Written question asked by Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 14 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 January 2010. It was answered by Chris Bryant (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 January 2010 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Peru: EU External Trade

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) his EU counterparts and (b) the European Commission on the effects on the indigenous Amazonians of the proposed free trade agreement between the EU and Peru.

Answer: Officials from the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels have been in continuous liaison with the European Commission throughout the negotiations—including on the UK's commitment to environmental conservation and protecting the rights of indigenous communities across the Latin American region—via representation to the Article 133 Committee (now the Trade Policy Committee, since entry into force of the Lisbon treaty) and associated meetings in Brussels.

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