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Proceeding contribution from Clive Efford (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 11 July 2005. It occurred during Ministerial statement on G8.


G8

Does my right hon. Friend agree that, in terms of the agenda for the G8, the genie is out of the bottle in a way that it has never been before? Over the past few weeks, I have visited Willowdene and St. Thomas More primary schools, where the children have demanded education for children in the developing world, and St. Thomas More secondary school, which is setting up its own fair trade canteen that will sell only fair trade goods. That is a sustainable development that will help future generations to understand the agenda of the G8 and what needs to be done. Does my right hon. Friend agree that such initiatives place an obligation on the people who are charged with delivering the communiqués from the G8 and future summits to make the difference that people want?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
436 c591-2 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Climate change Developing countries Debts written off G8 Poverty Politics and government Trade
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk