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HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I rise in sympathy with the spirit of the amendment moved by the hon. Member for Dundee East, but I wish to speak specifically to amendment 15, which seeks to insert at clause 4,…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I hope to be equally brief. I have some sympathy with the amendment. I recognise the appetite of the hon. Member for Dundee East to prevent overreach by the Government in adding…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I do not think my hon. Friend has the great benefit of being supported by the Co-op party. One of the ways in which I am unique is that I am from the co-operative tradition in the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I heard applications to join the Co-operative party and the all-party parliamentary group for mutuals; I did not hear any new commitments towards co-operatives. None the less, I…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)On a point of order, Sir Graham. Surely that is not within the scope of the Bill. I ask the Government Whip to intervene, and encourage you to restore order as well.18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I remind the Minister that we are not opposing accession to the GPA. We are merely seeking to make sure that our country benefits properly from GPA membership. He gave the example…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)rose —18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)As ever, my hon. Friend makes a serious and important point about the contribution that co-operatives can make. If I may, I will return to the intervention from the hon. Member…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)There was once a Conservative Co-op movement, which in practice had only one member. Richard Balfe left our ranks, in a very misguided move, and set up the Conservative Co-op…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I am in danger of leaving tonight in a good mood, Sir Graham. I am delighted that a second convert to co-ops has emerged. I will have to send another membership form for the Co-op…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a good point. Part of the problem is that schools are not properly resourced. I am sure that he agrees about that. Other examples that we might point to are…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman. I will send him the Co-op party membership application form as a result of this exchange. It is very nice to find a new convert from the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)How would you want the Bill to be improved?16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q How would you improve the Bill? Konrad Shek: Looking at some of the research out there, and analysis of the Bill, there is probably capacity for more scrutiny of the Bill. There…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)Q One of the areas of the Bill that we may discuss is future free trade agreements. Have you any particular offensive interests, in terms of future free trade agreements? Konrad…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q To follow up on that, I want to ask you to compare what would be envisaged under CRAG for future FTAs with what happens in other countries’ Parliaments in terms of the scrutiny…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Professor Winters, much of the debate so far has focused on continuity agreements, but I want to take you to new free trade agreements, which are another area of contention in…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)I would very much like to hear what he has to say. [ Interruption. ] Professor Winters: I did not catch all of your question. With the process we would be using for, say, the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q As I understand it, a potential deal between the UK and Canada would come within the scope of the Bill as it is currently drafted. If I remember rightly, the National Farmers…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q What difficulties do you foresee in getting the Turkey agreement concluded by the end of the year? Richard Warren: Indeed. While it is not dealt with directly in the Bill, the…16 Jun 2020