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HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)Nevertheless, it seems a reasonable question to pose. A bit of better consultation might allow us to think about how we encourage more British businesses to secure Government…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)Unfortunately, that is absolutely right, as Professor Sanchez-Graells argued. That is a real risk. There are potentially chilling impacts on British authorities that want to issue…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you, Mr Twigg. You will understand the frustration of Labour Members present that Ministers are once again seeking to get through a whole bunch of regulations using the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)I gently suggest to the Minister that it is much better not to get ourselves into the position where we have to persuade Members from all parts of the House to vote down an order.…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his response, but I gently suggest that we have not been deluged with regulations from the Department for International Trade, so I do not buy…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 6, in schedule 2, page 10, leave out lines 31 to 38. Amendment 6 would delete part 3 of schedule 2. I want to focus on what that would mean. Part 3 says:…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation. I now understand a little better the reason for the provision. I will reflect on his remarks, but for now I will not press this…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)Amendments 8 and 21 are probing amendments, to understand better how the Procurement Bill and potential accession to the CPTPP might affect the provisions in the procurement…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister give way?18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)The Minister mentioned the GPA, which provides me with the opportunity to intervene and press him on it. Presumably the Government are still significant supporters of the GPA, but…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Gentleman will be well aware, I suspect, that one of the big concerns about the CPTPP relates to investor-state dispute settlement. One of the mildly reassuring things…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation about his upcoming meeting with the staff of Professor Ngozi, who is a great figure internationally. The Minister—I do not…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)I suggest to the Minister that he should approach that discussion with his officials in a slightly different way. Why does he not go to his officials and ask, “Is there any reason…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)As part of this new spirit of transparency from the new ministerial team at the Department for International Trade, will the Minister commit to publishing the analysis used to…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister give way?18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)May I point out gently to the Minister that the point on GIs is that Ministers secured nothing in terms of protection for British GIs in the Australia deal. That comes on top of a…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)Further to that point of order, Mr Twigg. On behalf of the official Opposition, I add my thanks to you and to Mr Pritchard for the generous way in which you have chaired…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)With that, I conclude my remarks.18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Third sitting)Let me come on to the example. I am not saying that at all; absolutely, it is highly unlikely that an Australian firm will decide that it wants to rush over and provide schools in…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 19, in clause 1, page 1, leave out subsections (2) and (3). It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate the Minister on…18 Oct 2022