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HANSARD Trade NegotiationsWhere to begin, Mr Speaker? As I sought to reflect in my statement, and as the Prime Minister remarked only a few minutes ago, “This is jobs saved…not job done.” It is significant…08 May 2025HANSARD Trade NegotiationsThank you, Mr Speaker. Let me make the statement, as requested. Within the last couple of hours, a deal has been announced by the Prime Minister and President Trump respectively.…08 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsLet me name some Scottish workers who are absolutely delighted by today’s announcement. Let me quote directly what Chivas has said: “The announcement of a free trade agreement in…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsI thank the hon. Lady for her recognition that this is a landmark deal, although I have to say that it was not her most generous welcome of a deal that the previous Government…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsI wish to make a statement on the progress that this Government have made towards a UK-India trade deal. I am delighted to inform the House that we have now concluded negotiations…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsThe hon. Gentleman has referred to our attempt to reset our trading relationship with Europe. The red lines that were set out in our manifesto are very clear, but within those red…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsI thank my hon. Friend for his generous words of congratulation. I know that the bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and India has been a constant feature of his…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsI pay tribute to the right hon. Gentleman’s long-standing interest in matters relating to culture, media and sport and to the creative industries more generally. We are grateful…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsMy hon. Friend seems to know my brief better than I do. In all seriousness, it is right to place on record our gratitude to the Prime Minister for his sterling work in getting…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsIt is for the Indian Government to account for this trade deal in the terms that they so choose. We will follow the established constitutional process of the Constitutional Reform…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsWhat I said was that we have social security agreements with a range of countries, including the USA and with the EU. The hon. Lady asks whether a new points-based system is being…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsIndia is quite simply the fastest growing economy in the G20, and is expected to be the third largest economy in the world by 2028. If we were choosing countries that we would…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsAs my statement sought to make clear, there will be specific provision for SMEs as part of this deal, because we recognise that the huge Indian market can often be a challenge for…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsFor both the digital sector and the healthcare sector, the deal offers significant opportunities in a huge and expanding market in India. It will deliver a degree of certainty as…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsI can indeed. I said that this is a modern, forward-looking agreement, and that is why there is a recognition in the deal of exactly the values my hon. Friend mentions. That…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsI can give the House that assurance. I thought we were going to have an uncharacteristically warm endorsement from the hon. Gentleman until he got to the word “however”. I have to…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsThe United Kingdom is a leading advocate for human rights around the world, and we remain committed to the promotion of universal human rights. When we have concerns, they are…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsFirst, it is right to recognise that the hon. Gentleman has form on arguing for the importance of the Commonwealth; I seem to recollect answering parliamentary questions in recent…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsGiven the significant progress we have made on goods, it is right to recognise that there are also huge opportunities on services. I pay tribute to the tech sector in the United…06 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsIt was this Government who recently stepped in to save British Steel in order to save thousands of jobs and avoid a sudden collapse in our primary steelmaking capacity. Thanks to…06 May 2025