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date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make an assessment on the effect on the Fairtrade scheme of the decision of Sainsbury's and other retailers to withdraw from that scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	3300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID is a longstanding supporter of Fairtrade and other standards organisations which fall under the International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance umbrella. Certification by these organisations assures consumers that standards are being met and can help producers receive a better price for their goods. There is not yet sufficient information available on the Sainsbury’s Sustainability Standards for DFID to make an assessment. Officials will monitor the progress of the scheme, including its impact on Fairtrade.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/07/2017 16:45:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

733081

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the benefits of Fairtrade certification for producers in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID is long standing supporter of Fairtrade. Fairtrade plays an important role in helping producers around the world improve their lives in a sustainable way; ensuring farmers receive fair prices for their products, workers receive better wages and by making agricultural practices more sustainable. Fairtrade provides a minimum price for sales, as well as a premium, and certifies smallholder and plantation supply chains, as well as extractives such as gold. Producers received an estimated £123 million premium as a result of being part of a Fairtrade supply chain in 2015.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2017 08:34:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

732575

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's policy is on Fairtrade certification.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	1227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The UK government is a strong supporter of Fairtrade. From 2010 to 2016, DFID provided £18 million to Fairtrade International to support their work and strengthen the global Fairtrade system. This includes Fairtrade producer and worker organizations that contribute to inclusive economic, environmental and social development in their communities around the world. DFID continues to actively engage with Fairtrade on a variety of projects and campaigns, such as supporting the pilot of Fairtrace, a technology based supply chain mapping programme run with Fairtrade’s supply chain assurance partner, FLOCERT.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/06/2017 14:44:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

691992

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to raise public awareness of Fair Trade.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting Fairtrade around the world. Over the last six years, the Department for International Development (DfID) has provided £18 million to Fairtrade International to support their work and strengthen the global Fairtrade system. This includes Fairtrade producer and worker organizations that are the drivers of inclusive economic, environmental and social development in their communities around the world. DfID continues to actively engage with Fairtrade on a variety of projects and campaigns, such as the forthcoming Fairtrade Fortnight from 27 February to 12 March. Minister Stewart will be speaking at the All Party Parliamentary Group event marking the launch of Fairtrade Fortnight where he will meet Fairtrade campaigners from the UK and a Fairtrade coffee producer from Tanzania.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/02/2017 16:39:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon