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Catherine West Excerpts
Tuesday 11th July 2017

(7 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alan Duncan Portrait Sir Alan Duncan
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The Leader of the Opposition does seem to be a great fan of the Venezuelan Government, giving a passable impression himself of Fidel Castro, one sometimes thinks. What is happening to the Venezuelan economy gives us a clear indication of what would happen to the UK economy if ever the right hon. Gentleman were Prime Minister.

Catherine West Portrait Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green) (Lab)
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What practical steps have the British Government taken to deal with famine on the border between Venezuela and Colombia?

Alan Duncan Portrait Sir Alan Duncan
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There are no easy such attempts; we do not have a bilateral programme, but we are in touch with the United Nations. The hon. Lady’s very question illustrates the extent to which the Venezuelan Government have driven their own people to poverty; they are running short of the some of the most basic goods on which they have to live.