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Written Question · S1W-30231 · Session 1

Further to the answer to question S1W-29654 by Cathy Jamieson on 1 October 2002, whether requests for liberalisation from other World Trade…

Answered Asked by Linda Fabiani SNP Lodged 3 Oct 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29654 by Cathy Jamieson on 1 October 2002, whether requests for liberalisation from other World Trade Organisation members in relation to the General Agreement on Trade in Services in order to secure private sector involvement in the provision of public services will limit its ability to protect public services from any adverse effects.

The answer

Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 17 Oct 2002 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The regulation of international trade is a reserved matter.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-30231 by reference.