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Written question asked by Lisa Nandy (Labour) on Thursday, 15 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 March 2012. It was answered by Alan Duncan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 March 2012 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Bangladesh

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department has made representations to the Bangladeshi authorities on Bangladesh's new national coal policy.
Answer

I enquired about the progress of the national coal policy when I visited Bangladesh last year. There was no discussion of the Phulbari mine and the Department has not entered into any further discussions on the matter. The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, recently said that there would be no new mining under the current Government.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
101170; 542 c756W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Coal Mining Bangladesh
Link
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