§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans she has to include in the next development White Paper the target of achieving global free trade by 2020. [109240]
§ Clare ShortWe will be covering trade issues in the next Development White Paper. Trade is important for developing countries as a way of helping to generate the economic growth necessary for poverty eradication. The Government support the early launch of a comprehensive round of trade negotiations aimed at a substantive package to remove trade barriers and to promote growth in the world economy.