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HANSARD UK-US Trade DealThe hon. Member will notice that we are very clear in our negotiating objectives about the protection of intellectual property for the creative industries, and about the…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI can assure the hon. Lady that we will put in the wording necessary to deliver the commitments that I have laid out in the objectives—that is, no increases to drugs prices, no…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealMy hon. Friend has outlined a number of options; I will be interested to hear more as we go through the negotiations. He is right that we have great products that are currently…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealIt is very interesting that half a billion pounds in extra economic value does not mean anything to the hon. Member.02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealMy hon. Friend is right. Some 79% of all the services we provide are supplied remotely—many of them into the United States. Having this underwriting on digital and data will…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealWe are committed to protecting personal data. There are huge opportunities in striking an advanced digital and data chapter on the flows of data between the UK and the US—ensuring…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI can assure my hon. Friend that it is written very clearly in our document that we will not be compromising on our food standards. I highlight to him the opportunities for…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealThe hon. and learned Member will be aware that the UK has a parliamentary system that is similar to those in Australia and New Zealand, and we are following a similar process to…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI agree that we need to make a clear case, and to ensure that Parliament is engaged.02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI want to get the trade talks started so that I can get those tariffs removed.02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI am still to take up my hon. Friend’s invitation to visit one of the sheep markets in her constituency, but I am looking forward to it because I believe that Welsh lamb is a…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealThe hon. Member is right to highlight this issue. However, a free trade agreement is specifically about the rules around trade. There are other organisations that set global…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that good export champions are companies that suit the markets that they serve. We will maintain our standards about what we believe to be right…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s agreement with me that removing barriers to trade is good for everybody—it is good internationally and good here in the UK. One thing he fails to…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealMy right hon. Friend is right that this is a major issue for our excellent Scotch whisky producers and other companies such as Walkers shortbread and cashmere producers. I raised…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealWe are very clear that we are negotiating on behalf of the entire UK, including Northern Ireland. The Minister of State, Department for International Trade, my right hon. Friend…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealThe right hon. Gentleman is a great champion of free trade on the Labour Benches, and I hope that his views prevail and become more mainstream in Labour party opinion. He makes a…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI thank my right hon. Friend for her question. As we make very clear in the negotiating objectives, we will not lower our standards. We will maintain our food safety and animal…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI have news for the hon. Gentleman: we have already left the European Union, although the news might not have reached him. Scotland is one of the largest potential beneficiaries…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. May I thank him for the work that he put in as Trade Secretary, which has got us to this point where we are able to launch these…02 Mar 2020