Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions officials in her Department have had with the governments of African states receiving aid from the UK on policy reforms relating to seeds and plants variety protections; and if she will publish correspondence and transcripts of meetings on those issues between her Department and (a) the governments of those African states, (b) the US administration, (c) representatives of agricultural companies and (d) representatives of seed companies.

I refer the hon. Lady to the answer given on 18/12/2014 to the right honourable member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Katy Clark MP), (218562).