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HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: Freedom of Religion or BeliefThe freedom of religion is a universal human right. The UK has a strong record of safeguarding human rights and promoting our values globally. Our strong economic relationships…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Import of Essential Medical ProductsMr Speaker, you will know that on 20 March, which was the start of the UK lockdown, the EU Commission wrote to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and HM Treasury alerting them to…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Import of Essential Medical ProductsI have to say, Mr Speaker, that I was woken at 4.40 this morning by a passenger flight coming into Heathrow and then by another one at 4.45 am. It strikes me that although…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Import of Essential Medical ProductsWe continue to work tirelessly across government to secure vital equipment and PPE from overseas partners, including from the US, Malaysia, China, Turkey and South Africa. We have…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: Environmental Protection StandardsThe Labour Front Bench at the time. She led her troops to vote against the Trade Bill, which would roll all these EU trade agreements over to become UK trade agreements.18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)We have had a far-ranging debate, but I will speak to amendments 24 to 27. The amendments seek to place a statutory obligation on the Secretary of State to enter into negotiations…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsObviously, the whole of government is extremely concerned by the situation in Kashmir. It is primarily of course a matter for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I will take the intervention from a member of the last Labour Government, which played an active role in this aspect of the GPA when he was in office.18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)Amendment 31, which has been tabled by the hon. Member for Dundee East, seeks, as he pointed out, to modify the definition of an international trade agreement. Our definition of…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a good point about raising the quality of opportunities available, but that will not be done through the GPA. Let me explain that. Overall, the effect of…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (First sitting)I beg to move, That— (1) the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25am on Tuesday 16 June) meet— (a) at 2.00pm on Tuesday 16 June; (b) at 11.30am and 2.00pm on…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Trade BillIt is a pleasure to respond to what has proved to be a spirited and well-informed debate. The Bill provides us with the opportunity to come together to shape a piece of…20 May 2020HANSARDImport of Medical ProductsThat is a very good question and I thank the hon. Gentleman for asking it. We are working tirelessly, at different international forums, to ensure that trade barriers—either…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Business SupportOf course. The hon. Lady will have seen that the UK is continuing the negotiations, which the chief negotiator David Frost has been doing virtually. We have completed the first…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Business SupportThe hon. Lady asks a good question. One important thing that we will learn from this crisis is the importance of the robustness of supply chains. Currently, most of the focus is…12 May 2020HANSARDImport of Medical ProductsWe continue to work tirelessly to secure vital supplies of medical equipment from overseas partners to meet UK demand. Hundreds of millions of units of PPE have been procured and…12 May 2020HANSARDHuman RightsThe UK has a strong history of safeguarding human rights and promoting our values globally. Our strong economic relationships with trading partners allow the Government to have…12 May 2020HANSARDHuman RightsI think the hon. Lady is referring to the various EU agreements. She was a passionate campaigner —and, I think, still is—to remain in the EU. Of course, if we had remained we…12 May 2020HANSARDImport of Medical ProductsWe are extremely active at the WTO and other forums, including the G20, to ensure that products flow. We have delivered 1.22 billion items of PPE to the NHS, which is a tremendous…12 May 2020HANSARDImport of Medical ProductsI join the Secretary of the State in welcoming the right hon. Lady to her position. After four years of the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner), we always look forward to…12 May 2020