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HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI am very happy to set out the process of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act, introduced by the last Labour Government. For the first time, it gave statutory effect to…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI am afraid I disagree with the premise of the hon. Gentleman’s question. We are not against scrutiny, and indeed we have been open to scrutiny for six months—seven months by the…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI sometimes fear that some Opposition Members have a permanent sense of humour failure. The facts about the deal are these. It will deliver the benefits of trade to people,…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyThe Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is the statutory footing on which treaties are looked at and ratified and provides for a scrutiny period. To ensure that the…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyMy hon. Friend champions food production, including the opportunities for pork pies to be exported around the world. I look forward to making sure that the tariff-free…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI am delighted to represent some great farmers as well, in North East Hampshire. Across the United Kingdom, our famers need to have the opportunities to export to the world. For…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyOnce again, SNP Members demonstrate that they are anti-trade. I do not think they have ever supported a trade deal in the House, but they will correct me if I am wrong. These are…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyAsked and answered, Mr Speaker.19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI welcome the hon. Gentleman to this place, even though I perhaps disagree with some of his principles. None the less, I hope that I will convert him to the cause, because of the…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI do not think that seven months is rushing anything. This agreement can be ratified only once Parliament has scrutinised and passed the implementing legislation in the usual way.19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI congratulate my hon. Friend on his work in support of bringing the CANZUK nations closer together. He is right that this is just the beginning. Not only have we secured trade…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyThe first part of the hon. Lady’s question has been asked and answered, and the Trade and Agriculture Commission has answered the second part, on statutory protections. As I said…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyThis House, and the Committees of this House and indeed the other place, have already had six months to scrutinise the agreement, and they will have had seven months by the end of…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI think the balance that we have is right. We have already been clear that we— [ Interruption. ] They ask the questions but they do not want to hear the answers. We have been…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI am very happy to set out the process, Mr Speaker, if you allow me the time. There are four points. First, the Government may not ratify the treaty for 21 sitting days—days when…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI am not sure that that question really made sense, but let me try and draw some points from what the hon. Gentleman said. The truth is that the Government gave a commitment that…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyMy hon. Friend is rightly thoughtful in this area. Food security remains important. As a result of the challenges faced in the last 26 months because of covid and the war in…19 Jul 2022HANSARDIndia: Foreign Direct Investment and TradeMr Speaker, I should also like to associate myself with your comments about our colleague Jo Cox. Our trading relationship with India was worth over £24 billion last year, and we…16 Jun 2022HANSARDSurveillance Technology: Trade with ChinaChina remains a significant trading partner for the United Kingdom, and there is scope for mutually beneficial trade and investment. In 2021, China was Britain’s third largest…16 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Exports to UkraineSince 22 February, the Export Support Service has supported over 400 businesses and individuals wishing to export to Ukraine. To support British businesses, the Department for…16 Jun 2022