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HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI am pleased that the Opposition have acknowledged that there is value in trade deals and, indeed, in a trade deal with the US, because previously many of them have voted against…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealToday, we are publishing a suite of documents that mark a crucial step in beginning the formal negotiations for a free-trade agreement with our largest bilateral trading partner,…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealMy right hon. Friend makes a typically Ricardian case for lower tariffs and lower barriers. He is right. It will help our British citizens to lower their cost of living, which is…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI do agree. I know the Americans have an affinity both for Yorkshire tea and Yorkshire beer.02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealMy friend is absolutely right. We have seen the growth of sparkling wine exports, which now, I think, total more than £100 million a year. I see huge opportunities in removing…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealOne of our key asks from the US trade deal is a dedicated chapter to make it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises by removing some of the customs red tape, being able to…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFree Trade AgreementsOn Monday the Prime Minister set out our approach to negotiations with the European Union. This statement sets out the Government’s proposed approach to negotiations with other…06 Feb 2020HANSARDIndependent Tariff Policy: ConsultationThis morning the Department for International Trade launched a public consultation to inform the development of the UK’s new independent tariff policy. Now that Britain has left…06 Feb 2020HANSARDExport Licences: Saudi ArabiaI gave a statement to Parliament on 26 September 2019 on matters related to the breaches of the undertaking given to the Court of Appeal on 20 June 2019 by the then Secretary of…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainI beg to move, That this House has considered global Britain. As the clock strikes 11 tomorrow night, we will start building the UK’s future as a sovereign trading nation. I…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainMy hon. Friend is right. Of course we are rolling over all the existing trade preference schemes with those nations, but as we leave the EU, we have opportunities to be more…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainMy hon. Friend makes an extremely good point, and of course we want to extend those trading relationships with our overseas territories as far as we can. I am pleased to say that,…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainI agree with the hon. Gentleman. We want to have a great trading relationship with the EU, and we want to have a great trading relationship with the rest of the world. Our…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. When we entered the EU, those close relationships with allies such as Canada, New Zealand and Australia fundamentally became less close. We…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainMy right hon. Friend has made a very good point. The Commonwealth makes up a third of the members of the WTO, and I am determined that we will work with Commonwealth partners not…30 Jan 2020HANSARDGlobal Free TradeWe remain absolutely committed to upholding our high environmental, food safety and animal welfare standards post Brexit. As my hon. Friend points out, there are huge…23 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate Croft Architectural Hardware on its brilliant work. I understand that we have helped it to attend two trade fairs in the US through our trade show access programme.…23 Jan 2020HANSARDMost Favoured Nation TariffsMy hon. Friend is right: we cannot allow dumping practices to go undealt with, and the trade remedies authority will take a tough line in areas such as ceramics. Because we are…23 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn the subject of women working, one of the great things that this Government did early in the 2010 Session was to make sure that we do not have compulsory retirement and that we…23 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: there is a huge opportunity to get more people, particularly more women, starting their own businesses. I would be delighted to meet him and…23 Jan 2020