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Sheerman, Barry (1)
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To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking to encourage more companies to participate in fair trade practices. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking to encourage more companies to participate in fair trade practices. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Barry Sheerman
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Patricia Hewitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 March 2004
For answer on
22 March 2004
Answered on
22 March 2004
Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she is taking to encourage more companies to
participate in fair trade practices. [162083]
Ms Hewitt: The Government has worked hard to encourage companies to participate in fair trade practices. The Government, through
DFID, has provided £0.5 million in support for UK development awareness and education campaigns centred around fair trade
over the past two years. This includes £120,000 to the media campaigns of the Fairtrade Foundation to raise both business and
consumer awareness of how fair trade benefits poor producers and to increase the exposure of products carrying the Fairtrade mark.
Government support for fair trade is part of a wider programme designed to mainstream social responsible business practices in the
corporate sector. The Government, through DfID, funds the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI); £1.3 million over the last three
years. The ETI, an alliance of Trade Unions, NGOs and private companies, seeks to promote good practices in the implementation of
labour related codes of conduct throughout the supply chain.
Subjects
Ethics; Government assistance; Trade; Fairtrade initiative
Date
22 March 2004
Reference
419 c519W;419 c521W; 162083
House
House of Commons