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HANSARDCPTPPWe have taken strong steps towards joining the CPTPP through engaging with all 11 member countries on UK accession to the CPTPP. In July, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of…03 Sept 2020HANSARDUS Trade Agreement NegotiationsThe hon. Gentleman started off with a bit of a misnomer. Let me report from the most recent round of negotiations with the EU: our negotiator reported that these talks were part…03 Sept 2020HANSARDUS Trade Agreement NegotiationsThe third negotiating round of the UK-US free trade agreement took place from 27 July to 7 August 2020. I can announce today that the next round will start next Tuesday— 8…03 Sept 2020HANSARDEnvironmental Protection Standards: Future Trade AgreementsThe hon. Gentleman will remember the Prime Minister’s visit to Thailand and the region, and his speaking out about wildlife crime in that region when he was Foreign Secretary,…03 Sept 2020HANSARDEnvironmental Protection Standards: Future Trade AgreementsThe Government’s approach on the environment, and on the environment and trade, is unchanged. No appointments have been confirmed. Personally, I welcome the fact that a former…03 Sept 2020HANSARDEnvironmental Protection Standards: Future Trade AgreementsI thank the hon. Lady for that question, which I think was very reasonably put, but actually we are doing a huge amount right the way across the board. We guaranteed in our…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that question. It is worth reminding ourselves that he and I were both elected in December on a strong programme of no compromise on our standards on…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Trade BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. The first thing to say is that I have regular dialogue with his colleague the Minister for the Economy. I am meeting her…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI will give way to the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner)—it is great to see him back in trade.20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillIt is good to see the hon. Gentleman back. I remember that he was originally a Blairite Minister in Tony Blair’s Government, and it has been really instructive to see the journey…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI will make a little bit more progress. As I have said, the other place has held debates on six of the agreements, and not one carried a motion of regret. We have also retained…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. All my interactions, and those of the Secretary of State, with the ceramics industry and with MPs who represent key ceramics constituencies,…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI will not give way just now. We are committed to additional scrutiny arrangements for any deal with Japan. We believe that the current sunset provisions in the Bill strike the…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI am going to make progress. We have already done this for the US, for Japan, for Australia and for New Zealand. This has included publishing negotiating objectives and initial…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI absolutely give my hon. Friend that assurance, and I will come on to discuss those deals in a moment, although they are not within the scope of the current Bill. My hon. Friend…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct that our scrutiny offer compares very favourably with Australia’s and New Zealand’s and is at least equal to Canada’s. He is right in other…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI am going to make more progress. This Government understand the desire of Parliament to have effective scrutiny of our FTA programme. That is why we have gone above and beyond…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI am going to make some more progress. In addition, the Government have committed to providing regular updates to Parliament on the progress of negotiations. We have already…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillLet me be clear: we are talking about continuity. My hon. Friend can judge us not just by what I say but by our actions. Of the 20 reports that we have published, five have been…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillIt is a pleasure to open consideration on Report of the Trade Bill and to speak to new clause 5. This is all legislation that contains key measures that will deliver for UK…20 Jul 2020