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Keith Vaz

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Tuesday 20th January 2015

(9 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I note the sibling solidarity as brother and sister Vaz are today seated together.

Keith Vaz Portrait Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab)
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We will do this every day, if it gets me called, Mr Speaker.

Will the Foreign Secretary join me in welcoming the decision taken 30 minutes ago by the EU to raise the ban on the import of Alphonso mangoes from India? Does he agree that a lesson should be learned by the EU that before it makes such decisions, there should be proper consultation and full transparency?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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Yes, I am absolutely clear that there should be full transparency on all issues concerning mangoes, and I am delighted to see the greatest possible level of free trade in the international market for mangoes.

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