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HANSARDTrade Bill18 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillThat the Bill do now pass.18 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, as we come to the end of the legislative process for the Bill in this House, I will say a few words to express my sincere gratitude to those who have made its progress…18 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, on behalf of myself and everybody else referred to, I thank noble Lords for their most generous comments. I constantly stand in awe of the expertise in our House and the…18 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, as the Government have made clear throughout all stages of the Trade Bill, the UK Government are committed to working closely with the devolved Administrations to…18 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will be brief in my remarks on Amendment 1 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester. I will restrict my remarks to this amendment rather than to the underlying…18 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, I am happy to confirm to the noble Baroness that that is the case. We consider these subjects to be very important and we always seek to cover them in our negotiations…11 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, sustainable trade is a priority for the UK as an independent trading nation. We have already liberated more than 100 environmental goods in the UK global tariff and…11 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, the UK has been a long-standing supporter of multilateral efforts to promote fossil fuel subsidy reform. There is some technical disagreement as to exactly what…11 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, as I said earlier, we consider this subject to be very important. At the March 2020 WTO General Council, the Secretary of State for International Trade announced that…11 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, we have already abolished tariffs on, I think, 100 new environmental goods and services. We keep this subject under close review and consult the relevant bodies on it.…11 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, the noble Lord is completely right to make this point. We want our generation to be the first to leave the world in a better state than we found it. Working on…11 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, absolutely; I am happy to give that assurance on these important areas. We certainly did not see that an advantage of leaving the European Union would be that we could…11 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, as this matter is now entirely within our competence, we absolutely intend to use our freedom to be one of the leading countries in the world in this area and,…11 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, I endorse the noble Lord’s point. Obviously, the decision on whether to join these negotiations has some technical aspects. We very much accept the principles underlying…11 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, as always, the noble Lord is correct in these matters. We have a close relationship with New Zealand on trading matters; we tend to think alike. We certainly hope to…11 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, when I heard reports of this initiative this morning, I thought it was timely, happening as it is on the day of this Question. I very welcome it and we look forward to…11 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, we are considering seriously the policy areas which underline the agreement; we attach great importance to them. We support further moves in this area and are carefully…11 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am perpetually grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, for his contribution to the discussion of this Bill. Turning to Amendment 36A, in the noble…06 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade Bill06 Jan 2021