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Live webchat with Douglas Alexander, secretary of state for international development, Tues 2 March, 1.15-2pm

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GeraldineMumsnet · 25/02/2010 13:23

We're very pleased that Douglas Alexander is joining us for a webchat on 2 March at 1.15pm.As it's Fairtrade Fortnight, he would like to discuss the importance of Fairtrade and how UK shoppers can help farmers in developing countries with their purchases. On Mon 22 Feb, the Dept for International Development launched the first-ever Fairtrade raisins from Afghanistan and coffee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the value of Fairtrade goods sold globally is set to triple to £9 billion a year by 2013.If you've got any questions you'd like to put to Douglas about Fairtrade or any other topics, please join us. Please note the chat will last for 45 mins, not an hour. Thanks, MNHQ.

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Carriemumsnet · 02/03/2010 11:17

I recently went to Malawi with Oxfam to highlight the problem of maternal mortality and was v impressed by the work DFID have done and the support they are still giving there (please continue!).

Mumsnetters are obviously committed to supporting women in the third world (and in particular working to reduce maternal and infant mortality) but I was dismayed to see a recent Metro poll where people thought we should be reducing overseas aid. How do we persuade the British public that giving the right sort of aid to the Third World is in our long term interest as well as being the right thing to do?

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JustineMumsnet · 02/03/2010 13:14

Douglas is here and ready to go in a mo...

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JustineMumsnet · 02/03/2010 14:19

Thanks so much to Douglas for your time and to everyone for all the questions.
Douglas has promised to come back on a few questions he didn't have time for here such as fairtrade services, the role of China, conditionality of aid and finance for climate change.

(Nessarose we did ask Douglas about your cub pack but think it's a long shot! But if you contact Douglas's office [email protected] they promise to put you in touch with you local fair trade association).

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HelenMumsnet · 02/03/2010 15:51

Hello. Just popping on to post a link to the volunteering scheme Douglas talked about in his reply to nearlyfifty.

It gives young people a chance to work in developing countries for 10 weeks.

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