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HANSARDCovid-19: High Street BusinessesI have been visiting high-street businesses in Wantage, Didcot, Faringdon and elsewhere, and they are hugely grateful for the furlough scheme, the grant scheme and the business…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningDoes my right hon. Friend agree that getting all children back to school in September is particularly important for the poorest children, and that if people try to obstruct that…02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMay I add to the long list of deserved congratulations to my hon. Friends the Members for Sedgefield (Paul Howell) and for South Ribble (Katherine Fletcher)? My hon. Friend the…29 Jun 2020HANSARDDestinations DataWhat steps he is taking to use destinations data to assess the effectiveness of schools and colleges.22 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackMay I extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of those who lost someone, and commend Thames Valley police and the other emergency services? My constituency is in…22 Jun 2020HANSARDDestinations DataDoes my right hon. Friend agree that destinations data is particularly important in the light of covid, and that we need our schools focused on helping young people to the…22 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q Both of you have talked about the US and the deal we have with them, but this Bill is about the continuity of agreements that we already have through the EU. If I understand…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q In conclusion, despite what you see as its limitations, you would rather see us accede to it than not do so. Nick Ashton-Hart: Certainly.18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q Could I just push you quickly on the second part of my question, which was on the consequences of not having these continuity agreements? I have heard all the things you would…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q Sam, this is a question I asked some of the witnesses earlier in the week, when we heard from representatives of the steel and chemical sectors and elsewhere. Do you think there…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q Nick, could you talk about the importance of the GPA for the digital services sector, and in financial terms? Nick Ashton-Hart: The GPA is its own special animal. You will…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q For absolute clarity, would you say that the EU falls down on those areas at the moment? Tom West : I think that the EU’s approach to trade needs improvement, yes. This is not…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q You touched on this, but I want to ask both of you: are there particular countries with which it is very important to you to have continuity agreements, with a financial value?…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q I have been trying to get a sense from the sector representatives of the impact of not having the continuity agreements on their sectors. Does the TUC have a sense of how many…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q I hear what you are saying but my question was, do you have a figure for the number of jobs that the continuity agreements are supporting in this country at the moment that…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Could you give us a hypothetical scenario of something that could happen in the future, which, if we did not have a Trade Remedies Authority, “The consequences would be as…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q In your role, do you see any particularly effective examples around the world of organisation that operate in the way that you hope the Trade Remedies Authority will? Simon…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesDoes my right hon. Friend agree that one thing all Members of the House could do is to encourage their constituents to support local independent businesses, such as those we have…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q I want to ask you about the data collection provisions in the Bill. I would have thought that your members might welcome that data being collected, and being used to help to…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Riddell, you touched on services. I was thinking about the OECD report on what will happen to the economy. One of the reasons we will be particularly badly hit is the…16 Jun 2020