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HANSARD Trade BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that point about Northern Ireland. When the Bill was published, the Government were sticking to the mantra that there would be no…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI am not going to take any more interventions because I am about to finish. I said at the start that the Bill is really about social responsibility, environmental protection and…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I pay tribute to his time as the shadow Secretary of State and the work he did on scrutinising and opposing this Bill first time around. He…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI will give way in a moment. Our amendments attempt to rectify the Bill’s serious shortcomings and the lack of accountability. We were promised a modern framework for…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillInternational trade has rarely been more important. It is critical as we forge a new place in the world outside the European Union. It is also critical to how we recover from the…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillIt is a shame that the hon. Gentleman has taken up other hon. Members’ time in the debate with such rubbish. The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is the only formal…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI do not know if Michael Spicer is talking to the hon. Gentleman or not; we will find out in a moment.20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI will give way a little later, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind, because a lot of Members are waiting to speak. This talk of a room-next-door approach has raised concerns…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillThe hon. Lady anticipates some things I am going to say a bit later. What she says is entirely consistent with what I said about the environmental aspects of the Bill. There is…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I shall come to TTIP as an example of how not to carry out scrutiny and of why it is so important to have that wider engagement.20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillAs the hon. Gentleman knows from being on the International Trade Committee, CRaG was part of the process that we had as EU members. I will come to that in more detail a bit later.20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillThe hon. Gentleman has been very patient, so I give way to him.20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus UpdateItalian doctors are once again warning us, this time of the threat of coronavirus resulting in a series of life-limiting illnesses that can affect anyone who has had even the…14 Jul 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)Yet it is not going to be able to get involved in helping the Secretary of State by advising her where she might vary import tariffs in the event of an international trade…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)Not per se. The clause states: “The TRA must provide the Secretary of State with such advice, support and assistance as the Secretary of State requests in connection with— the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)New clauses 9 and 17 stand in my name and those of my hon. Friends. New clause 11 stands in the names of the hon. Member for Dundee East and the hon. Member for—25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)Inverness, yes. There we are. I knew that inspiration would be with me. The explanatory statement shows that new clause 11 is entirely consistent with the other new clauses. It is…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)It is, and this lack of consistency in the US is one of the problems in doing a trade deal with it, because it has different standards in different states. While my hon. Friend…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)As we have debated many times, the Bill, with its long title, is a lot more than that.25 Jun 2020