{"value":{"id":60698,"askingMemberId":1464,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2014-06-09T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2014-06-11T00:00:00","uin":"199586","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with (a) UK-based companies and (b) companies selling products in the UK about the effect of their sourcing practices on small-scale farmers in developing countries.","answeringBodyId":20,"answeringBodyName":"Department for International Development","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1531,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2014-06-16T00:00:00","answerText":"<p> </p><p>We regularly have discussions with UK based companies about a range of issues including supply chains and how they can improve development impacts.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Developing Countries: Agriculture","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/60698","method":"GET"}]}