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HANSARDUnited Kingdom–India Comprehensive Economic and Trade AgreementThe comprehensive economic and trade agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India will…15 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will update the House on the enhanced free trade agreement that was concluded yesterday between the United Kingdom and Switzerland. This is the…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementIt is an enormous delight to put a smile on the hon. Gentleman’s face. It is such a rare outing to see a smile on his face that I feel my job is done—my work is done.14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementMy legacy will be a smile on the hon. Gentleman’s face. It was nice that he actually congratulated us. I think that is what he was doing. He said that was without any condition,…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementI do not think you are meant to take part in the conversation, Madam Deputy Speaker.14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementOr deviate. Or repeat! I do not want to exaggerate, but this may be the most significant iconic moment for the UK and Switzerland since Sean Connery and Ursula Andress met one…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementNo, there are no direct connections between the two. More importantly, I have read some of the commentary about our US deal on pharmaceuticals. I am really glad that we have a…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementI am afraid the hon. Gentleman’s argument is full of holes—thank you very much, I’m here all week. I should also point out to him that Toblerone is no longer Swiss; it is owned by…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementWell, it would have been difficult for us to secure more in this deal, because 99% of all tariffs on goods are at zero between the UK and Switzerland already, so there was not…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementPackaged together, all these trade deals represent a significant additional set of opportunities for British businesses. I have said this before, but I think it bears repeating:…14 Jul 2026HANSARDDeepening the UK’s Trade RelationshipsTrade remains central to this Government’s mission to drive sustainable economic growth and to ensure that UK firms can access the opportunities presented by a rapidly evolving…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementI am very grateful to the Chair of the Select Committee; I look forward to seeing my right hon. Friend later today and then again tomorrow, in two different sessions. He is…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementNow, you see, the hon. Gentleman always has a smile on his face—every single day of the week. The hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Andrew Griffith) has managed to keep it…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementI detected the Duran Duran quotes there. It is important that we are able to secure mutual recognition of professional standards; otherwise, we do not have full business mobility.…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementA gentleman does not tell. We did have forthright conversations—as, for that matter, I did on the deal with the Gulf Co-operation Council, with both my Saudi and Emirati…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementI note that the No. 1 song at the moment in Switzerland is “Dai Dai” by Shakira and Burna Boy, which I thought was about two Welshmen. One of the lines in the song is “Dream a…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementGovernment policy is represented by our manifesto commitments, but a boy is allowed to dream.14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementI can wholeheartedly commit the Minister for Trade to organising precisely such a meeting in the near future. My hon. Friend is absolutely right that the financial services…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementOne of the great things about Northern Ireland, of course, is that it gets the double benefit of being both in the European single market and in the UK’s single market. That has…14 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, not least because in the most recent figures, our exports in goods with the EU have fallen by 2% in the last year, whereas our exports in…14 Jul 2026