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Taiwan-Eu Economic Co-Operation Agreement

EDM number 2215 in 2010-12, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 10/10/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Asia and International trade.

That this House supports the signing of an Economic Co-operation Agreement between the EU and Taiwan; notes the rapprochement between the two governments across the Taiwan Strait, which has so far led to the signing of 15 mutual agreements, including the Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement (ECFA), which reduces the trade barriers of mainland China's market to products of Taiwanese origin and vice versa; acknowledges that the expansion of cross-strait economic relations is in the interest of those on both sides and of the EU; recognises that Taiwan achieved 10.88 per cent. GDP growth in 2010, is the EU's 14th largest trading partner globally and its 6th largest trading partner in Asia, with total trade volume of 37 billion; observes that Taiwan's high-tech industry, economic growth and expanding trade provide a mutually beneficial opportunity for co-operation between the EU and Taiwan; commends the fact that the European Parliament unanimously passed a resolution on 11 May 2011 supporting the further strengthening of Taiwan-EU trade and economic ties and the signing of a bilateral economic co-operation agreement; and calls on the Government to encourage the EU to conduct negotiations with Taiwan with the goal of agreeing a Taiwan-EU Economic Co-operation Agreement.

This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Andrew Rosindell10/10/2011RomfordConservativeProposed
Jim Dobbin10/10/2011Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
David Amess10/10/2011Southend WestConservativeSeconded
Mike Hancock10/10/2011Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jim Shannon11/10/2011StrangfordDUPSeconded
Peter Bottomley11/10/2011Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
David Simpson12/10/2011Upper BannDUPSigned
Alasdair McDonnell17/10/2011Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
William McCrea18/10/2011South AntrimDUPSigned
Elfyn Llwyd19/10/2011Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Michael Connarty31/10/2011Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Graham Brady01/11/2011Altrincham and Sale WestConservativeSigned
Jim Dowd02/11/2011Lewisham West and PengeLabourSigned
Rosie Cooper20/02/2012West LancashireLabourSigned

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