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HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)Thank you, Sir Graham. Very briefly, we have heard from Members across the Committee about our constituents’ concerns, and those of last week’s witnesses. We have only to think…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)I just want to elaborate on that point. It is really important that the public are fully aware of what we are talking about. Hormone-fed beef applies to Australian-produced beef…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Windrush Day 2020I thank my hon. Friend for giving way to allow me to amplify that point. My understanding is that the compensation claims of people who applied in the November-December time are…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend makes some powerful points. To broaden this a little, because it would be easy to become extremely focused on the US-UK trade deal, he knows very well that these…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)When those of us on the International Trade Committee were hearing evidence about potential trade agreements with Japan and South Korea and the Government’s failure to be…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)That labelling is so important because throughout this process the public have been led to believe, because the Government have insisted on this point, that they as consumers will…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)To amplify that point, irrespective of where we currently sit in the House—whether on the Front Bench or the Back Bench, or on the Government or Opposition Benches—it is important…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend is quite right to highlight the vulnerability of UK automotive manufacturing, particularly with Japanese plants, and the consequences of that throughout the entire…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)Thank you, Sir Graham. I rise to speak very briefly. I concur with all the comments made by my hon. Friends and will not rehearse many of them. I would just say that we should…23 Jun 2020HANSARDBBC Regional Politics CoverageIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ipswich (Tom Hunt). May I add my congratulations to the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish) for bringing about the…22 Jun 2020HANSARDBBC Regional Politics CoverageI agree entirely with the hon. Member. One of the great strengths of this country is its creativity and its media output. We are a huge exporter, as she will know very well from…22 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. On the environmental amendment, so many authorities have shown leadership in recent months on adopting a zero carbon…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I tried to intervene a little earlier, and I thank my hon. Friend for giving way yet again. This serious, honest, and important point will probably be echoed across the room: the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend makes some powerful points, but perhaps I may add some emphasis on public health and broaden that aspect of the argument. The emphasis on lowest price is mistaken.…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)There is a broader point here. The geography may be one thing, but there may also be a cultural issue. I am not talking about the Government, but the machinery of government and…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)Will my hon. Friend give way?18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q Nick, I just want to concentrate on the digital sector and e-commerce. Do you think there any omissions from the Bill in those areas? I am thinking particularly about what has…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q On the TRA, what is your view in terms of what structure it should be—you mentioned the two chairs that we have lost in a fairly short period of time—in terms of the make-up and…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Who should? Simon Walker: The Department for International Trade and the Government as a whole. It is a matter for the Department and the Government as a whole rather than for…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Probably enough for today. In the event that a particular country says, “We may have a trade agreement with you, but with immediate effect, this sector is now protected in the…16 Jun 2020