Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Andrew Mitchell (Conservative), on Wednesday, 15 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 98 members in total.

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FAIR, JUST AND FREE TRADE

That this House believes that a fair and just world trading system is vital if poverty is to be eradicated; recognises the devastating effects that protectionist policies in developed countries, particularly the EU's Common Agricultural Policy and US farm subsidies, currently have on the ability of people in poor countries to trade their way out of poverty; recognises the failure of protectionist policies to reduce poverty; and believes that the British Government should champion the benefits of free trade and push the EU and US to scrap their immoral and hypocritical trade subsidies and tariffs, particularly in the agricultural sector, in order to secure a breakthrough in world trade talks.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

13 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

David Davis

Alan Duncan

Liam Fox

Lord Hammond of Runnymede

Oliver Heald

Subjects

Developing countries Poverty Free trade

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk