Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stephen Metcalfe and Greg Hands

Thursday 11th January 2018 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con)]

T4. What practical steps is my right hon. Friend’s Department taking to increase capacity in developing countries to trade their way to sustainable growth?

[The Minister for Trade Policy (Greg Hands)]

Assisting trade capability in the developing world is one of the key parts of our official development assistance strategy, launched by the Department for International Development last year. In Buenos Aires last month the Secretary of State and I announced a big increase in funding for the WTO’s enhanced integrated framework, which does precisely that, making the UK the largest donor to that WTO fund.