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HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)My hon. Friend is right that it is an agreement of which many people want to be a part. In fact, other countries are looking to accede alongside the UK. One reason that our…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)The NHS is not on the table. The price the NHS pays for drugs is not on the table.17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)We are absolutely committed to our high standards. That is one of the reasons why countries and people around the world want to buy British products. They trust British products;…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)There is no greater supporter of East Anglian infrastructure than me.17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)I had a good conversation with my Canadian counterpart, Mary Ng, last week to talk about, first, our mutual commitment to free trade, but also how we are going to improve our…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)It is a shame that the SNP appears to be intent on scaremongering rather than looking at the opportunities for Scottish farmers and businesses from this excellent deal.17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)My hon. Friend is right. This country produces high-quality malting barley, and my ambition is to overtake Canada in exports to Japan and to become No. 1 on the Japan malting…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)We have in this country a clear procedure for determining our trade agreements and a clear treaty-ratification process, which I think works well. We are committed to working…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)Equus Leather is a fantastic business, but the fact is that it currently has to fill in lots of forms when it wants to export not only to America but to other parts of the world.…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)My hon. Friend is right. There are people in this Chamber who seek to do our country down and say, “We can’t achieve this. We can’t sign up to these deals. It is all too…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)It is correct to say that there are major opportunities with Australia and New Zealand. As well as being champions of free trade in that region, they are extremely well-connected…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)We already have the Food Standards Agency, which is specifically established as a non-ministerial department to ensure independence over high-quality food standards. Any change to…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)I congratulate my hon. Friend on all his excellent work as trade envoy to countries such as Malaysia. I know that he is a big fan of Brunei and visiting it and working with it. In…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)I point out to the hon. Gentleman that New Zealand is not actually using all its current quota of lamb, because there is massive demand for New Zealand lamb around the world,…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)I completely agree with my hon. Friend. She is right that we are able to pursue this policy because we are not a member of the EU, and we are able to sign up to things, such as an…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)I could read to the hon. Gentleman the list of 11 countries—I assure him that many of them do not speak English as their main language, but that is not really the point. The point…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We want to pursue a trade policy that is economically beneficial to the UK and levels up our country, but helps achieve more resilience for our…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)I can assure the hon. Lady that we are working very closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to make sure that Northern Ireland is fully part of any trade deal we agree, and we…17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)My hon. Friend is right. Free trade has lifted a billion people out of poverty in the past few decades, and that is a record that no other policy prescription can match.17 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)It is my aim in all our agreements to secure the maximum tariff-free access for our products, but in any given agreement there are always trade-offs. My key priority is making…17 Jun 2020