the next session of the Committee. 2. Mr, ALSTON said he had reason to believe that Luxembourg had taken that decision because of the number of questions drawn up by the pre-sessional Working Group and reiterated his opinion that it was very awkward that the latter could not meet sufficiently far in advance to give States time to prepare their answers satisfactorily. 3. The CHAIRMAN suggested that it would also be helpful if the Working Group listed only the most important questions, bearing in mind that delegations had only 45 minutes in which to reply. 4. Mr. SIMMA, speaking as Chairman/Rapporteur of the pre-sessional Working Group, said that the Luxembourg report was nnsatisfactory as it was only 12 pages long and article 15 was not even touched on. That was why the Working Group had asked for so many clarifications. 5. Mr. ALSTON recalled that the Committee had decided at a previous meeting to review, on an experimental basis, the distribution of floor time, in order to take better account of the large number of questions that States were asked and to enable them to meet the Committee's new requirements. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS: (a) REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT (agenda item 6) (continued) Initial reports concerning articles 13 to 15 and 10 to 12 of the Covenant (continued) Jamaica (E/1986/3/Add.12, E/1988/5/Add.3, E/1984/7/Add.30) (continued) 6. At the invitation of the Chairman, Mrs, Nembhard and Mr, Smith {Jamaica) took places at the Committee table. 7. Mrs, NEMBHARD (Jamaica), in answer to the questions raised by Mr. Sparsis, said that the aim of the Human Resource Development Programme (HRDP) was to improve the efficiency and management of social services and particularly the health services, by targeting the most disadvantaged social 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a committee meeting and reports submitted by states parties regarding the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The discussion focuses on the content of the reports, specifically the Human Resource Development Programme in Jamaica, and the logistics of the meeting, such as the distribution of floor time. These topics suggest that the category would be related to human rights or social issues.

**Category**
Health, Education