HC Deb 07 February 2000 vol 344 c26W
Mr. Streeter

To 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 Short

We 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.