§ Mr. ParryTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about the recent meeting of the World Trade Organisation with particular reference to child labour. [10302]
§ Mr. NelsonThe recent World Trade Organisation ministerial conference in Singapore agreed that the International Labour Organisation was the competent body set up to deal with internationally recognised core labour standards, including those related to child labour. Ministers agreed that economic growth and development fostered by trade and further trade liberalisation contributed to the promotion of these standards.