FLEXIBLE TRADE REGIMES

Early day motion 311, tabled 9 December 2002 by Rudi Vis (Labour). Signed by 29 members.

That this House notes that trade liberalisation has not, in the past, been associated with the same kind of success in terms of development and poverty reduction as interventionist and flexible trade regimes; and further notes that if the World Trade Organisation agreements are to contribute to development and poverty reduction, developing countries must be given special and differential treatment, which allows them to use trade policy in an interventionist and flexible manner, to support the development of domestic industry, the diversification of the economy and the generation of sufficient wealth to lift their population out of poverty.

Signatures by party: Labour 22, Liberal Democrat 4, Labour/Co-operative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.