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HANSARD Trade Remedy Measures: UK InterestsAs I said, the Trade Bill will be on Report in the House of Lords next week. I hope that the Opposition will ensure that it can pass into law as quickly as possible—the Government…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Trade Remedy Measures: UK InterestsAs I said in my statement, if we are unable to get the Trade Bill through, which provides legal underpinning of the TRA, we will use mechanisms under the Taxation (Cross-border…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Trade Remedy Measures: UK InterestsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct. We do need to look after our economic interests, which is why we need a Trade Remedies Authority that is able to put these trade remedies…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Trade Remedy Measures: UK InterestsIt is impossible to give a date. The right hon. Gentleman’s colleagues in the other place, who have been so holding up the Trade Bill, have more effect on the date than I do. He…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsThe Labour party’s position is that it would be inside the customs union, where it would inherit the very agreements it says it does not like—it did not vote for CETA and it does…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI have read a number of representations from a number of organisations, particularly in relation to investor-state dispute settlements on matters such as healthcare, but let me…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI beg to move, That this House has considered potential future free trade agreements: Australia, New Zealand, US and a comprehensive and progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsThat is not what I said.21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsThat just will not wash. Why, then, is Honda leaving Turkey? Is that the result of Brexit as well?21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI would have thought that the management of Honda are closer to this issue, and they say it is a result of changes in the international car industry and specifically not a result…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsThe hon. Lady has asked for my reassurance. As I mentioned earlier, article 23.4 of the comprehensive economic and trade agreement states: “The Parties recognise that it is…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsIs the hon. Gentleman’s logic that if we had less trade overall, less carbon would be omitted and that would be a good thing?21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsThe need to produce a new tariff policy would be required only in a no-deal scenario. I voted for there to be a deal to avoid that—will the hon. Gentleman?21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsWill the hon. Gentleman give way?21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsThe mechanics of the market become immaterial if there is no market to sell into. We are looking to ensure that UK producers have increased market access so they can trade more,…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsAt the other end of the scale, the Australia-US trade agreement was an extremely short one to negotiate. So where there are compatible economies, it is possible to do that. I…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsNo. The countries in the CPTPP have been quite clear that they want to finish the ratification process for the 11 countries that are already in the partnership before they…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsThe right hon. Gentleman, as ever, anticipates my very next point. In addition to considering access to that comprehensive international trade agreement, we are at the same time…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI have already said that we give high priority to those standards, including animal welfare standards. That has been an essential part of what the Government have set out. I know…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI will give way, but then I will make some progress.21 Feb 2019