Debates between Lord Bellingham and Tristram Hunt during the 2010-2015 Parliament

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Debate between Lord Bellingham and Tristram Hunt
Tuesday 19th June 2012

(12 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Bellingham Portrait Mr Bellingham
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I can assure the hon. Gentleman that we are working absolutely furiously to try to increase the amount of trade with those countries. UK Trade and Investment—indeed, the entire network—is working as hard as it can to increase trade. In fact, in all those countries our bilateral trade is on target to double over the comprehensive spending review period. Of course there is more work to do, but I would suggest that, through the efforts of Ministers, UKTI and our missions, we are making good progress.

Tristram Hunt Portrait Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central) (Lab)
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7. What recent assessment he has made of his Department’s procurement policies.