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Written question asked by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 February 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 February 2011. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Monday, 14 February 2011 on behalf of the Home Office.


Drugs: Bolivia

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the Bolivian Government on their proposed amendment to the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs to remove the ban on coca leaf chewing.
Answer

[holding answer 11 February 2011]: I met the Bolivian Foreign Minister, David Choquehuanca Céspedes, on 20 January 2011 to sign a UK/Bolivia Memorandum of Understanding on Drugs Cooperation. During the meeting we had a discussion on Bolivia's proposed amendment to the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
40443; 523 c515-6W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Drugs Bolivia
Link
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