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HANSARD Global BritainI hear what the right hon. Gentleman says, but it looks to me a bit like two people meeting to play chess and the two of them sitting there looking at the board, not moving the…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Global BritainLet me make a little progress, then I will. In many areas, the failure to make these deals is particularly stark, including the total lack of progress on any of the aspects of…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Global BritainGiven the time that I have available, although I would be happy to sit and— [Interruption.] No, no, I would seriously be very happy to sit and talk to the hon. Gentleman about…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Global BritainI understand entirely what the right hon. Lady is saying. It is interesting, is it not, that half of the agreements were done in six months by the previous Secretary of State for…11 Jan 2021HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI will rattle through a bit of my speech, because I have your beady eyes on me Madam Deputy Speaker. Once I know I am definitely halfway, I will take interventions. The same…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman; I am coming to that. When it comes to the exaggeration of benefits and the misrepresentation of the Japanese trade deal, one crucial issue is…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI agree with my hon. Friend. I have to say that trade deals generally are better when we consult properly and extensively and put trust in Parliament, which unfortunately the…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementGiven the time, I will with your leave, Madam Deputy Speaker, take some other interventions at this moment, as I am halfway through my speech.25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementSo there is a cake of a certain size—the tariff quota—and the EU and Britain will have access to that cake. Who gets what bit first? What happens if the EU gets the cake…25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementBefore I begin my response, I feel obliged to say two things. First, my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson)—Nissan is based in her…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementIs it higher?19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionPresident-elect Biden has spoken powerfully about the need to end support for the war in Yemen and to stop selling arms that Saudi Arabia uses, in his words, for “murdering…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementThe Secretary of State has repeatedly claimed that the deal that she signed with Japan goes far beyond the original EU-Japan deal, so I return to the question that I asked her two…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementIt is higher—at last!19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementWhat is going on? The Secretary of State claims that the UK-Japan deal goes far beyond the EU-Japan deal but will not quantify the difference. Why not? If she will not publish the…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Continuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary ScrutinyThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question on an issue that should never have become urgent. The Government have literally had years to protect our free trade with…17 Nov 2020HANSARD Continuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny(Urgent Question ): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade to make a statement on the proposed parliamentary scrutiny of future Continuity Trade Agreements.17 Nov 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: JapanI listened very carefully to that response, but I do not really think that it was an answer further than rhetoric. The point is that there is no import ban against pork produced…08 Oct 2020HANSARDHuman Rights: Trade AgreementsI am sure that the whole House has been encouraged by the Minister’s warm words on human rights, but let us test them with a specific example. I understand from the high…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: JapanWe have spent countless hours in this House and in the other place debating the impact of imports on food standards—a debate that has captured the attention of millions of people…08 Oct 2020