§ 20. Mr. LockTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will hold discussions with Caribbean countries on the new banana regime for imports into the European Union. [48720]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonWe consulted Caribbean countries closely on how best to amend the EU banana regime in response to the WTO judgment, before decisions were taken in the EU last month. We will remain in close contact with them on this issue, which is of vital importance to the prosperity of many countries in the Caribbean.