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HANSARDDraft Trade etc. in Dual-Use items and Firearms etc. (amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank Opposition Members for their contributions. We have discussed the importance of maintaining robust strategic export controls, and a number of questions have come up. I…25 Mar 2019HANSARD Small Business ExportsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate on how, where and with what resources the Department for International Trade is supporting exports from small and…20 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He is right; the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has said that it will continue its investment here. The latest figures from the…14 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the announcement by Qatar’s ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Mr Yousef Al Khater, and his accompanying delegation of a visit to Southend. I am pleased to say that…14 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right. Tourism is a great example—I use the word “great” advisedly. The GREAT brand is used across the whole of UK Government. It is that rarest of things—a…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsExcellent. That is delightful. I have been speaking for eight minutes so far, and will seek to stay within the time. My hon. Friend the Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford)…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI will give way to the shadow Secretary of State.21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsWe have seen investment spreading out from London and the south-east. If the Chair of the Select Committee looks at the EY report, he will find that there has been a big change in…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsThe hon. Lady makes the powerful case against no deal, which is why the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, and practically the whole of business, is urging her and her…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsWhich business organisations have said that they think this is a bad deal?21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsHe was just obliging you.21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI will not. Both Houses will be fully involved as we balance meaningful scrutiny with the security necessary to protect sensitive negotiating positions and market-sensitive data.…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsFirst, I should say that parliamentarians will continue to be able to inform the negotiations. Parliament will be updated regularly as the negotiations progress, and it will be…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsAs ever, the hon. Lady speaks powerfully on behalf of her constituency and, indeed, Northern Ireland. That is a really important point for us to take note of. As I have said, we…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsAs I am talking about consultation and engagement, I shall give way to the hon. Lady.21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI hear urgings from Opposition Members, not least the Chairman of the Select Committee, the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brendan MacNeil). It is a pleasure to…21 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Tech Sector InvestmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Tech is not only an enormously important industry in its own right, but it is vital to innovation and advances in so many other areas. The…07 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Tech Sector InvestmentWe lead Europe in developing a sustainable tech ecosystem. Tech Nation’s latest release in 2018 shows that the UK attracted more venture capital investment than anywhere else in…07 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Tech Sector InvestmentThe hon. Gentleman, as a Member from a party so bereft of optimists, gives an example to the others. This country has a great future outside the European Union, and technology, in…07 Feb 2019HANSARDBritish Businesses Investing OverseasUKEF is yet another example of how this country has led the way when it comes to exporting. It was the world’s first export credit agency, and we should all be proud of its work…07 Feb 2019