World Trade Organisation

HC Deb 28 January 2004 vol 417 c377W

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which members of the World Trade Organisation have yet to(a) ratify and (b) implement the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Financial Services. [149079]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The WTO agreement on financial services dates from 12 December 1997 and required ratification and acceptance by 29 January 1999. To date, Brazil, Jamaica and Philippines have not done so.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many delegates from each member of the World Trade Organisation attended the ministerial conference in Cancun in September 2003. [149977]

Ms Hewitt

According to WTO Secretariat figures over 3,200 accredited delegates attended the 5^th WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun held in September 2003, from 144 member country delegations.

The WTO Secretariat does not provide a breakdown of the number of delegates by member country. A list of all accredited delegates is available from the WTO website at:www.wto.org.