HC Deb 16 February 2000 vol 344 c559W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what advice he has received from the Trade Attaché of the British Embassy in Chile concerning the trade effects of the arrest of General Pinochet. [110114]

Mr. Caborn

[holding answer 14 February 2000]: The Commercial Section within our Embassy in Santiago provides regular advice on trade-related opportunities and developments. British companies remain active in Chile, although trade over the past year has been affected by the impact of the Asia crisis on the sub-region, including Chile, rather than by the detention of Senator Pinochet.