DOHA TRADE TALKS

Early day motion 14, tabled 15 November 2006 by Alan Duncan (Conservative). Signed by 62 members.

That this House regrets that the Doha trade round collapsed in July; believes that trade needs to be fair and balanced to ensure that it benefits both developing countries and developed countries; further believes that unfair tariffs by the European Union and North America and failure to reach a multilateral agreement on trade will lead to poverty; notes that the US Administration has only been granted fast track negotiating authority for the trade talks by Congress until July 2007; and urgently calls on the Government to press the European Union to be more pro-active in reigniting the Doha trade talks.

Signatures by party: Conservative 41, Liberal Democrat 10, Labour 5, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.