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Developing Countries: Cooperatives

Commons · Question 39533 · Tabled 19 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2025

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Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting cooperatives in developing countries.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 1 Apr 2025

The Government recognises the important contribution cooperatives have made in serving local communities around the world. Cooperatives are a tried-and-tested model in international development, that can enable citizens and producers to access services or...