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HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: JapanI hugely enjoyed my visit to Grange Hill farm with my hon. Friend. Our deal means that British beef going into Japan will have lower tariffs. We also announced last week that the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: JapanThe deal with Japan will go further and faster than what we had under the EU, for instance by increasing the number of geographical indications from seven in the EU-Japan deal to…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsBoth the Farmers’ Union of Wales and the National Farmers Union Wales are represented on the Trade and Agriculture Commission to ensure that there is a full voice for Welsh…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have met farmers from across the United Kingdom, and indeed the Trade and Agriculture Commission that we have set up to advise us on these issues is conducting a series of…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn each individual trade agreement we consider key issues such as animal welfare. We are consulting closely with the farming industry, including the pig industry, which sees all…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are huge opportunities for great Cornish seafood in Japan, Korea, and all of Asia. Our Japan deal will see tariffs reduced on salmon, and the Cornish sardine properly…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am absolutely determined to get these tariffs removed. The reality is that the European Union, which the hon. Lady and her colleagues want to rejoin, has failed to sort out this…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are absolutely committed that we are going to have our own independent regulatory regime, and we are no longer going to be permanently aligned with the EU. We have made that…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe reality is that what the EU is demanding goes far beyond Canada in terms of an ex-ante regime on state aid, as well as alignment with rules and regulations. We will not accept…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate Lord Austin on becoming the new trade envoy to Israel. I am delighted to see the reaction on the Labour Benches—they are obviously very pleased with that…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: JapanI can absolutely say that we are not grabbing powers; we are using the powers that were previously in the hands of the European Union to create a strong internal market across the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOver the last month, we have made significant progress to establish the United Kingdom as an independent, free-trading nation. We have agreed in principle a deal with Japan that…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: AustraliaRedcar and Cleveland are a key priority as we negotiate the Australia deal. There are 13,000 small and medium-sized enterprises in the United Kingdom that already export to…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: AustraliaAustralia is a key and proud ally of the United Kingdom, a country with shared beliefs in democracy and free trade. We are working closely at pace with our Australian friends to…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: United StatesI know that my hon. Friend is a staunch advocate of free ports, especially one in Teesside, and I know he will have been delighted by the announcement yesterday from the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: United StatesI would caution the hon. Gentleman that not absolutely everything published in The Mail on Sunday is the gospel truth. I hope that, over time, he learns that. Let us be clear that…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: United StatesWe have been absolutely clear with all our trading partners and, indeed, with the EU that we are committed to the Good Friday agreement. We are committed to having no hard border…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: United StatesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right— [ Interruption. ] The Opposition are laughing at our largest single country trading partner, because they frankly do not care about the jobs…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: United StatesWe are making good progress on a deal with the United States. We have just finished round 4 of the negotiations and we are discussing detailed tariffs and texts. We will carry on…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: JapanAs I have said, of course in any trade deal that we strike we will take into account our high standards, to ensure that our farmers are not undermined, but if the right hon. Lady…08 Oct 2020