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Treaty of Lisbon (No. 6)

I shall probably have a midnight visit from the Whips, now that I have secured the hon. Gentleman's support. On a serious note, I welcome the many contributions that he makes. The subject of our debate is important and he makes some significant points. What are the effects of EPAs? I shall give three examples. Studies for Kenya's Ministry of Trade, the International Monetary Fund and the EC indicate that under a proposed EPA, Kenya could lose up to 65 per cent. of its industry, 12 per cent. of its Government revenue and millions of rural livelihoods. As a further example from another country, Traidcraft reported that Jamaica's dairy market liberalisation decimated small farmers, left local milk production with barely one tenth of the market in Jamaica and led to the EU supplying two thirds of the island's milk powder.