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HANSARD EU ProgrammesIn a past life, I was a university lecturer. I have to say that, if one of my students had turned up to hand in an assessment two years late, I would not have been terribly…07 Sept 2023HANSARDBorder Target Operating Model: Food PricesWell, that was announced when the House was not sitting, and to describe something that the Government concede will increase prices as a “good thing” is quite extraordinary and…07 Sept 2023HANSARDBorder Target Operating Model: Food PricesThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; it is great to see you in the Chair so early in the day. Members will be aware that the Government attempted to sneak out in the summer that…07 Sept 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI congratulate the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this urgent question. We on the Opposition Benches are pro-trade, pro-business and pro-worker, and…18 Jul 2023HANSARDScottish Trade and CultureScotch whisky is an iconic Scottish export, and it is also hugely important strategically to the whole UK. Had Ministers completed the free trade agreement with India by Diwali…29 Jun 2023HANSARDGoods Exports: UK and G7I am afraid the independent Office for Budget Responsibility does not share the Minister’s optimism about exports. The analysis that accompanied the spring Budget forecast that…18 May 2023HANSARD CPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI am of course grateful to the Secretary of State for giving me advance sight of her statement, but having listened, the detail is paper thin. The published negotiating strategy…17 Apr 2023HANSARDCritical MineralsI join the Minister in wishing the whole House a happy Ramadan. It is great finally to see the critical minerals strategy, but, as the Minister indicated in her answer, long-term,…23 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank you, Mr Speaker, and all House staff for the work on President Zelensky’s visit. I also welcome the Ministers to their rearranged places, but I do not think it is a…09 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDavid Cameron promised it by 2020; the last Prime Minister but one promised it by 2030; and, as the Department for International Trade set out in a written response, the Office…09 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the Secretary of State thinks that those views are nonsense, I suggest she takes them up with the Prime Minister and the former Secretary of State. It was their judgment that I…15 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I wish all hon. Members a very happy Christmas? In the spirit of Christmas cheer, I will offer the Minister for Trade Policy some help after his struggles in the Christmas…15 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI want to put on record my thanks to all parliamentarians who have contributed to the passage of the Bill. I thank officials at the DIT for their work and all those House staff…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsI completely agree with my right hon. Friend that we do not need a single template, but we could do with a core trade policy and a core set of objectives from the Government. I…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsI completely agree with my right hon. Friend about the Australian Government. Having met a number of representatives of the Australian Government, I know that their commitment to…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsThe hon. Gentleman raises a useful point. Our farmers are seeking a level playing field. We believe in our farmers and we want them to be able to compete on the same basis. We…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsThe hon. Gentleman makes the perfectly reasonable point that we need to look at the whole scrutiny process to make it effective and to update so that it is fit for the current…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsToday is a significant day, and I wish the Minister a happy birthday. What better present could the Secretary of State have given him than being absent and allowing him to open…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that there is a better way to do that, as he eloquently sets out. On the theme of scrutiny, Lord Grimstone said in May 2020 that the Government…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsI entirely agree that it is the UK Government who are carrying out the negotiations, but they should not just carry out the negotiations and inform the devolved Administrations…14 Nov 2022