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HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven that the Scottish National party voted for even fewer trade deals than the Labour party, and are even more anti-trade than the Labour party, I am delighted to hear that…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementYes, it is higher.19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementIt is interesting that the right hon. Lady is interested in the difference, because the Labour party did not support the original deal with Japan. If it had been down to Labour,…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementOur deal with Japan secures opportunities for businesses in the north-west, which currently export goods worth £380 million to Japan. We have agreed an SME chapter that will make…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: the aerospace and automotive industry is incredibly important for Burnley. That is why it was important that we saw all the tariff benefits…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI think it is extraordinary that the right hon. Lady is asking me to carry out economic analysis on behalf of the EU. She has not asked me about the Australia-Japan deal and…19 Nov 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: CanadaWe are determined to reach a deal with Canada before the end of the year. It is a fellow G7 member and one of the top 10 economies in the world. It will help our trade, from cars…19 Nov 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: CanadaWhat we are negotiating at the moment is the vital continuity agreement, but I do hope that, in the future, as Canada is a member of the trans-Pacific partnership that has…19 Nov 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: CanadaThe Government have completed trade deals with 52 different countries covering £146 billion-worth of trade. That is a massive achievement. Unlike the Labour party, we are not…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionWe have made good progress on our US deal, agreeing the majority of text and the majority of chapters. We are working with both sides of the House in the US for a deal that…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionWe have now secured trade deals with 52 countries. We have secured a deal with Japan that goes beyond and above the EU’s agreements, we are working on accession to the…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionI am absolutely delighted to hear somebody on the Labour Benches speak in favour of a trade deal. That is a real step forward. Of course we will have strong environmental…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionWe have already done trade deals with 52 countries and we are on course to do many more, and we are absolutely committed to the Good Friday agreement.19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionI am proud that we have one of the most rigorous defence export regimes in the world, and those are decisions we make on the basis of our values in this country.19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionIn the new UK global tariff we have reduced the tariffs on 100 green goods, and we want to encourage more other countries to support that. Of course we are committed to working…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionOur assessment suggests that a £15 billion increase in trade will result from a US deal and also that we will see tariffs of half a billion pounds taken off fantastic British…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEU Trade Agreements: Rollover with non-EU CountriesWe have made good progress. In under two years, we have agreed trade deals with 52 countries, covering £146 billion of trade, and accounting for 74% of the value of total trade…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEU Trade Agreements: Rollover with non-EU CountriesThe answer to the hon. Gentleman is that we are seeking to roll over the Ghana deal, as we are other deals, but with Japan, we have gone through the process of producing a scoping…19 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, we announced that the UK will be continuing our trade preferences scheme for developing countries in 2021. It is important that developing countries continue to receive…19 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right. It is vital that we use trade as a way of motoring growth post this terrible covid crisis. We are working on negotiating a cat’s cradle of trade deals…19 Nov 2020