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Patrick Finucane Report
Wednesday 12th December 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Featherstone Portrait Lynne Featherstone
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I certainly hope that will be the case. One of our roles is, indeed, to leverage more funds across the board into the global fund. As the hon. Gentleman says, a replenishment year is coming up, and we will do all we can to make sure funds are replenished from everyone.

George Freeman Portrait George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con)
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Does the Minister agree that Britain’s agricultural science and our leadership in plant and animal genetics offer huge opportunities for us to help the developing world to deal with its emerging food nutrition challenges? I welcome the Government’s launch last month of an agricultural science strategy.

Baroness Featherstone Portrait Lynne Featherstone
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I agree that advancement in science will help to take this agenda forward. That is crucial in developing agriculture.

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