumer Council
25th-26th Brussels General Affairs Council
26th Brussels Internal Market Council
27th-28th Brussels European Parliament Plenary
28th Brussels Telecommunications Council
28th-29th Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council
December 1996
2nd Brussels ECOFIN Council
2nd Brussels Social Affairs Council
3rd Brussels Energy Council
5th Brussels Research Council
6th Brussels General Affairs Council
9th-10th Brussels Environment Council
9th-13th Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary
12th-13th Brussels Transport Council
13th-14th Dublin European Council
16th Brussels Culture Council
16th-17th Brussels Agriculture Council
17th Brussels K4 Committee
19th-20th Brussels Fisheries Council
January 1997
1st Dutch Presidency begins
7th Brussels Fisheries Council
13th-17th Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary
20th-21st Brussels General Affairs Council
20th-21st Brussels Agriculture Council
27th Brussels ECOFIN Council (t.b.c.)
29th-30th Brussels European Parliament Plenary
31st Amsterdam Transport Council (Informal)
February 1997
1st Amsterdam Transport Council (Informal)
1st-2nd Brussels Economic Affairs Council (Informal)
5th-6th Noordwijk Justice and Home Affairs Council (Informal)
14th-15th Rotterdam Social Affairs Council (Informal)
17th Brussels ECOFIN Council
17th-18th Brussels Agriculture Council
17th-21st Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary
24th-25th Brussels General Affairs Council
28th Amsterdam Development Aid Council (Informal)
March 1997
1st-2nd Amsterdam Development Aid Council (Informal)
3rd Rotterdam Education Council (Informal)
3rd-4th Brussels Environment Council
6th Brussels Telecommunications Council
10th Brussels Internal Market Council
10th-14th Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary
11th-12th Brussels Transport Council
15th-16th Apeldoorn Gymnich (Informal)
17th Brussels ECOFIN Council
17th-19th Brussels Agriculture Council
18th-19th Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council
24th-25th Brussels General Affairs Council
April 1997
*4th-6th Noordwijk ECOFIN Council (Informal)
*7th-10th Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary
*10th Luxembourg Consumer Council
*14th-15th Luxembourg Fisheries Council
*17th Luxembourg Social Affairs Council
*18th-20th Amsterdam Environment Council (Informal)
*21st-22nd Luxembourg Agriculture Council
*23rd Brussels European Parliament Plenary
*24th Luxembourg Industry Council
*24th-25th Luxembourg ACP/EU
*25th Brussels European Parliament Plenary
*29th Luxembourg General Affairs Council
November
11th: ECOFIN Council
12th: Health Council
14th: Industry Council
18th: Agriculture Council
19th: Agriculture Council
19th: Budget Council
21st: Education Council
22nd: Development Council
22nd: Fisheries Council
25th: Consumer Council
25th: General Affairs Council
26th: General Affairs Council
26th: Internal Market Council
28th: Telecommunications Council
28th: Justice & Home Affairs Council
29th: Justice & Home Affairs Council
2. The following subjects are likely to be discussed:
11th November: ECOFIN Council
Approval of the provisional agenda.
Approval of the list of "A" points.
Preparation of the European Council: Recommendations of the Council based on Article 109 J.
Preparation of Stage 3 of EMU: Report by the Council to the European Council on relations between the Euro Area and non-participating Member States.
Commission report on the development of tax systems in the European Union.
SEM 2000 Commission presentation of report of personal representatives group.
Other Business.
12th November: Health Council
Adoption of the agenda.
Adoption of the list of "A" points.
Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the European Community.
EU-US Task force on Communicable diseases.
Strategy towards blood safety and self-sufficiency in the European Community: Draft Resolution.
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- Reduction of smoking in the European Community: Draft Resolution.
- Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE): Draft Conclusions.
- Integration of health protection requirements in Community policies: Draft Resolution.
- European Health Card.
- Other Business: Rapid introduction of important new medicinal products (requested by Netherlands Delegation).
- 14th November: Industry Council
- At this stage, all of the below would seem likely to be discussed.
