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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I know the European process in outline; I cannot say that I understand it in the depth that the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, does, given his experience in that area. I want…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, on the 11.01 pm—or one minute past midnight—point, technical notices have already been sent out and no-deal planning has been ramped up, as the noble Lord will have seen…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I have to rebut the statement made by the noble Lord that it would enhance relations with third countries if we reveal the status of the discussions and negotiations…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I begin by addressing Amendment 20, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Henig. The Government agreed in the other place to lay reports in Parliament to explain the…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, if the change is literally a cut and paste, I am not sure it would help your Lordships to have a report saying “‘EU’ changed to ‘UK’”. It would be changes seen to be of…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I too will try to give a short response to the amendments before us, and first on Amendment 22 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Henig. Clause 4 creates an exemption…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, first, I reassure your Lordships that the powers in the Bill will not be used to implement investment protection provisions, because such provisions in trade agreements…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am happy to meet the noble Baroness and the noble Lord with officials to go through the detail of this, and then we will prepare a letter for the Committee if required. The…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy understanding is that it does not require any further domestic legislation. I will write to the noble Lord if that is in error, but I understand that it is already in domestic…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, the Government see GIs as extremely important, and we are working to ensure that existing UK GIs will continue to be protected in future. I note the comments of the…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI was just coming on to that point: the future protection of UK GIs in the EU and then the reciprocal. We have heard loud and clear the desire of UK GI producers, and I can assure…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillAs I stated, the protection is indefinite unless there is a justifiable challenge, which would take an enormous amount of time—and that does not include leaving the EU. The EU…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillThe departure from the EU is just between the EU 27 and the UK. It is true that, legally, UK GIs are protected under EU law indefinitely and in the UK the matter is subject to…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy answer on the application procedure is that there will be a very similar procedure of application when the UK leaves the EU. There will be two processes that are very similar,…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, if I may address the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, if we leave with a deal there is an implementation period until the end of 2020. There is much greater…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI would refer to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada, for example. Nothing in CETA prevents the UK regulating in the pursuit of legitimate public policy…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Lansley has made a suggestion which I will definitely reflect on, as it is important that these reports give appropriate information. With respect…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, the richness and intensity of this debate demonstrates the expertise in this Committee and the importance of getting this right. I assure the Committee that the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI simply say to the noble Lord that we are trying to ensure as much continuity as we possibly can. I hope that I did not say that these agreements would be easy; I said that some…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillIt is important to separate the two. Essentially we are trying to replicate the existing trade agreements, which have already been subject to all the elements of scrutiny to which…21 Jan 2019