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HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)That is an excellent example of what a parliamentary hearing would be used for. The model that we seek to emulate is the one used for the Office for Students, although that is not…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)It would be important to ensure that, in the absence of the WTO functioning properly, international alternatives were being considered. Asking the chair their view of those…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)Sir Graham, I am guided by you. The Chair is always right and I completely accept your point. The Minister may choose to respond to the excellent suggestions that my hon. Friend…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister made a number of interesting comments. He talked about businesses and consumers having full confidence in the Trade Remedies Authority. He did not mention workers,…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 2, in schedule 4, page 19, line 26, at end insert— “no later than 1 August of the calendar year in which the last day of the financial year covered by the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister is in danger of dancing on the head of a pin with his phrases. Honestly, 5,000 jobs is not a major impact on public life? I think the people of Redcar and the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister has certainly given us some rationale. I take him at his word on the practical reasons why the amendments would not do what we intended. However, it is important that…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)I am glad that my hon. Friend has had the chance to put on record the fact that Warrington is home to a fifth of the world’s gin. I know that she has been looking for the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)That was a quite remarkable finish. I think the Minister said that the TRA will be the UK’s expert body on trade remedies.25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend is quite right. That was the point he was making this morning at slightly greater length. If we want to get these things right and avoid unintended or adverse…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)I was hoping that we would be able to accept the advice from the Chair and move on, but I will briefly give way.23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)Welcome back, Sir Graham. It was getting warm for those of us standing up and holding forth, so I am grateful for your ruling. My hon. Friend the Member for Harrow West intervened…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)Having sat and listened to both speeches—as did the Minister—my hon. Friend’s contribution has taken us to a whole new level, and the point he just made is exactly right. George…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)The arguments set out by my hon. Friend were extremely well made by our hon. Friend the Member for Brent North two years ago. My hon. Friend the Member for Harrow West has…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)That is another good example. I thought for a minute my hon. Friend was going to mention Heathrow, because the Minister, last time he was in this job, had to resign from it to…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)It is appropriate to pause and reflect at this time to remember that terrible attack. The thoughts of all present in the Committee are with those affected—the victims, their…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend the Member for Harrow West has given the Committee a tour de force that is worthy of parliamentary history. The Minister says it lasted an hour and a quarter. I…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)Before my hon. Friend moves on from the point about where evidence comes around what is a negotiating text, he will remember the evidence from Rosa Crawford from the TUC that the…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)I do not think the hon. Gentleman is allowed to intervene when I am already intervening on my hon. Friend. He will get his chance to make a speech later. The important point is…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend puts his finger on the point. For many people, quite rightly, this is about not lowering animal welfare standards. Has he seen reports from trade unions in the…23 Jun 2020