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UK Trade and Investment

Debate between Geoffrey Clifton-Brown and David Amess
Thursday 15th March 2012

(12 years, 9 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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My hon. Friend makes an extremely interesting point. I have come across one or two honorary consuls, such as a former one in Mexico who is involved in a huge development in that country and knows the whole business community backwards. Other than a few expenses, honorary consuls come for free to the UK Government, so we should appoint more. My hon. Friend is exactly right.