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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:31 pm on 19 December 2005.

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Photo of David Curry David Curry Conservative, Skipton and Ripon 3:31, 19 December 2005

What steps can the Prime Minister take to ensure that the Doha trade round does not drift into failure in the early months of next year? Can he assure us that the 2008 expenditure review will not prevent the European Union from making a new offer on agricultural subsidies a great deal earlier than that, given that, in the light of world prices, the abolition of export rebates is a relatively low-cost option?