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HANSARDYouth EmploymentGive us the opening line!02 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming Sector: International TradeWhen it comes to international deals, we regularly fight determinedly for the farming sector and the wider food and beverage sector. Sometimes that means defending our UK farming…02 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming Sector: International TradeI commend my hon. Friend—since he has been in the House he has raised lots of issues on behalf of the farming sector in his constituency. Some of those are issues that need to…02 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe 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%…02 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is one of the issues that we need to look at not just in the UK but with our international allies. We have got ourselves in a ludicrous position where critical minerals are…02 Jul 2026HANSARDSupply Chain SecurityMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise El Niño. We believe that it has already started, and we are conscious of the issues that may arise from it. We are closely monitoring…02 Jul 2026HANSARDSupply Chain SecurityI know from my constituency and across south Wales how important it is to have a defence investment plan that delivers jobs across the whole of the United Kingdom. One of my…02 Jul 2026HANSARDTrade with EuropeWe are taking two steps to try to drive up our trade with Europe. First, we are seeking bilateral wins with individual countries like the small modular reactors deal that has just…02 Jul 2026HANSARDTrade with EuropeI do agree on the broad principles, but the Lib Dems were part of the coalition Government who created the momentum toward the Brexit referendum in the first place, so I am not…02 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming Sector: International TradeWe have regular conversations and at every stage, we are trying to ensure that we get the best possible deal that works for UK farmers. I just say gently to the hon. Lady that I…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern IrelandI hope you would agree, Mr Speaker, that I have always done my level best to come to the House first with any new announcements. As I told the House last Thursday in written and…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern IrelandI am sorry, but I think that the absurdity all lies with the hon. and learned Member. He seems to be trying to create a difference between Great Britain and Northern Ireland,…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern IrelandAs I explained last Thursday, we have introduced transitional arrangements to make sure that for the first quarter, imports are possible where people already have contracts to…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern IrelandHe’s a cheeky one! No, I am not going to sign up to the Lib Dem campaign. However, there is a serious point here: it would be much better if the UK and the EU were to have a…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern IrelandOf course I agree with my hon. Friend. I am, broadly speaking, in favour of free trade, but it has to be free and fair trade, and one of the issues in relation to overcapacity in…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern IrelandI am sorry, but the right hon. Member simply is not listening to some of the things I have said. He referred to the business in Rotherham, which is Speciality Steel. Precisely one…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern IrelandI want to achieve frictionless trade, both within the UK internal market—I am determined to protect it as much as I possibly can—and with the whole of the European Union, because…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern IrelandIf the hon. Gentleman is not prepared to take me at my word, I am sorry but I will never be able to satisfy him. The truth is that I have been very open: I came to the House to…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern IrelandI will start with the question about the Minister for Industry and his visit to Northern Ireland. He is visiting shipbuilding and aerospace companies. The visit does not…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern IrelandI have regularly and repeatedly met industry downstream and producers—I did so again yesterday—as has my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade, the hon.…30 Jun 2026