Written question asked by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 February 2006. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 February 2006 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

EU Sugar Regime

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with other Government Departments on help to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries to mitigate the effect on jobs of reform of the EU sugar regime.

Answer: Officials from the relevant Government Departments, including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Department for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs, the Department for International Development (DFID) and Her Majesty's Treasury, have met frequently under Cabinet Office coordination in recent months to discuss ways of helping African, Caribbean and Pacific sugar producers adjust to the reform of the EU sugar regime, and to secure the support of the European Commission and other member states for an adequate level of assistance. The subject has also been discussed in meetings between the Parliamentary Under-Secretaries at the FCO and DFID.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 442 c1901W;442 c1901W; 49664
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Government departments Reform Departmental coordination ACP countries Common sugar regime
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk