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Debate between Lord Hague of Richmond and Chris Leslie
Tuesday 1st February 2011

(14 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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Indeed. The Commonwealth now includes 54 nations on six continents, with 31% of the world’s population. It has, as I said, an increasing share of the world’s trade, and the proportion of the members of the Commonwealth’s trade with each other is growing, so it is not an organisation of the past. It will have increasing importance in the future.

Chris Leslie Portrait Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Lab/Co-op)
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14. What steps he plans to take to promote a peaceful resolution to the dispute in Kashmir.

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