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HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillDoes the right hon. Member agree that the trade pursued by the European Union with Australia and New Zealand, which will see economic growth, has on the face of it been done with…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for mentioning the International Trade Committee, which I chair, and he highlights our frustration. Committee members have different…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThe right hon. Gentleman makes a great point. Australian wine producers have argued that Treasury banding undermines the spirit of the agreement. To those who are exporting to…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman, a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, for giving way. He makes a very interesting point. A trade deal depends on…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThis debate seems more like a discussion at times, but a good discussion. The hon. Gentleman has made an important point. Let us say that we are negotiating a trade deal that will…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI have hesitated to interrupt the hon. Lady, because her speech is going really well—as well as I hope Celtic will be going tonight when they are cuffing Real Madrid after about 8…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThe hon. Lady is making an excellent speech and is speaking up well for her constituents in Chesham and Amersham as well as being understanding about the situation in Scotland and…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillIt is good to have these sorts of discussions. To paraphrase, the hon. Gentleman is saying, “The UK is opening the door to Australia but it is not going to come through the door…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI am interested in the hon. Gentleman’s philosophy and approach to trade. He said it was a 15-year lead-in to almost complete openness. Would he want that to be quicker? Would he…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way; I know I have made a lot of interventions today. One of the reasons for Brexit, of course, was to leave the EU to make trade deals with…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s indulgence again. He has made some cracking points in his speech, including one about parliamentary input. We could argue that if we had a…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThe hon. Gentleman is in full flow, but I want to rewind to the CRaG process, on which he has shared the disappointment expressed across the Chamber and across parties. May I…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI am hearing an awful lot of the typical boosterism from the Government—the spin and froth—but does the Minister accept the numbers? We need 62 and a half of these…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Is it in order to send this Government to Brussels to learn some lessons in respect and how to run a Union? This is not a way to run a…06 Sept 2022HANSARDFuel Market: ReviewThe CMA would be greatly helped in the energy and fuel market, and especially in the production of hydrogen, by fairness in the TNUoS—Transmission Network Use of System—charges…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. How can the Conservative party have no confidence in and write letters about the Prime Minister one week yet refuse to come to…12 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsI have a serious question about the conduct of the Government as regards free trade agreements. I cannot overstate the fury of the International Trade Committee this morning,…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsThe Secretary of State will of course know of the cross-party fury of my Committee as regards the constant run-around, with this morning being the tin lid. She also knows that I…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe rural fuel rebate was introduced 10 years ago at 5p a litre and remains unchanged. With inflation and the cost of living crisis, what thought has the Treasury given to…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right in what he is saying about the Bill. Does he agree that the UK Government will not be able to complain if the European Union chooses…27 Jun 2022