CARIBBEAN SUGAR PRICES

Early day motion 1208, tabled 6 December 2005 by Derek Conway (Conservative). Signed by 74 members.

That this House is concerned at the impact upon the Caribbean economies of Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica and St. Kitts and Nevis as a result of the EU's proposed 36 per cent. reduction in sugar prices over the next four years; and urges the Foreign Secretary and the Secretary of State for International Development to ensure that the long-standing relationship between the United Kingdom and the nations of the Caribbean is favourably reflected in the proportion of support available to sugar-protocol nations within the Caribbean.

Signatures by party: Labour 44, Conservative 13, DUP 6, Liberal Democrat 5, Plaid Cymru 3, Scottish National Party 2, Respect 1.