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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 9 March 1999.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE

TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY 1999

Members present:

Mr Martin O'Neill in the Chair

Mr Roger Berry
Mr Jim Cunningham
Mr Lindsay Hoyle Mr Alasdair Morgan
Helen Southworth

CONTENTS
Memorandum submitted by Ethical Trading Initiative
Appendix A
Appendix B

Examination of Witnesses
MR PHIL MUMBY, Acting Chairman, Supply Chain Director, Premier Brands and MARY MCCOWAN, Acting Manager, Ethical Trading Initiative, examined

Question Number
1 - 19
20 - 41

Extract from Memorandum submitted by C&A
Memorandum submitted by B&Q
Memorandum submitted by Safeway
Memorandum submitted by Professor David Wheeler

Examination of Witnesses
MR CHRIS WILLIAMS, Head of Corporate Communications, C&A, DR ALAN KNIGHT, Environmental Policy Controller, B&Q, MR TONY COMBES, Public Affairs Manager, Safeway and PROFESSOR DAVID WHEELER, KPMG and Kingston University, examined.

Question Number
42 - 59
60 -73

Memorandum submitted by World Development Movement
Memorandum submitted by CAFOD, the Catholic aid agency for England and Wales

Examination of Witnesses
MR BARRY COATES, Director, World Development Movement, and MR DUNCAN GREEN, CAFOD, examined.

Question Number
74 - 89
90 - 93

Memoranda submitted by Traidcraft

Examination of Witnesses
MR PHIL WELLS, Fairtrade Foundation, and MR GRAHAM YOUNG, General Director, and MR ROB LAKE, Policy Co-ordinator, Traidcraft, examined.

Question Number
94 - 109
110 -114

Memorandum submitted by TUC

Examination of Witnesses
MR SIMON STEYNE, International Officer, TUC, and MR NEIL KEARNEY, General Secretary, International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation, examined.

Question Number
115 - 119
120 - 125

Memorandum submitted by the Department of Trade and Industry
Memorandum submitted by the Department for International Development
Speech by Rt Hon Clare Short MP, to the First Annual Conference of the Ethical Trading Initiative, London

Examination of Witnesses
MR CHARLES BRIDGE, Director, and MS AILEEN LEONARD, Desk Officer, Department of Trade and Industry; MS ROSEMARY STEVENSON, Head, Business Partnerships Development, and MS JUDY WALKER, Senior Social Development Adviser, Department for International Development, examined.

Question Number
126 - 129
130 - 149
150 - 168



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