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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-03more like thismore than 2017-11-03
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade remove filter
answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
hansard heading Trade Agreements: Africa more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that trade negotiations include low and middle-income countries in Africa when the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Edinburgh South more like this
tabling member printed
Ian Murray remove filter
uin 111319 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
answer text <p>We are considering our future trading relationships with a broad range of partners as we prepare to leave the EU. The UK remains committed to ensuring developing countries can reduce poverty through enhanced trading opportunities. The Government’s priority is to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements, including with developing countries. We will seek to transition existing Economic Partnership Agreements with African, and also Pacific and Caribbean, countries and regions. We will establish a unilateral trade preference scheme which will, as a minimum, provide the same level of access to around 70 developing countries as the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham more like this
answering member printed Greg Hands remove filter
question first answered
less than 2017-11-13T17:15:31.117Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-13T17:15:31.117Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Greg Hands more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Ian Murray more like this