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HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementThe Secretary of State told us on Monday that ceramics factories in the UK could benefit from a US trade deal, but that is not the view of the British Ceramic Confederation, which…05 Mar 2020HANSARDClean Growth Industries: New JobsIf the Government want to help clean growth, they can invest in the Mersey tidal power project. It is clean, entirely predictable, and could power 1 million homes. It offers…03 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealMay I thank the Secretary of State for early sight of her statement? We on this side of the House support ambitious trade agreements that unlock economic growth, create new jobs,…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Construction Industry: Cash RetentionsThe Minister is right to look for evidence. We have a tenancy deposit scheme that works. We have evidence from New Zealand, Canada, Australia, France and New Mexico that such a…27 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn 9 January the Leader of the House advised me to ask the Secretary of State for Education for a meeting about Lydiate Primary School, and to come back to him if such a meeting…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Was Andrew Sabisky recruited to work on the defence and security review that the Prime Minister announced yesterday?27 Feb 2020HANSARD Construction Industry: Cash RetentionsI agree with my right hon. Friend, and that goes back to what the hon. Member for Waveney said about the big contractors beginning to wake up. They cannot carry on as they are…27 Feb 2020HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Businesses: Government ContractsAll the friendly questions from the Whips Office do not hide the reality, which is that the Government have had 10 years to get this right. More small businesses than ever have…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Construction Industry: Cash RetentionsI congratulate the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown) on securing yet another debate on this topic. “Stop, thief!” That was my reaction when I learned that £573…27 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Chemical Industry: Regulatory DivergenceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have been told that estimated costs of between £50,000 and £100,000 per chemical are likely if a UK REACH system is introduced in the way the…26 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ8. The Prime Minister has a laundry list of climate promises. No doubt he will read them out shortly, but he cannot escape the fact that, on current rate of progress, net zero…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Does he share my concern and disappointment that the Secretary of State did not mention part 8? Part 8 refers to the potential for divergence…26 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Chemical Industry: Regulatory DivergenceMy hon. Friend has explained well why the industry is worried about this: sooner or later divergence leads to the problems that he and I have outlined. Some 54.8% of cars produced…26 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Chemical Industry: Regulatory DivergenceI beg to move, That this House has considered regulatory divergence in the UK chemical industry. If we buy a car, house, cleaning products, food or clothes or visit the swimming…26 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Chemical Industry: Regulatory DivergenceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I know he has a good relationship with the chemical industry in the north-east and has spoken many times on this subject and in support of…26 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Chemical Industry: Regulatory DivergenceI am spoiled for choice. I will give way first to my nearer neighbour.26 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Chemical Industry: Regulatory DivergenceMy north-west friend; there we are.26 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Chemical Industry: Regulatory DivergenceI am glad my hon. Friend mentioned the real concern about animal testing, which we can minimise currently because we are members of EU REACH, so testing does not need to be…26 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Chemical Industry: Regulatory DivergenceMy hon. Friend has explained well that the problem goes across the economy because chemicals are crucial to every manufacturing process. I was talking about the problem of having…26 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Chemical Industry: Regulatory DivergenceI am grateful for some of the answers that the Minister has given, but one of the points she has not addressed is exports. Some 57% of UK chemical exports and 54% of car exports…26 Feb 2020