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HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI have already given way to the hon. Gentleman and we have a limited amount of time for this debate.25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementMy hon. Friend mentions some of the benefits from the Japan deal. Of course, there are also measures to protect the Scotch whisky industry from counterfeiting in Japan. I know…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI can tell the hon. Lady that we have agreed with the Japanese that our 70 geographical indications will go through the process and, unless there is some objection by a producer…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI am delighted that my hon. Friend welcomes the putting of the Trade and Agriculture Commission into statute, which will be done through the Trade Bill. We need to make sure that…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI will come on to the issue of scrutiny later in my speech, but we committed in our Command Paper to produce a scoping assessment, which we did. We have produced our objectives…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI thank my hon. Friend. Our relationship with Japan is going from strength to strength. Japan and the United Kingdom are two great island nations, but we are not insular in our…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementWe had a major success in 2019 when we gained access for British lamb into the Japanese market, and, of course, one of the products that flowing into Japan is our fantastic Welsh…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementThis deal is worth at least £15 billion in extra trade, not including the trade that was already increasing between our two nations, and there are significant benefits for Wales,…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementMy hon. Friend is a doughty champion of English sparkling wine and knows that this will be one of the geographical indications that go through the domestic process early next…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementThe reality is that if we had not negotiated this deal, we would have reverted to trading on World Trade Organisation terms with Japan and businesses on both sides would have…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI observe that the right hon. Gentleman did support many of those deals. I afraid that the same cannot be said for most of the members of his party, who did not support, for…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI assure the right hon. Lady that we have access to the EU reserve on equal terms with the EU.25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI beg to move, That this House has considered the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. I am delighted to open this debate on the UK-Japan comprehensive economic…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI am happy to furnish the right hon. Lady with a letter about the details of the licensing procedures, but it is important to understand that, in a situation different from that…25 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, I congratulate my right hon. Friend on her important work leading the early years healthy development review. I completely agree that we need to ensure that people are…25 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is very important that we conduct equality impact assessments, but it is also important that they are kept confidential within the Government to ensure that there is not a…25 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur focus is on making sure that we are helping women during the coronavirus crisis, through the furlough scheme, through making sure that flexible working and childcare support…25 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are concerned about domestic abuse during the pandemic. That is why we have provided an extra £76 million to support vulnerable people, including domestic abuse victims, and we…25 Nov 2020HANSARDSocial MobilityIt is very important that working mothers and working fathers have access to the childcare they need so that they are able to get into work during the coronavirus crisis. That is…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI will, however, give way to my hon. Friend.25 Nov 2020