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HANSARDGlobal Exports: Tech Start-upsAfter we have left the European Union, we have a huge opportunity to strike new data and digital agreements with the rest of the world. We are looking for a data and digital…05 Mar 2020HANSARDGlobal Exports: Tech Start-upsBirmingham has the largest tech sector outside London. It has firms specialising in FinTech, games, health-tech and cyber-security. We will keep the UK at the top of the…05 Mar 2020HANSARDGlobal Exports: Tech Start-upsWe are a world leader in tech. Following our departure from the European Union, we have launched a new GREAT campaign that promotes everything from our agri-tech to our gaming…05 Mar 2020HANSARDUK/US Trade Agreement: SMEsMy hon. Friend is right. I understand that Leyland Exports can face up to 25% tariffs on the export of goods vehicles to the United States, and 5% tariffs on its exports to…05 Mar 2020HANSARDUK/US Trade Agreement: SMEsSome 30,000 small and medium-sized enterprises already trade with the United States. In the new free trade agreement, we will be asking for a dedicated SME chapter that removes…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBilateral Trade Relations: JapanFirst, we are participating in the efforts to tackle coronavirus through the cross-Government working group. The Prime Minister chaired a Cobra meeting on Monday to make sure that…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBilateral Trade Relations: JapanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Nissan’s Sunderland plant is the most productive in Europe, and I can see every reason why the Japanese are likely to put even more investment…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBilateral Trade Relations: JapanI understand that Japan will be using a lot of British-made products in the Olympics, for example, the white water obstacles made by UK company RapidBlocs. During Tokyo 2020, we…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBilateral Trade Relations: JapanJapan is the third largest economy in the world and a key partner of the UK. I visited Japan in September to promote UK trade and we are shortly likely to commence our free trade…05 Mar 2020HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementWe have a parliamentary system in this country, so for these types of decisions the treaties are laid before Parliament through the CRAG—Constitutional Reform and Governance Act…05 Mar 2020HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementOne of the points that we laid out in our negotiation objectives is that we want to achieve an advanced digital and data chapter. Currently, 79% of all our services are provided…05 Mar 2020HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementI find this pretty ludicrous. The hon. Gentleman will have seen in the scoping assessment that virtually every sector of the UK economy, including manufacturing and agriculture,…05 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealThat certainly will be part of our trade negotiations. There are many industries across the UK that face high tariffs and high barriers. We want those removed so that we can see…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealWe are pushing our full complement of resources into these negotiations, and so is the United States. I am not going to set a deadline on the negotiations but I certainly hope…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealAs has been pointed out, Scotch whisky has been hit by retaliatory tariffs between the US and the EU. Of course we want to see that settled. We also want to see resolution on the…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealWe want to achieve a world-leading data and digital agreement, underwriting data flows but also dealing with issues like blockchain and artificial intelligence, thereby making…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI thank my hon. Friend. I enjoyed visiting his constituency and meeting some of the fantastic companies there, including Walker’s Nonsuch Toffee, for which I also want to secure a…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI can confirm that we stand by our online harms commitment, and nothing in the US trade deal will affect that.02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealThere are huge opportunities in the midlands for further trade with the US. The midlands is already a very strong exporter to the US. I believe that one in five goods from there…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealMy right hon. Friend is right. There are issues that are dealt with at a federal level and a state level. We will be seeking an agreement that secures access to US Government…02 Mar 2020