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HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)On a point of order, Sir Graham. As the Minister knows full well, we are not opposed to the agreement. We simply want better scrutiny arrangements. What arrangements are there for…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister has been at his most diversionary with that characteristically chutzpah-led speech. As he knows only too well, constitutionally, the Government are able to sign and…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that it would be sensible to include in the Bill a commitment to trying to achieve the sustainable development goals, as this amendment seeks to do, not…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)One concern that led me to want the Bill to refer to the sustainable development goals is the fact that both Ghana and Kenya have not yet felt able to sign a continuity agreement…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)I had not intended to speak and I will be brief. I wish to amplify and expand on the concern that I raised in an intervention on my hon. Friend the Member for Sefton Central…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister has made a gracious intervention and offer, which I am happy to accept. On that basis, I am happy to conclude my speech.23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)Is not the broader significance of the intervention by the hon. Member for North East Derbyshire, when he asked whether the Labour party wants a mature and open discussion about…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 14, in clause 2, page 2, leave out lines 27 and 28. The amendment is designed to remove the Henry VIII powers from the Bill. In its write up of the Trade…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)I do not intend to press the matter to a vote, in the interests of time. I am not convinced by the Government’s argument, and we may return to the matter at Report stage. I beg to…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)New clause 16 would put on the face of the Bill a joint ministerial committee, and give it powers to discuss international trade issues with the devolved Administrations. The…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend remakes my point for me. We need to have proper parliamentary scrutiny locked into the Bill. As we have been told, this the only trade legislation that is likely to…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)With due respect, the coffee that the hon. Gentleman had this morning may not have quite kicked in at the beginning of my remarks, when I set out what the Queen’s Speech defined…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)Not surprisingly, my hon. Friend is ahead of me in making that concern clear. I underline the issues about negative listing that he sets out, which I will come to. To finish the…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 4, in clause 2, page 2, line 14, at end insert— “(2A) Regulations under subsection (1) to make provision for the purpose of implementing an international…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you back in the Chair once again, Mrs Cummins. We had an interesting sitting in your absence on Thursday afternoon, at which three Conservative Members of…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a good point. Not only is there a multitude of expert analysis that chlorine washing chicken is ineffective at getting rid of the risk of infection but, as he…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. There is not the option at the moment for proper parliamentary scrutiny of a trade deal with Australia. If the Government were to bring forward…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend makes his point to the hon. Member for North East Derbyshire, who intervened on me very well. I do not know whether the long title of the Bill was as badly drafted…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)That is an extraordinary position, but sadly, it is becoming clear that that is how Members of Parliament are likely to find out about the substance of these trade negotiations.…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)We should thank the TUC for its work with American trade unions to help inform British workers and the British House of Commons, and for that little bit more of an insight into…23 Jun 2020