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HANSARD UK Supply Chains: Uyghur Forced LabourI pay tribute to the right hon. Lady for the work that she has done—and to others for their work—both during and after the passage of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The Government…03 Dec 2024HANSARD UK Supply Chains: Uyghur Forced LabourMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point, which is that we want to do this with business, rather than to business. Of course there is varied conduct and there are varied levels of…03 Dec 2024HANSARD UK Supply Chains: Uyghur Forced LabourThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Since 2022, the US has been operating an import ban targeting goods from Xinjiang under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The Act…03 Dec 2024HANSARD UK Supply Chains: Uyghur Forced LabourThe UK addresses forced labour in global supply chains under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which requires commercial businesses that operate in the UK and have a…03 Dec 2024HANSARD UK Supply Chains: Uyghur Forced LabourLet me first pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) for the consistency and focus that she has brought to this issue. It is not a new worry for…03 Dec 2024HANSARD UK Supply Chains: Uyghur Forced LabourI am not sure that I am in agreement, notwithstanding the high degree of consensus in the House, with the hon. Lady’s opposition to solar farms. We believe that the essential…03 Dec 2024HANSARD UK Supply Chains: Uyghur Forced LabourI thank the Opposition spokesperson for her characteristically kind and generous words in welcoming me back to Parliament and, indeed, the Dispatch Box. There is a tension between…03 Dec 2024HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipOn 27 and 28 November 2024, I attended the eighth meeting of the commission of the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-Pacific partnership in Vancouver, Canada,…29 Nov 2024HANSARDRepublic of Korea Upgraded Free Trade Agreement: Round Three NegotiationsThe third round of negotiations on an upgraded free trade agreement (FTA) with the Republic of Korea (RoK) took place in Seoul between 5 and 14 November 2024. The talks were the…28 Nov 2024HANSARDUyghur and Turkic Muslims: Forced Labour in ChinaI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Renfrewshire (Blair McDougall) not just on his recent election, but on securing this important debate. I feel obliged to declare…06 Nov 2024HANSARDFair TradeI can assure my hon. Friend that the United Kingdom is committed to advancing both free and fair trade around the world that is inclusive, sustainable and seeks to reduce poverty.…31 Oct 2024HANSARDFair TradeFirst, let me commend my hon. Friend for his work with the local primary school. I know how assiduous he is in advancing the interests of his constituents. I can assure him that…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can assure the hon. Gentleman that we work closely with our colleagues in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office who are responsible for the international humanitarian…31 Oct 2024HANSARDInward Investment: ScotlandFrankly, businesses in Scotland have been let down by two failed Governments. We have had a decade of division and decay in Scotland, and I am glad to see that we now have…31 Oct 2024HANSARDInward Investment: ScotlandAs I was saying, let me deal with both the failed Governments who have been letting Scotland down in the last decade. Frankly, if the hon. Gentleman wants to advance the case that…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsFarmers, like any other business people, need the stability that will be delivered as a consequence of our fixing the foundations, as we set out yesterday. I too represent a…31 Oct 2024HANSARDInward Investment: ScotlandThe international investment summit, about which we just heard, secured more than £63 billion, including for two significant projects in Scotland. Scottish Power, owned by…31 Oct 2024HANSARDUK-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement NegotiationsThe fifth round of negotiations on an enhanced free trade agreement with Switzerland took place in London between 14 and 18 October 2024. The talks were the UK’s first with the…30 Oct 2024HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI am pleased to announce that it has, today, been confirmed that the UK’s accession to the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-Pacific partnership (CPTPP) will enter…16 Oct 2024HANSARDUK-Thailand Enhanced Trade PartnershipI am pleased to announce that the UK Thailand enhanced trade partnership was signed and launched on 18 September in Bangkok. Thailand is south-east Asia’s second largest economy.…07 Oct 2024