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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think it is absolute hypocrisy to hear that type of argument from the Labour party. Until recently, they had a shadow Chancellor, whom the hon. Lady supported, who called for…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right. Cornwall is renowned for its fantastic food from clotted cream to the Cornish pasty. I am going to be in Cornwall in a couple of weeks’ time, visiting the…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have made some progress in that we have stopped new tariffs being imposed on blended whisky. We have also got the tariffs removed on shortbread, such as Walkers, which has…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary was recently in Israel talking about our close relationship with that important ally.03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right; I would always seek the support not only of the House but of people across the United Kingdom, because we want every single trade deal we…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI strongly agree with the hon. Gentleman. As we take up our independent seat at the World Trade Organisation we intend, alongside pushing our agenda on technology and services, to…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe reality is that those on the left of politics are always intolerant of anyone who does not agree with them but are prepared to defend anything from their own friends, such as…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe answer is that I am in direct talks with the US about dealing with this issue, following the failure of the EU, which the hon. Lady wants to rejoin, to do anything about it…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAll our decisions about pesticides are of course made in line with the best available science, but I assure my hon. Friend that our agri-food trade advisory group will absolutely…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think the hon. Gentleman is getting confused between the number of deals and the amount of trade that they cover. We have covered over 70% of the continuity trade, but some of…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: Business EngagementThis Government are committed to engaging business and farmers in our trade negotiations. Last Wednesday, I announced the creation of 11 new trade advisory groups to ensure that…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: Business EngagementWe have engaged with SMEs directly, and we are also working through organisations such as the Federation of Small Businesses and the British Chambers of Commerce. What we are…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: Business EngagementThe right hon. Lady will be very pleased to hear that we will shortly be announcing new groups—the strategic trade advisory group, as well as groups consulting civil society and…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: Business EngagementWe are reformulating the new strategic advisory group, which will contain some large business representative organisations alongside civil society groups, and we will be…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: Food and FarmingI can confirm that, as part of the EU withdrawal Act, the ban in place on chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef remains after we leave the transition period on 1 January…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: Food and FarmingWe have established an agri-food trade advisory group to ensure that farmers and food producers are involved in the details of our negotiations. We have also launched the Trade…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: Food and FarmingI can absolutely give the hon. Gentleman that assurance, and I point out that NFU Scotland sits as part of our Trade and Agriculture Commission, looking at future trade policy.03 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: Food and FarmingMy hon. Friend the Member for Moray (Douglas Ross) is a huge champion of Scottish farming and the Scotch whisky industry, and I am working extremely closely with him. I am also…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: Food and FarmingIn the EU withdrawal Act, all the import standards that we had as part of the EU have been transposed into UK law. Those import standards remain, and we will not be negotiating…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: Food and FarmingThese standards, such as the ban on chlorinated chicken and hormone-injected beef, are already in UK law as part of the EU withdrawal Act. I have been explicit: it is not a matter…03 Sept 2020