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HANSARDBusiness 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 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeWe have already laid out our steel trade measures, which are there to ensure that the UK has a steel industry. This is vital for our economic future. I want to make clear that 73%…14 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeWe have already laid out our steel trade measures, which are there to ensure that the UK has a steel industry. This is vital for our economic future. I want to make clear that 74%…14 Jul 2026HANSARDTrade NegotiationsThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland) have concluded negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement. Building on the…13 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI have not made any argument!09 Jul 2026HANSARDScience, innovation and technology CommitteeI think it is brilliant. SaxaVord got some investment from the UK Government.09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI think my hon. Friend must have misheard, or maybe I misspoke in some way, because I am saying very clearly that there are four things we could do and are seriously considering…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI will just go through the third and fourth points, because they are important. The third thing we could do and are seriously considering is banning exports of UK services to the…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanJust one more moment, and I then I think my hon. Friend the Member for East Thanet (Ms Billington) would like to intervene first. Members are absolutely right that other countries…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanYes, I have asked officials to produce advice on how we might proceed.09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanThe right hon. Gentleman asks, from a sedentary position, by when? I think my timeline may be rather limited in this post, but as Tagore said: “The one who plants trees, knowing…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanIf my hon. Friend does not mind, I do want to leave some time for my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central. I just have a couple more points to make. Any measures must be…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanFirst, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed), who has raised many of these issues not just today, but on other days. It is important…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI will write to my hon. Friend in answer to that point, as I am very keen to let my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central speak. As I said, it is not words that are needed…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHumble Address: Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorI have today laid before the House 13 additional documents within the scope of the 24 February 2026 Humble Address seeking all papers relating to the creation of the role of…09 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeMy hon. Friend is right to defend her constituents’ interests. We have tried to meet the precise concerns that she raises. I would be happy to go through with her on Monday…09 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeMy hon. Friend is right to defend her constituents’ interests. We have tried to meet the precise concerns that she raises. I would be happy to go through with her on Monday…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI will in a moment. The violence is criminal too. We are grossly alarmed at the expansion, including the proposed E1 settlement bloc, and at the Israeli’s Government’s legislative…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanMy hon. Friend makes a perfectly legitimate point, but the danger is that, if we end up banning all trade with Israel, we fall foul of the other problems I have mentioned.09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanIf my hon. Friend does not mind, I will make a little bit more progress, and then I will give way. The second thing we could do and are seriously considering is banning exports of…09 Jul 2026