Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he made representations during his recent meeting with the President of the Philippines on the Government of Philippines' policy on tackling illegal drugs.

In their recent meeting, the President of the Philippines and my Rt. Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for International Trade had a wide ranging discussion that included illegal drugs, in the context of the importance of the rule of law, adhering to international obligations as well as the implications on international trade arrangements.