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HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Billrose—12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI apologise for interrupting the hon. Gentleman, but perhaps he might tell us what the perfect amount of time is for a trade deal to be signed?12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Billrose —12 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceYou all have second jobs!06 Dec 2022HANSARD International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against WomenI congratulate the hon. Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth) and my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price) on securing the debate. I also declare an interest…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayI thank the hon. Gentleman—my friend—for making this speech; he is an extraordinary advocate in this area. However, I want to put on record the fact that the UK is the third…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseA few weeks ago, I asked the Leader of the House whether it would be possible to extend the time allocated for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs questions, so that we can talk…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade Dealsrose —14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsThe right hon. Gentleman is making an important point about scrutiny, and it is not one I can escape now that I have some level of collective responsibility as a Parliamentary…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsI think we may have been here before, so I apologise for reiterating what I have said previously. The right hon. Gentleman keeps saying that we are not delivering and that we are…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsI may be wrong, but it is my understanding that CPTPP dispute mechanisms are through the World Trade Organisation, and I am not sure that the WTO, as it stands, can override any…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsThe hon. Member is making a point about whether we can vote on the deals. The reality is that having a vote on them would not change anything, as he full well knows. We are…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsWill the hon. Member give way?14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsWill the hon. Gentleman give way?14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Warley (John Spellar). I did battle against him in 2017, and he sent me running. I am pleased to be in the Chamber with him to…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsI will, on food security. That is exactly why the Government passed, in the Agriculture Act 2020, the need to report back on food security—so that we could review the situation…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsWe have a trade and co-operation agreement, a free trade agreement, with the EU, which is important to note—and which the hon. Member voted against. We also have a significant…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsI will be in such dangerous territory if I give a straight answer to that—I am looking to see whether the Whip is behind me. I might say that there is significant expertise on the…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsI am saying that when the hon. Gentleman compares the standards of Australia with those of Brazil, that is a massive insult to Australian markets and farmers. I do not think we…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsAs I heard it, the hon. Gentleman used other countries as a reference and said that Australia was one of the worst. I am happy to go through the record in Hansard to look at that…14 Nov 2022