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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have already had quite a bit of a discussion on business rates and I do not have much to add to that. I will just say that the health and beauty sector is not only a sector in…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEncouraging ExportsDefence is an important part of both our industrial strategy and our export strategy. We are running a series of export campaigns, which are either titled “platinum” or “gold”,…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEncouraging ExportsWe are doing well on UK exports, which were up to £929 billion in the 12 months ending November 2025—up 4% on the year before. I am happy to consider ensuring that UK Research and…29 Jan 2026HANSARDTrade with the EUNo, well quite. This is the problem: the Lib Dems never remember when they were in government and they landed us with half the problems that we are trying to sort out today.29 Jan 2026HANSARDTrade with the EUThe hon. Lady knows that I think Brexit was a terrible, self-inflicted mistake. We need to make sure that we achieve what was promised by the Brexiteers, some of whom are sitting…29 Jan 2026HANSARDTrade with the EUOn touring artists, we are absolutely determined to secure that—not least because I have personally promised Elton John that we will, as has the Prime Minister. [ Interruption. ]…29 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was told that my hon. Friend was going to ask a question about choral farms; I was wondering how one farmed tenors, altos and contraltos. He makes a very fair point. As the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDSupport for Pubs: FyldeFrom April, every pub and live music venue will get 15% off its new business rates bill, on top of the £4.3 billion of support announced in the Budget. Bills will then be frozen…29 Jan 2026HANSARDTrade with the EUSome 46% of the UK’s trade is with the EU, but we want to do far better, achieving trade with the EU that is as frictionless as possible. We are in the process of fine tuning the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State has asked me to reply, because he is in China with the Prime Minister. In the last few weeks, our Department has concluded an enhanced trade deal with the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am afraid that I have changed job since I was pushing that levy very hard. The intention was for those payments to be happening fairly soon. I will ensure that the Minister for…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Trade Envoy ProgrammeThe Secretary of State has today made appointments to the United Kingdom’s trade envoy programme. The United Kingdom’s trade envoys are important to this Government’s growth…20 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine: Trade MeasuresFollowing Russia’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine, in May 2022 the United Kingdom led the world by removing all remaining tariffs under our free trade agreement with…19 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeMy hon. Friend is quite right to raise the issue of Llanwern; sometimes we focus on some of the other steelworks in the UK, but this is about the whole sector. I met Commissioner…08 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness and Trade… I met Commissioner Šefčovič yesterday; we are very much on the case of trying to sort out precisely where we land with the EU trade measures , but we also need to ensure that…08 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeThe hon. Member is absolutely right that the vast majority of the companies we will be talking about are SMEs—88% of the companies that benefited in 2023-24 from UK Export Finance…05 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeOn cyber, financing and JLR, I might have to correct myself in writing to the hon. Gentleman if I get what I say wrong, but as far as I am aware, I am not sure that JLR has drawn…05 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeOf course there will be massive contracts, such as the $3.5 billion expression of interest that we have allowed for the building of the new Dubai airport so that British…05 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeOf course there will be massive contracts, such as the $3.5 billion expression of interest that we have allowed for the building of the new Dubai airport so that British…05 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeWell, I hope that I can find the right hon. Gentleman’s sweet spot, as he is such a dedicated follower of fashion… It is based on loans being made at normal rates, and sometimes…05 Jan 2026