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HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThe hon. Lady makes a good point about female human rights activists, and I will certainly take it away to ensure that we are doing all we can, in conjunction with the Foreign…05 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Rigid stereotypes about what girls should do and what boys should do also hold boys back. They do not give them the opportunities they might…05 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy hon. Friend makes a good point. We have seen a huge culture change through things like the #MeToo movement. We have also seen a real recognition of the issues and challenges…05 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. Women have contributed to our national life in all kinds of ways. Their achievements are not yet fully recognised, and we should do…05 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI very much commend the work the hon. Member is doing on that; it is fantastic.05 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy right hon. Friend is completely correct. In fact, I also recently saw the film “Emma.”, which is based on my favourite Jane Austen novel. She is right that we need more statues…05 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, and I am sure that she enjoyed the recent film “Hidden Figures”, which celebrated some of those workers—the fantastic female mathematicians who…05 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI beg to move, That this House has considered International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is “Each for Equal”, which speaks to the vision that I have as Minister for Women and…05 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy hon. Friend makes a good point about the damage of early marriage—it is particularly early in some countries, which I think is appalling. Of course, we will need to have that…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are very clear that in future trade agreements, we will maintain our food standards. We were clear about that in the US objectives and we will be clear about it in subsequent…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI hosted a meeting in London last year with the Commonwealth Trade Ministers. There is a huge amount of enthusiasm to work more closely together. One of our first priority trade…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Lady will be aware, we are developing new farming support policies to supersede the common agricultural policy. Those will be much more suited to British farmers,…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right: British farming is vital, for its food production, for its custodianship of the environment and for the enjoyment it provides in all our lives through its…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are leaving the EU so that we can make our own regulatory decisions, including about how we manage our agriculture and horticulture. Of course we want to get the best possible…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady can see that laid out in black and white in our objectives: we simply will not do a deal that undermines our food safety standards, and we will also retain our very…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has been lobbying extremely hard for Holyhead to be considered as a free port, and we are very grateful for all her input to the free port consultation. She is…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working very closely with the Cabinet Office to make sure that businesses have all the information they need to prepare for transition at the end of this year. This is also…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe consultation on the UK global tariff, which will set the most favoured nation tariff rate for eggs, among other products, closes tonight, so I suggest that my hon. Friend gets…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing our departure from the EU, the UK has established itself as an independent trading nation. On Tuesday, I was the first UK Trade Secretary in almost 50 years to make a…05 Mar 2020HANSARDGlobal Exports: Tech Start-upsI disagree with the premise of the hon. Lady’s question. Now that we have left the EU, we have the opportunity to set our own rules and regulations in tech, and really lead the…05 Mar 2020