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Proceeding contribution from Tony Blair (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 11 June 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on G8 Summit.


G8 Summit

My hon. Friend makes a good point. Part of what we did at the G8 was to recommit to the aid for trade package, which is a very important part of helping the developing world. However, within the context of the G4 and representation there from Brazil and India, we shall have the opportunity to debate the case on behalf of the developing world as well. Without going into details about the headline numbers, we are actually quite close—a lot closer than we have been—and the important thing to understand is that even if we were to agree what is on the table at the moment the benefits for the poorest countries in the world will be considerable; but I agree entirely with my hon. Friend that we have to remember that this is a development round and what was agreed at Hong Kong should be implemented.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
461 c521 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Education G8 Air pollution Climate change Developing countries Africa Health services International assistance HIV/AIDS Peacekeeping operations Pollution control Darfur Treaties Trade agreements United Nations Russia Sudan Greenhouse gas emissions
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