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HANSARDGender RecognitionI apologise to the hon. Gentleman about the statutory instrument. As far as I was aware, it had been laid. That is what I was told, so it is news to me. That should have been the…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionThe hon. and learned Lady is absolutely right. Self-ID impacts on all the things she mentioned. We speak less about freedom of association and the impact on that. It goes to the…06 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do agree, and my hon. Friend is quite right to praise the progress that has been made on delivering Teesside freeport. The freeport has already been successful in securing…30 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are aware of the situation, and are working on it—negotiations to resolve it are actively ongoing. UK cheese is in increasing demand in Canada, and exports of UK cheese benefit…30 Nov 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesThe hon. Gentleman will know that we had the Northern Ireland investment summit a few months ago. We met lots of businesses and investors who talked about how they want to take…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBusiness in Essex: ExportsAs a fellow Essex MP, I can assure my right hon. Friend that this matter is close to my heart. Businesses can access support through great.gov.uk, including our self-serve digital…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBusiness in Essex: ExportsRemoving barriers to trade is one of this Government’s top priorities. My right hon. Friend will know many of the things that the Government have been doing, including subsidising…30 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will not allow the hon. Gentleman to spin his way out of what is actually a very good news story for the Government. The fact is that the UK has overtaken France to become the…30 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week, I hosted more than 200 global CEOs and investors at the UK global investment summit, which was an extraordinary success. The Prime Minister set a £9.5 billion target to…30 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI believe there is a quarterly register that may contain some of the information the hon. and learned Member is asking for, but I am not able or going to list every single export…30 Nov 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesWe will ensure that our support offer for SMEs will help firms build their capability to import and export under our free trade agreements. We have started preparing for CPTPP…30 Nov 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesI think the hon. Gentleman might be talking about something that happened three years ago, which we fixed. He talks about the export support service website. Businesses have…30 Nov 2023HANSARDArms Export Licences: IsraelI am quite surprised that there is not a word of condemnation, and the implication that the UK is complicit is really not the sort of thing we would expect from a British Member…30 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are ready to have a free trade agreement with the US, but it is not undertaking free trade agreements with any country. That is, of course, disappointing, but it knows that we…30 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have been working with the Federation of Small Businesses and others on late payments. The hon. Gentleman will have heard the measures announced in the autumn statement; this is…30 Nov 2023HANSARDArms Export Licences: IsraelSince the barbaric terrorist acts by Hamas against Israel on 7 October and the subsequent conflict in the region, the Government have been monitoring the situation very closely.…30 Nov 2023HANSARDArms Export Licences: IsraelI do not believe that is something that I am able to do or should do. I can tell the hon. and learned Lady that last year we granted 114 standard individual export licences for…30 Nov 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesThe CPTPP is one of the major benefits of Brexit. It has the potential to deliver billions of pounds to our economy and benefits small businesses across the UK. The deal delivers…30 Nov 2023HANSARDAdvanced Manufacturing Plan and UK Battery StrategyLast week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Surrey (Jeremy Hunt) announced a £4.5 billion package of support for the manufacturing…27 Nov 2023HANSARDPay InequalitiesWe are not stalling. Our pilot will support employers to take steps towards transparency in their own organisations, to see the impact for themselves. We know that this is not…25 Oct 2023