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HANSARDUK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Agricultural Products ReportThe UK officially signed its landmark comprehensive economic and trade agreement with India on 24 July 2025, marking the start of a strengthened trading relationship between the…25 Nov 2025HANSARDCPTPPOn 20 and 21 November, I attended the ninth meeting of the Commission of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in Melbourne, Australia, where a…24 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsWhy—04 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Trade Act 2021 (Power to Implement International Trade Agreements) (Extension to Expiry) Regulations 2025The shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade, the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs, argued for the benefits of Brexit—well, I have searched very high and I have…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Trade Act 2021 (Power to Implement International Trade Agreements) (Extension to Expiry) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Trade Act 2021 (Power to Implement International Trade Agreements) (Extension to Expiry) Regulations 2025. I have never…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Trade Act 2021 (Power to Implement International Trade Agreements) (Extension to Expiry) Regulations 2025We would obviously always want to keep that under review. As part of the CRaG process everything gets notified to the several Committees that might have an interest. When I was on…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSwitzerland Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Round 8The eighth round of negotiations on an enhanced free trade agreement with Switzerland took place in Switzerland between 20 and 24 October 2025. Economic growth is our first…28 Oct 2025HANSARDUK Export Finance: Contingencies FundThe Export Credits Guarantee Department—operating as UK Export Finance—is seeking a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund, following budget changes to an IT project…14 Oct 2025HANSARDTurkey Enhanced Free Trade Agreement: Round 2 NegotiationsThe second round of negotiations on an enhanced free trade agreement with Turkey took place in London during the week commencing 15 September 2025. Economic growth is our first…13 Oct 2025HANSARDUK-US TradeThe UK and US have met to continue talks on the UK-US economic prosperity deal in London, Washington DC and virtually during August and September 2025. The UK has continued to…13 Oct 2025HANSARDUK-Greenland Partnership, Trade and Co-operation AgreementThe UK and Greenland agreed to resume negotiations on the UK-Greenland Partnership, Trade and Co-operation Agreement at the European Political Community summit in Copenhagen on…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBus and Lorry TyresFollowing EU exit, the UK transitioned over 43 trade remedy measures. These measures were originally applied on behalf of all 28 member states, including the UK, by the European…13 Oct 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackIt is interesting, is it not? My hon. Friend makes a very good point. There is a balancing act for us to achieve: we do not want to overburden businesses with requirements, but we…09 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackThe hon. Member is right. For that matter, I suspect that every single Member of the House will have had some kind of attempted cyber-attack, whether that is phishing or vishing…09 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackThe hon. Member is absolutely right that it is not just about big companies, listed companies or, for that matter, big organisations in the public sphere; it is also about much…09 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackBasically, every organisation in the country should be considering whether they might be the next under attack. It is possible that there might already have been an attempted…09 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for all the work that she and I did together, particularly on space, in my old job and in hers. She was an excellent Minister to do business…09 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackFirst, I commend my hon. Friend on seeking this urgent question and you, Mr Speaker, on granting it. My hon. Friend makes the important point that Jaguar Land Rover is not only an…09 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackThat is the second time I have been asked whether this attack has come from overseas, although I suppose that is a slightly different question from one about state actors. Again,…09 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackThe evidence that my hon. Friend mentions related to subsea cables, for which I think the situation is robust. In fact, we had another cut to one of the subsea cables during the…09 Sept 2025