Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Humfrey Malins (Conservative). It was answered on Wednesday, 3 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for International Development.
Fairtrade Fortnight
- Question
- Existing trade rules often prevent producers in the developing world from lifting themselves out of poverty. Does the Minister agree that now, more than ever, is the time to champion a free, open and fair trading system, and will he do all he can to end the deadlock in the Doha round of trade talks?
- Answer
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I hope that I can give the hon. Gentleman the assurance that he seeks. Only tomorrow, I will be meeting Pascal Lamy, the director general of the World Trade Organisation, to discuss how we can continue to make progress towards achieving the fairer trade rules that were promised by the global community, and anticipated back in 2001, but that, alas, have not yet reached a conclusion.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 506 c930-1
- Session
- 2009-10
- Oral question type
- 1st Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Fairtrade initiative
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- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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