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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to say that my Department has recently created the new Export Academy, designed precisely to equip businesses with the capabilities and confidence to export…10 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her excellent question, because trade show support is really important for putting British business on the front foot. We have worked across multiple…10 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his continued support for businesses in his constituency, and I agree with him that B&B Attachments is an example of UK manufacturing at its best. My…10 Jun 2021HANSARDUK-China Trading RelationshipI thank the hon. and learned Lady for her reasonable question. It is a delight to have an SNP Member in the Chamber actually championing business and looking to open up markets.…10 Jun 2021HANSARDUK-China Trading RelationshipChina is an important trading partner for the UK, with bilateral trade worth £78.8 billion in 2020. In fact, China was our third largest overall trading partner and seventh…10 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Steel ExportsThe TRA has conducted a full review of the steel safeguard measure so that it applies to the UK in a proportionate and WTO-compliant manner. It is an independent body, as the hon.…10 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Steel ExportsWe are working to de-escalate trade tensions that negatively impact steel exporters, including our pursuit of a permanent resolution to the US section 232 tariffs, which so…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEnglish Language TeachingI would of course be delighted to meet my hon. Friend, and I congratulate her on her continued leadership in Parliament on behalf of her constituents and the country as a whole.10 Jun 2021HANSARDEnglish Language TeachingHappy birthday, Mr Speaker. Recognising the challenges that the sector faces, both I and my co-chair of the education sector advisory group, the Minister for Universities,…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreements: Cameroon and GhanaThe debate was obtained by the hon. Member for Richmond Park, and I do not think we need chuntering from the Opposition Front Bench, let alone so loud or rude.09 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreements: Cameroon and GhanaI have no intention of giving way. I would like the right hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury to be quiet.09 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreements: Cameroon and GhanaMy thanks to the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) for securing this debate, and I thank other right hon. and hon. Members for taking part. We all know that trade is a…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreements: Cameroon and GhanaThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. A bridging mechanism ensured continuity of Cameroon’s duty-free, quota-free access, so there was no disruption similar to that with Ghana; I am…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreements: Cameroon and GhanaShe can speak in the proper way. She should not speak otherwise.09 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreements: Cameroon and GhanaI will not give way. This Government’s position is that beneficial growth and support for democratic principles are not mutually exclusive; in fact, the former is an important…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreements: Cameroon and GhanaI am happy to do so. Dealing with the issue around human rights, I hear the concerns that hon. Members have voiced, particularly about human rights abuses in Cameroon.…09 Jun 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationI wonder whether the hon. Gentleman could confirm that the majority of voters last week voted for parties opposed to a second independence referendum, and that therefore, if the…13 May 2021HANSARD Office for InvestmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mr Paisley. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and Stortford (Julie Marson) for securing this…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Office for InvestmentOkay. I think I have touched on the levelling-up point. It is facilitating and helping to package the offer around the country. That is why we have our high potential…20 Apr 2021HANSARDJobs in the North-westIt is as much my hon. Friend as me who is putting Bolton North East at the forefront. He has joined colleagues as a member of the parliamentary export programme, and I…15 Apr 2021