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HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his questions. He asks why we are not pursuing services-only deals. We have done two of those: one with Singapore and one with Ukraine about…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceI thank my hon. Friend for the question; I will check my diary to see if I am available for the event, but I am glad that he raises the issue of trade with Japan. We signed an…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceIt was very interesting to hear the hon. Gentleman talk about his constituents. What he should tell them—certainly what I would, if I was there—is that under the seven-year…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceI understand the point that my right hon. Friend makes. This is something that we have heard from some bodies in industry. The auto sector is giving us two different messages.…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceI thank the hon. Gentleman for his questions. I could see that it was very difficult for him to find things to pick at in the statement, so I broadly welcome some of what he said,…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceWith permission, I would like to make a statement on the UK’s trade performance. When I am overseas, as Secretary of State for Business and Trade, other countries speak with…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. Through our export strategy, we are doing a lot to provide support for businesses that may not be familiar with exporting or that need…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceYes, that is right. With our FTAs, we are trying to ensure that we deliver for businesses; if businesses are not happy, those FTAs will not work. The FTAs are going to be used by…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. We are doing so much to get our regulatory environment right, and I thank my hon. Friend for all the work he has done in this area. I know…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceYes, freeports are another policy that has come about from our ability to leave the European Union. We are doing everything we can to bring in that investment. Carbon capture and…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceWe have put in place a £4.5 billion advanced manufacturing plan for the manufacturing sector. Firms will need to ensure that they qualify for that funding. We are also doing what…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceI think the point that the hon. Gentleman is making is that we cannot be complacent about what is happening in either country. Even as we talk about good news, we need to continue…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceI am very happy to do so. My hon. Friend is right that our accession to CPTPP is carrying on: as he knows, we have ratified the Bill in Parliament, and three of the CPTPP…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We should continue to prioritise trade with Morocco and countries like it. I remember that when we had a tomato shortage in western Europe,…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceFirst, I thank my hon. Friend for all her work as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Kenya. She will know that officials have been engaging with their Kenyan counterparts to…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceI seem to remember a time when some Liberal Democrats were complaining that we did not have any checks at the border, and that that showed that standards in this country were low.…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is clear that Labour does not like good news. As soon as there is any, Labour Members exit the Chamber unless they absolutely have to…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceWe have been doing a lot in Northern Ireland to increase investment and make up for any shortfall, whether through our trade deals or otherwise. The Windsor framework, for…01 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Hon. Members will need no reminder of the significance of this Bill. This legislation will, I hope, bring some much-needed…29 Apr 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillWe have devised the Horizon shortfall scheme to deal with those specific situations and if my hon. Friend writes to the Department we can look at some of the cases brought to him…29 Apr 2024