§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans her Department has to support the development of the hemp industry into the production of industrial fibre. [64175]
§ Clare ShortWhile my Department has been active in the development and use of many vegetable fibre crops—e.g. jute, flax, sisal; it currently has no plans to support the hemp (Cannabis sativa) fibre industry in any developing country.