Oral Answers to Questions — International Development

– in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 24 January 2007.

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The Secretary of State was asked—

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    Whether he plans to support from his departmental budget the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Engaging with the Islamic World Group.

  • Rising Sea Levels (14 speeches)

    What help his Department is providing to help communities in developing countries threatened by rising sea levels.

  • Doha Round (14 speeches)

    What steps he is taking to secure further progress on the development aspects of the Doha round of trade talks.

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (15 speeches, 2 annotations)

    What progress has been made towards millennium development goals in sub-Saharan Africa.

  • International Corruption (7 speeches)

    If he will make a statement on his role as ministerial champion for addressing international corruption.

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