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HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)In the debate we have just concluded, the Minister referred to matters that fall under the set of amendments we are now considering and the reciprocal nature of the benefits of…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 24, in clause 1, page 1, line 16, at end insert— “(1A) No regulations under subsection (1) may be made until the Secretary of State has entered into…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend is quite right: we need to make more of the opportunities available in procurement, and this kind of amendment is a way of delivering on that agenda. I am pleased…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a good point. We want businesses to take advantage of the opportunities available in procurement. Having the Government make the strength of that case through…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q Great. Thank you. David Lawrence, could you answer the same question? Perhaps you could share your thoughts on where this relates to the GPA as well as to the continuity…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)What is your view of the Trade Bill as it is? Do you have concerns about it, and are there any additions you would like to see made to it? David Lawrence: As I said earlier,…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q David Lawrence, you mentioned the GPA briefly at the end. Can you say what those concerns are about public procurement? David Lawrence: There is a scrutiny concern that is…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you. Just a follow-up question to both of you: what scrutiny system would you like to see in place? David Lawrence: From our perspective, there are four elements to an…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q Before I get Tom West to answer, I have a question for David Lawrence. You talked about the importance of the publication of the negotiation text at the end of each round. Why…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you. Tom West, would you like to add to what David Lawrence has said? Tom West: We are supportive of the asks and processes David outlined. Greener UK, which is a…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you very much for such a comprehensive opening. I want to ask you about what is and is not a new agreement, but in the context of what has already happened. I think I am…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)No, not yet, because I have not finished answering the hon. Gentleman’s first question. He really needs to wait, rather than intervene. We can certainly discuss the point further.…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you. There is a wider point about making sure that we get these things right. On amendment 27, we have heard examples of why the annexes to the GPA need to improve the way…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)That is my understanding. I heard a reaction from one Member on the Government Benches that suggested that they did not agree with the assertion that there was a bias against the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much. While we are talking to Mr Cranshaw—others may want to come back on the trade remedy point—I wanted to ask about chemical regulations and whether you feel…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)The scrutiny elements of the Bill. George Peretz: Yes, I thought I had heard it correctly. The first point to make is that the scope of the Bill, as set out in clause 1, is…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for joining us, Mr Walker. Belated congratulations on your appointment. Please tell us your views on the level of parliamentary scrutiny of the continuation…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Are there examples where a lack of parliamentary scrutiny has caused problems? Have agreements gone through with clauses in them that have caused difficulties? George Peretz: In…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Either would be good. George Peretz: I am just trying to think of an example. I suppose a case that ran into trouble, at least in part because it was accepted that there was not…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Yes, sorry. I was asking whether you have a view, as the continuity agreements are a significant part of the Bill,—as is the TRA, which we will come on to. Do you have anything…16 Jun 2020