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HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsThe hon. Gentleman has skilfully raised issues relevant to the autumn statement that are more for the Chancellor than for me. Products from the food and drink industry form a…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsWe have talked about not reliving the arguments of Brexit; my hon. Friend has brought up the corn laws—it is about time we had that one again. He will know that if we go back to…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsWe always reflect on the decisions we have made as the UK Government. I say to the hon. Member again—we have probably had this exchange a few times—that I am always willing to…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her questions and her submission. I am pleased to hear that she feels we need to end any potential trade war—although I am pretty certain I…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsI thank my hon. Friend for his support. He has some tremendous businesses based in his area, and it is great having him here as a champion for them. In terms of the automotive…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsOur job is to defend the UK national interest, and the company in Torbay that the hon. Member described—it sounds like a fantastic company —is an exemplar of why I want businesses…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsI warmly thank my hon. Friend for his question and his support for the approach we are taking. I believe there is a competitive advantage to seek for the UK where we are able to…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsJLR is an example of an incredible UK-based business in terms of its success in the US, China and other parts of the world. We want to maintain that and give that business the…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsMy hon. Friend reminds me that I did not get a chance to respond to the shadow Secretary of State. If, following these announcements in the United States, we had come to…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsI warmly welcome my hon. Friend’s words and his endorsement and seconding of my whisky choice. I should say that other excellent whiskies are available; a lot of Scottish Members…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsAs I said, I updated the First Minister and Deputy First Minister yesterday. It is a particular situation that we need to remain very much aligned to, making sure the system is…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsI agree: this is one of the principal issues that we have to address. Whether it is on farming, textiles or whisky, what is going on in the rest of the world and other countries’…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsThe hon. Member will have heard me this morning on the media and here in Parliament being clear about how we feel about these decisions. We are deeply disappointed that no country…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsThe hon. Lady will have heard me say very clearly that we are committed to the sanitary and phytosanitary regime, as set out in the Labour manifesto. The UK is currently the…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising one of the most important issues we face: the impact of trade diversion—not just the relationship between the US and the UK, but what…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsI have seen the Institute for Public Policy Research report that contains that figure. Because the automotive sector is such a jewel in our crown, we are all aware of what would…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsI do believe that strength comes in making the right choices at the right time in our national interest. I can tell the hon. Member that the talks I have had with my US…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his support and for mentioning some of the excellent local businesses in his area. On the impact of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine on…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsI am incredibly grateful to my hon. Friend for his question and for his accurate insight into some of the co-dependencies and relationships that exist between Scotch whisky and…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsThe creative industries are not just a wonderful cultural asset to the UK but a tremendous economic asset as well. I do not necessarily agree with the commentary in parts of the…03 Apr 2025