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HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for introducing the debate. I want to put on the…23 May 2022HANSARDPrime Minister's Trade Envoy ProgrammeThe Prime Minister has made a new appointment to his Trade Envoy programme. The new appointment is: The right hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark), has been appointed as…11 May 2022HANSARDSMEs: Support for Export to Global MarketsI do not have the details for Scotland, so I will write to the hon. Lady. We have opened an office in Scotland to ensure that we work closely with our partners to boost exports,…21 Apr 2022HANSARDSMEs: Support for Export to Global MarketsThe export support service notes all complaints about delays and raises them with HMRC, because the DIT is not responsible for the border. Where we find that there are different…21 Apr 2022HANSARDSMEs: Support for Export to Global MarketsOur export strategy’s action-led 12-point plan will support SMEs to thrive in the global market and raise the UK’s exporting culture in the long term. It includes our Export…21 Apr 2022HANSARDBritish International English Language SchoolsI know the strength of the Eastbourne English language sector, and I believe my hon. Friend met alumni out in the United Arab Emirates; the spread of Eastbourne goes far and wide.…21 Apr 2022HANSARDBritish International English Language SchoolsI thank my hon. Friend for, and congratulate her on her tireless work to support the sector. The Department will continue to support the English language training sector with both…21 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLocally based trade advisers, as well as support through the UK export academy, can help businesses such as Cornwall’s Ideal Foods take advantage of all free trade agreements.…21 Apr 2022HANSARDSupport for UK Manufacturing ExportsI wholeheartedly disagree with the hon. Gentleman: the capacity is there. We provide the export support service, the international aviation fund, international trade advisers, the…21 Apr 2022HANSARDSupport for UK Manufacturing ExportsThe UK has a proud reputation as one of the most attractive economies in the world. In 2020, the UK secured the most greenfield foreign direct investment in Europe, according to…21 Apr 2022HANSARDSupport for UK Manufacturing ExportsWe are proud to advance UK manufacturing exports through our free trade agreements programme. For example, with Australia and New Zealand, we eliminated tariffs for 100% of UK…21 Apr 2022HANSARDSupport for UK Manufacturing ExportsI congratulate the port of Liverpool on its busiest ever month and look forward to the record being beaten regularly as exports from the north-west continue to grow. The…21 Apr 2022HANSARDSupport for UK Manufacturing ExportsIn 2021, the DIT launched a new export campaign for manufacturing businesses—"Made in the UK, Sold to the World”. The campaign, in line with our refreshed export strategy,…21 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are always looking for companies we can showcase. We can sell companies such as Vivarail around the world. Whenever we talk to our partners abroad on bilateral agreements…21 Apr 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanActually, I secured the first Westminster Hall debate on the subject in 2015. I have to tell the hon. Gentleman that, if it were easy, Governments would have done it before. We…30 Mar 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanI can give my right hon. Friend the commitment that the Government remain committed to bringing forward the legislation. It is a matter for business managers when the exact…30 Mar 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanMy hon. Friend raises a very fair point. Both the national LGBT survey of over 100,000 LGBT people and the in-depth Coventry report demonstrated that violent and harmful talking…30 Mar 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanI can certainly confirm that we are taking it forward on an urgent basis. Since I took up the role with responsibility for LGBT+ issues, I have engaged with a wide variety of…30 Mar 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to begin by acknowledging the enormously personal statement that my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgend (Dr Wallis) made this…30 Mar 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanNo, we do not agree. We believe that, in a free and open society, consenting adults—provided that there is appropriate advice and information so that people understand exactly…30 Mar 2022