Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent progress he has made on the Doha round; and if he will make a statement. [55133]

Ed Davey MP; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: Concluding the Doha round in 2011 is the UK's top overarching trade priority. Negotiations are currently at an impasse over industrial tariff cuts. We are pushing the key players to show the leadership and flexibility needed to conclude the round this year.