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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, for his comments. The continuity agreements were those that were in force before 1 January or had been agreed to by the EU, even if…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillI thank my noble friend Lord Lansley for giving me the chance to clarify my comments. We have already said, and I am happy to say again, that we will bring forward primary…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak for only the second time in a debate and my first time in Committee, but as with my maiden speech, it is on matters of great importance to the…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for listening so intently to my speech to make those calculations. It is of great benefit to me that he did so. The changes are technical. I do…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, before I start, I acknowledge the point just made by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, about the wide-ranging nature of modern FTAs. We will no doubt return to that point in…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, the UK will ensure that any future accession talks with the CPTPP are consistent with our interests and our stated policies and priorities. We are clear that our future…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, I am not familiar with my noble friend’s reference, but I will certainly look that strategy up and consider it in our future efforts in this area.23 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, in the recent agreement in principle with Japan that we were so pleased to reach, there is an extensive data and digital services chapter that we hope will be a model…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipI thank my noble friend for her question. Of course, we will accede to the CPTPP only if we are happy that the arrangements we are acceding to are in the UK’s interest. We are…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, the Government are very keen to reach agreement with the European Union because of the importance that the noble Lord refers to; we are still working very hard on that.…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, the UK will ensure that any future accession talks with the CPTPP are consistent with the UK’s interests and the Government’s stated policies and priorities. We will not…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, the British Government take their responsibilities under agreements very seriously. Sometimes, special circumstances arise where they have to take a view on the matters…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy noble friend makes very good points. In terms of engagement so far with CPTPP members, the Trade Secretary met with ambassadors and high commissioners to discuss this, had a…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is a government priority and a key part of our trade negotiations programme. We…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, because we have not entered into negotiations on this agreement yet, it is hard to predict exactly how they will progress, but we are clear that more trade will not…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, the CPTPP is one of the largest free trade areas in the world. It represented 13% of global GDP in 2018, which would increase to more than 16% if the UK were to join. It…23 Sept 2020HANSARDJapan Free Trade AgreementI thank my noble friend for her question. Perhaps I may repeat that the state aid provisions found in this free trade agreement are de minimis and in no way compare with what one…17 Sept 2020HANSARDJapan Free Trade AgreementI thank both noble Lords from the Front Benches opposite for welcoming the agreement. I share their view that this is a good agreement for the United Kingdom. I will do all I can…17 Sept 2020HANSARDJapan Free Trade AgreementI thank my noble friend for her generous comments. I know that she is a great expert on Japan so it is particularly welcome that those comments came from her. She is of course…17 Sept 2020HANSARDJapan Free Trade AgreementI thank the noble Lord for his comments. To answer the second part of his question, there is an obligation on the Department for International Trade to ensure that the benefits of…17 Sept 2020