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HANSARDTopical QuestionsObviously not.25 Apr 2019HANSARDEU Customs UnionWe believe it is possible to get the benefits of a customs union—no tariffs, no quotas and no rules of origin checks—through the mechanism set out in the Government’s proposal on…25 Apr 2019HANSARDEU Customs UnionThe United States is perfectly entitled to set out trade objectives, as are we. We believe that trade is best operated through the rules-based international system based on the…25 Apr 2019HANSARDEU Customs UnionNo, I will not commit to that. I have set out the reasons why I believe the application of a common external tariff will be limiting on the UK’s ability to carry out an…25 Apr 2019HANSARDEU Customs UnionI know that my hon. Friend has taken a very close interest in free ports. We are close to finalising a report on their potential benefits, and he will be one of the first with…25 Apr 2019HANSARDEU Customs UnionIt is very clear that we do not want to see a customs union being put in place for one of the reasons that my hon. Friend has already given, which is that, with us as a third…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTrade Advisory GroupsThe Department for International Trade’s (DIT) has ensured that creating an open and transparent trade policy is at the heart of its mission for an inclusive trade agenda that…03 Apr 2019HANSARDFuture Trade Deals: NHS and Other Public ServicesWhere do I start? First, this Government did not negotiate TTIP; the European Union negotiated it on behalf of this country, so it was not for the United Kingdom to determine the…14 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy Department is responsible for foreign and outward direct investment, establishing an independent trade policy, and export promotion. Following this session, I will be signing…14 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Health Services and Legal ActionThere are days when I genuinely have to thank God that the Labour party is the Opposition and not the Government of this country. We have £1.3 trillion of outward stock invested,…14 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Health Services and Legal ActionWe will look to replicate the success we have already had in bilateral investment treaties. UK investors have successfully brought around 70 cases against other Governments. No…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture Trade Deals: NHS and Other Public ServicesI recommend the Government’s Command Paper on this issue, which we published last week. It sets out the scrutiny plans that will provide greater scrutiny in this country than most…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture Trade Deals: NHS and Other Public ServicesExisting EU trade agreements, such as the EU-Canada comprehensive economic and trade agreement and the EU-Japan economic partnership agreement, contain provisions that ensure that…14 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not sure whether the hon. Gentleman missed the statement we had in the House on this, but I made it very clear that those arrangements would be rolled over. It will not be…14 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Trade Bill was and is about trade continuity, including trade agreements and including the Trade Remedies Authority. It has been used, I am afraid, in the other place to hold…14 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government’s policy is that we do not have to have these rollover agreements because we want to get an agreement through the House so that we can continue with the Prime…14 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the interest that he has shown in this issue. The experience of other countries in using the ability of free ports to increase economic…14 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have signed a memorandum of understanding with the five biggest banks so that they can encourage businesses to utilise UK Export Finance. One of the main areas where it is…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture Trade Deals: NHS and Other Public ServicesI do not know where that briefing came from, but the hon. Lady should ask for her money back. There is nothing in CETA that stops the Government regulating their own public…14 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Health Services and Legal ActionThe Government are considering their future approach to investor state dispute settlement. Where included in a trade agreement, ISDS will not oblige the Government to open the NHS…14 Mar 2019