13. Wishes to see an assessment of the structure and capacity of the committee secretariats in order to ensure that they are ready to step up the quality of their legislative work; is surprised at recent claims that a mere 6% of staff work on committees and invites the Secretary-General to provide, before 1 July 2008, a mid-term evaluation of human resources needs, including more precise information on the needs of the various committees, as well as a detailed organisation chart of all staff (officials and other staff) working in the administration and to suggest appropriate solutions, including redeployment, in order to strengthen the ...[+++]core activity of legislative work;

9. Calls on the Commission to develop policies that encourage women to form self help groups and set up on their own and, in collaboration with international organisations (such as Finance PlaNet), to expand the microfinance network, so that more women can access loans in order to improve their economic status;

46. Calls on the Commission to develop policies that encourage women to form self help groups and set up on their own and, in collaboration with international organisations (such as Finance PlaNet), to expand the micro-finance network so that more women can take out loans in order to improve their economic status;

The proposals would ensure that the countries joining the Union this year plus the remaining candidate countries could continue to apply for loans to improve safety and efficiency and also for loans to fund permanent closure following accession.

The tragedy demonstrates once again the desperate lengths to which people are prepared to go to try to improve circumstances for themselves and their families.

By Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) — Report of the Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1993, pursuant to subsection 22(1) of the Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act, Chapter 25 (3rd Supp.), Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985.