Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Bob Blizzard (Labour). It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 June 2007 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

UK/Brazil Economic and Trade Committee

Question: If she will make a statement on the progress of the joint economic and trade committee with Brazil.

Answer: There has been a good deal of progress under the UK-Brazil joint economic and trade committee. It is an excellent initiative for developing our strategic economic relationship with Brazil. Good relationships have been established at both Government and private sector level. The Confederation of British Industry is delivering a comprehensive programme aimed at improving the business environment with Brazil. A full programme of activities is under way for the UK-Brazil year of science.

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