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HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for that very comprehensive overview. You pointed out that the Bill covers the continuity agreements. Could you explain your concern that it will go beyond that? What…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Coming back to what you were saying about the negotiation of the new Japan agreement, my understanding is that the existing EU-Japan agreement does not include animal welfare…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, Mr Warren and Mr Cranshaw; thank you for joining us. May I ask you about the Trade Remedies Authority? How is the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate,…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Before I ask Mr Cranshaw to answer the same questions, may I ask a follow-up, Mr Warren? How essential is it that the non-executive membership is drawn from people in different…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. Mr Cranshaw, please respond to the same questions and expand on what we have just heard from Mr Warren. Ian Cranshaw: We started this journey back in January 2017.…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Do you think that it should be covered in the Bill? It is not, as it stands. Do you think that it should be, and why? Ian Cranshaw: There is an awful lot of work going on in…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q I wanted to ask you about the government procurement agreement and some concerns that you put in your written submission. Could you set out what your concerns are about the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Thanks very much for your written submission as well, Rosa. Perhaps you could spell out where in the world there are examples of the things that you say are missing from the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for that. There are a number of agreements—about 20—that have already been signed that are part of the set of continuity agreements. They were signed without the Bill…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Were enforceable rights included in those two countries’ previous agreements with the EU? Rosa Crawford: Trade unions have expressed concern that there was no enforcement…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q May I ask about the Trade Remedies Authority? I think you said that that was one of your areas. There are two things to ask, really. We have the trade remedies investigations…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much for joining us, Mr Peretz. Could you just tell us your concerns about the scrutiny elements of the Bill as it stands? George Peretz: Did you say the scrutiny…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)The scrutiny provisions. George Peretz: I am sorry, I am having slight difficulty hearing you.16 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe privatisation of probation has been a complete failure. The Secretary of State might want to remind his colleagues of Serco’s role in that failure, given the way it has just…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Conduct of Business After the Whitsun RecessIf the Leader of the House thinks that this is safe, he is trying to kid everyone but he is fooling no one. This is about those Members of Parliament who have underlying health…20 May 2020HANSARD Trade BillLabour believes in free and fair trade. International trade will play a vital role in how we recover from the biggest economic shock since the second world war, but we cannot…20 May 2020HANSARDPPE ProcurementThe lack of PPE is a scandal. It is part of the reason for the high mortality rate in care homes across the UK. What discussions has the Minister had with the Scottish Government…20 May 2020HANSARDPPE ProcurementWhat steps he is taking to ensure that the procurement of personal protective equipment in response to the covid-19 outbreak operates effectively between the UK and Scottish…20 May 2020HANSARDFree Trade DealsOur priorities for the last four years were supposed to be in this order: first, securing a free trade agreement with the EU; secondly, rolling over all our existing deals with…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyPeople are worried about going back to work, about their safety and about infecting their loved ones. They do not understand why guidelines were not published before they were…11 May 2020