Trade Out of Poverty

  

  
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Does your Member of Parliament support our goals?

Low Income Countries have one fifth of the world's population but only account for one fiftieth of world trade. People in these countries live on less than $2 a day and yet we in the developed world won't let them trade their way out of poverty. Constituents share our concern for these countries and our belief that they will only achieve a decent standard of living for their people if rich countries like ours give them the opportunity to Trade Out of Poverty. For many people this is a key issue and they would like to know whether their local MP supports the objectives of the Trade Out of Poverty campaign. Do you?

Party support

Former Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander has welcomed the fact that Trade Out of Poverty is raising these issues. You can read more about the Labour Party's policies and thoughts on the campaign here.

Read Prime Minister David Cameron's letter of support for Trade Out of Poverty's goals on behalf of the Conservative Party here.  You can read the details of the Conservative policy here.


You can read Michael Moore MP's support on behalf of the Liberal Democrats here

Add your name to the list!

If you are a Member, follow this link to email us or simply reply to the email we sent you to tell us you would like us to add your name to the list of people who want to help the poorest trade out of poverty.
If you are a constituent and want your local MP to sign up to support the Trade Out of Poverty goals, please send him or her a link to this page and ask them to sign up.

  • Open up rich markets unconditionally to all the poorest countries
  • Simplify trade rules to let developing countries share in world trade
  • End rich country export and domestic subsidies which hit poor countries’ trade
  • Help reduce tariffs between poor countries
  • Support investment in roads, ports and administrative structures that make trade possible

Your name                                             Your party                                           Your constituency

Richard Bacon MP  Conservative   South Norfolk
Harriett Baldwin MP  Conservative  West Worcestershire
Peter Bottomley MP  Conservative  Worthing West
Graham Brady MP  Conservative   Altrincham and Sale West
Tom Brake MP  Liberal Democrat  Carshalton and Wallington
Lorely Burt MP  Liberal Democrat  Solihull
Katy Clark MP  Labour  North Ayrshire and Arran
Ian Davidson MP  Labour  Glasgow South West
Philip Davies MP  Conservative  Shipley
Brian Donohoe MP  Labour  Central Ayrshire
Jonathan Evans MP  Conservative  Cardiff North
Paul Flynn MP  Labour  Newport West
Nia Griffith MP  Labour  Llanelli 
Robert Halfon MP  Conservative  Harlow 
Fabian Hamilton MP  Labour  Leeds North East
Gordon Henderson MP  Conservative  Sittingbourne and Sheppey
George Howarth MP  Labour   Knowsley North and Sefton East
Chris Huhne MP  Liberal Democrat  Eastleigh
Mark Hunter MP  Liberal Democrat   Cheadle 
Margot James MP  Conservative  Stourbridge
Bernard Jenkin MP  Conservative  North Essex
Charles Kennedy MP  Liberal Democrat  Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Norman Lamb MP  Liberal Democrat  North Norfolk
Andrea Leadsom MP  Conservative  South Northamptonshire
Stephen Lloyd MP  Liberal Democrat  Eastbourne and Willingdon
Karen Lumley MP  Conservative  Redditch
Peter Luff MP  Conservative  Mid Worcestershire
Stephen Metcalfe MP  Conservative  South Basildon and East Thurrock
Andrew Mitchell MP  Conservative  Sutton Coldfield
Greg Mulholland MP  Liberal Democrat  Leeds North West
Sandra Osborne MP  Labour  Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
James Plaskitt MP  Labour  Warwick and Leamington
John Redwood MP  Conservative  Wokingham
Alan Reid MP  Liberal Democrat  Argyll and Bute
Rachel Reeves MP  Labour   Leeds West
Adrian Sanders MP  Liberal Democrat  Torbay
Henry Smith MP  Conservative  Crawley
Nicholas Soames MP  Conservative  Mid Sussex
Caroline Spelman MP  Conservative  Meriden
Andrew Stunell MP  Liberal Democrat  Hazel Grove
Jo Swinson MP  Liberal Democrat  East Dunbartonshire
Ed Vaizey MP  Conservative  Wantage
Robin Walker MP  Conservative  Worcester
Robert Walter MP  Conservative  North Dorset
Steve Webb MP  Liberal Democrat  Thornbury and Yate
Roger Williams MP  Liberal Democrat  Brecon and Radnorshire
Robert Wilson MP  Conservative  Reading East 
Mike Wood MP  Labour  Batley and Spen
Simon Wright MP  Liberal Democrat  Norwich South
     
Sir Menzies Campbell, MP  Liberal Democrat  Fife North East 
Lord Michael Hastings  Independent   
Peter Lilley, MP  Conservative   Hitchin and Harpenden 
     
     
Thank you for your support!