Written question asked by Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 31 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 November 2002. It was answered by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 November 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 her Department has to promote the suspension of (a) oil extraction and (b) the trading of Sudanese oil pending the signing of a sustainable peace agreement in the Sudan.

Answer: Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans her Department has to promote the suspension of (a) oil extraction and (b) the trading of Sudanese oil pending the signing of a sustainable peace agreement in the Sudan. [79445] Mr. Wilson: The Department do not have any policy to halt commercial interests in Sudan. In general this Government believe that multilateral action is more effective than unilateral sanctions.

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