Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Debate
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Lord McFall of Alcluith
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
My Lords, I cannot go into the specifics of my noble friend’s suggestion, although it is a practical one and I will certainly reflect on its importance. We are signing a raft of free trade agreements across the globe, including with Commonwealth friends and countries. I assure my noble friend that we will use our continuing role as Chair-in-Office to ensure that the ambitions to enhance trade and co-operation and boost intra-Commonwealth trade—for example, through the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda—remain key priorities. We have set an ambition, which we hope to achieve, of $2 trillion of trade between Commonwealth countries by 2030.
The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)
My Lords, all supplementary questions have been asked.