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HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend also played a really important role in getting CPTPP through. I remember our joint visit to Vietnam in 2021, when we argued for Vietnamese support. He is…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]The Government’s position is unchanged. It is always the desire of the Government, as expressed by the Secretary of State in writing to the House and to the right hon. Gentleman…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]Of course I will give way—if the right hon. Gentleman first concedes that this has been a well-scrutinised trade deal.19 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]I will give way a little later. The Act makes no distinction between bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral treaties. In addition to Parliament being able to make its views…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]I thank colleagues for their contributions to the debates on this important Bill. Let me begin with the new clauses relating to new accessions to the CPTPP: new clause 1, tabled…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]That is exactly the sort of thing that I would expect the report to do. I must say that I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has mentioned the Government’s record when it comes…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]Of course, the right hon. Gentleman was a Minister in the last Labour Government, and he will remember that there are the vagaries of time available. Making an application to say…19 Mar 2024HANSARDUK-Israel Free Trade Agreement: Fourth Round NegotiationsThe fourth round of United Kingdom-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations took place virtually between 19 and 29 February 2024. During this round, officials held technical…11 Mar 2024HANSARDBusiness and TradeMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. In the UK, of course, we have our own, superb Rolls-Royce model of small modular reactor as well. He is right about the importance of our…11 Mar 2024HANSARDBusiness and TradeMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. In the UK, of course, we have our own, superb Rolls-Royce model of small modular reactor as well. He is right about the importance of our…11 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade with Commonwealth CountriesOf course, Northern Ireland benefits from all our free trade agreements. I very much look forward to putting the case for Northern Irish goods and services in the months ahead. We…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade with ZimbabweThe Government were pleased that my hon. Friend, who is the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Angola, Zambia and Ethiopia, and members of the Westminster Africa Business Group…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade with Commonwealth CountriesI thank my hon. Friend for that question and his commitment to the Commonwealth. As a constituency MP with a huge Commonwealth diaspora in Chelsea and Fulham, I totally understand…07 Mar 2024HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: South KoreaMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. In the UK, of course, we have our own, superb Rolls-Royce model of small modular reactor as well. He is right about the importance of our…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade with ZimbabweI thank my hon. Friend for his report and letter to me all about that. I am pleased with the high-level meetings he had on his recent visit and a lot of the media coverage. Our…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade with Commonwealth CountriesThe United Kingdom has trade deals with 33 Commonwealth countries, and our new developing countries trading scheme offers more generous tariffs, rules of origin and trading…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade Agreements: Environmental ProtectionsThe hon. Gentleman raises an interesting point. Many of the agreements have actually, for the first time, included environmental provisions. If I recall correctly, he did not like…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade Agreements: Environmental ProtectionsThe Government are committed to pursuing environmental provisions in our trade agreements and to using our multilateral trade policy, diplomatic efforts and trade promotion…07 Mar 2024HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: South KoreaWe have excellent relations with South Korea, as my right hon. Friend will know as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy there. Bilateral trade totalled £16 billion in the 12 months to…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend, in particular for his brilliant work as a trade envoy. He covers more markets than any of our other trade envoys with great skill and dexterity. Back in…07 Mar 2024