- EC Merger Regulation.
- Presidency Paper on State Aids.
- Benchmarking.
- Communication on competitiveness of chemicals industry.
- Communication on competitiveness of automotive industry.
- Communication on competitiveness of textiles industry.
- Third SME Multi-annual programme (1997-2000)--particularly its budget.
- Resolution on realising the full potential of SMEs, including very small and micro enterprises.
- 18th/19th November: Agriculture Council
- Beef and cereals package.
- Reform of the tobacco sector.
- Reform of the olive oil sector.
- Durum Wheat (possible item).
- Plant health--solidarity and responsibility (possible item).
- BSE (possible item).
- Veterinary and Phytosanitary Agency (possible item).
- 19th November: Budget Council
- 1997 Budget.
- Legal Base (possible item).
- 21st November: Education Council (provisional agenda)
- School effectiveness: Discussion document and Council Conclusions (This will be the topic for the Open Debate).
- Lifelong Learning: Discussion document and Council Conclusions.
- Local Community Development through Education: Council Conclusions.
- Quality of Higher Education: Presentation of Recommendation.
- Paedophilia Conclusions/Declaration.
- Green Paper on Obstacles to Mobility: Presentation by the Commission.
- Quality Assessment of First and Second Level Education Systems: Oral report from the Commission.
- SOCRATES: Information from the Commission.
- European Commission White Paper: Commission report on five thematic conferences.
- Transferability of Grants: Information on Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation.
- TEMPUS II (Information/Decision depending on timeframe): Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 93/246/EEC of 29th April 1993 adopting the second phase of the trans-European co-operation scheme for higher education (TEMPUS II) (1994-1998).
- Learning in the Information Society: Information from the Commission.
- Meeting with the Education Ministers of the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe (the Council will adjourn its formal business at 1200 to have the formal part of the structured dialogue until 1300. This will continue over lunch and the Council will reconvene formally at approximately 1500 to conclude its business).
- 22nd November: Fisheries Council
- Multi-Annual Guidance Programme IV.
- Fish prices.
- Autonomous tariff quotas.
- 22nd November: Development Council (provisional agenda)
- First Ministerial exchange of views on ACP/EU relations post Lome IV (Commission Green Paper).
- Further exchange of views on Relief, Rehabilitation and Development.
- Resolution on Human and Social Development.
- Adoption of a common position on the Regulation on North/South Co-operation in the fight against drugs.
- Adoption of a common position on the Regulation on Aid for Population Policies and Programmes.
- Approval after EP second reading of the Regulations on Rehabilitation and Construction in Developing Countries, Refugees in Asia and Latin
- America, Environmental measures in Developing Countries and HIV/AIDS related operations in developing countries.
- Horizon 2000--Coherence, Complementarity and Co-ordination.
- 25th November: Consumer Council
- Draft directive on injunctions (access to justice).
- Action plan on access to justice.
- Directive on consumer credit (on formula used for APR).
- Discussion of green paper on "Financial services: meeting consumers' expectations".
- Discussion of green paper on "Commercial Communications".
- Presidency paper on vulnerable groups.
- Commission presentation on consumer guarantees.
- There will also be an open debate on Consumers and the Information Society.
- 25th/26th November: General Affairs Council
- Agenda not yet known.
- 26th November: Internal Market Council
- Agenda not yet known.
- 28th November: Telecommunications Council
- Directive on the application of open network provision to voice telephony and on universal service for telecommunications in a competitive environment: Common position.
- Directive on common rules for the development of Community postal services and the improvement of the quality of service: Common position (possible item).
- Decision regarding the definition and implementation of Community Policy in the field of communications and postal services: Adoption.
- Illegal material on the Internet: Conclusions/ Recommendations (possible item).
- Communication on numbering: Presentation (possible item).
- Directive on the approximation of the laws of Member States concerning the connected telecommunications equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity and applicability: Presentation (possible item).
- 28th/29th November: Justice & Home Affairs Council
- Agenda not yet known.
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