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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 10 September 2014.

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Photo of William Hague William Hague First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons 11:30, 10 September 2014

Of course, nobody can claim to know what the figure will be in 2020, since we are only in 2014. A great deal of work has to be done, but we have greatly intensified the promotion of British exports. That is why I, in my time as Foreign Secretary, opened nearly 20 new embassies and consulates, including many that the Labour party closed when it was in power, and why we have revamped UK Trade & Investment. We have huge increases in exports to countries such as China, India and Brazil. Everybody, of all parties and businesses, must join in making a success of that by 2020.