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HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q That is fine. Turning to the Trade Remedies Authority, which currently operates as the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate, in evidence we have already heard, a comment…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q Turning to how the scrutiny of these agreements, and of agreements more generally, works, we have the expert trade advisory groups. I believe that your organisations are part of…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Allie and Jonathan. Thank you for giving evidence to us. Neither of you mentioned the first clause, on the Government procurement agreement. Will you both comment…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q Can we have an answer from Jonathan Brenton as well to the same question? Jonathan Brenton: I agree with what Allie just said on the importance of a level playing field and the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q Can I ask one follow-up? Jonathan, you mentioned improving market access. What would your members want to see to achieve that improved access? Jonathan Brenton: That is quite a…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q Allie, you just mentioned the Buy America programme. What are your members looking for? Are you looking for something similar here, or are you looking for some way of getting…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)If we can get to the two witnesses, could we ask them to put their key points in writing to us, just in case Hansard missed anything? I am sure we would all appreciate that. I…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q To pick up on the theme of how we would improve the Bill, is there anything on procurement that you would like to see done differently that would be consistent with what is in…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Konrad. Thank you for your opening remarks and your answers so far. You touched on procurement and the opportunities for your members. Do you see the provisions in…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q What kind of support do your SME members receive to break into the sort of markets you have just described, and are there things that you would like to see being done better, to…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q Is there anything that DIT could do differently to improve that support for you? Konrad Shek: Given what is happening with the global economy in the light of covid, it is quite…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Mr Freeland. To follow up what you were saying about the Buy America provisions, rather than our taking a negative approach to procurement in America, would you…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q Are you a member of a small business organisation? The Federation of Small Businesses is probably the best known in the UK. Regardless of its membership, what do you think is…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q 30 Thank you, Graham. I thank both our witnesses. Professor Winters, can you hear me okay? Professor Winters: I can if I concentrate hard.16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q The first question is to both of you. Can you give an outline of your analysis of the Bill and any gaps in it that you think might be rectified? Professor Winters: In general,…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Professor Winters. Before I ask George Riddell to answer the same questions, I will ask a couple of follow-ups to what you said. You spoke about the GPA, and I think…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q I have one other follow-up question from your initial remarks. You spoke about the implementation of trade agreements and said that the Government could change them without…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q I would like to ask George Riddell to answer the opening question. Feel free to pick up any of what Professor Winters has said. George Riddell: Thank you; it is a pleasure to be…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for that. To compare what you and Professor Winters said about the update of the entities under the GPA provisions, you referred to what you termed “technical updates”…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, Mr von Westenholz, and thank you for giving evidence. What additional elements would you like to see addressed in the Bill or, to put it another way, are there…16 Jun 2020