Written question asked by Ivan Henderson (Labour) on Thursday, 28 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 December 2002. It was answered by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Thursday, 5 December 2002 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to promote and support the right of developing countries to provide targeted protection for their local producers to benefit from international trade.

Answer: Mr. Ivan Henderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to promote and support the right of developing countries to provide targeted protection for their local producers to benefit from international trade. [85091] Nigel Griffiths: The Government recognise that developing countries are at different stages of development. Within the WTO, we support the further development of Special and Differential Treatment provisions which will help all developing countries integrate into the world trading system. In addition, the Government believe that new WTO rules should reflect the implementation capacity of all WTO Members, particularly the developing and Least Developed Countries.

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