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HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillIt is not the threat of the American Government to our NHS that worries me; it is the threat of the Tory Government to the NHS. My right hon. Friend is absolutely right to make…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. If the Government do not give that commitment, we will bring forward an amendment in Committee to seek that commitment.06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI will give way once more and then I will have to make some progress.06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy hon. Friend makes two very good points: first, we should ensure that our British firms have the support that they need to compete in the procurement process; and secondly, this…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI sincerely hope it does; absolutely. I am glad I took the intervention, because of the hon. Lady’s experience of exporting. I am sure she agrees with me that businesses have…06 Sept 2022HANSARDTrade with the EUThank you, Mr Speaker. I join you in wishing Penny and Isabel well for the future. I also welcome the Minister to the Dispatch Box. I ask this question in place of my hon. Friend…21 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe truth is that the Government have fallen behind woefully on their manifesto commitment to have 80% of UK trade covered by free trade agreements by the end of this year, and…21 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe Opposition Members have long argued that the Government are not doing enough to support exporters. It is now clear that the former Minister, the hon. Member for Finchley and…21 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI am grateful for the granting of today’s urgent question and I congratulate the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) on securing it. The Government’s failure to make…19 Jul 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI am grateful to the Secretary of State for her statement and for advance sight of it. The extension of safeguards will come as a welcome relief to the steel sector. It is not…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Speaker, I echo your words about Jo Cox, whose ongoing legacy is testament to her remarkable dedication and compassion. Members across the House will be thinking of her family…16 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsTo say that a decision is expected shortly simply is not good enough. To ensure that this vital industry can survive, Ministers must stop dragging their feet and act urgently to…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Visit to IndiaConservative Prime Ministers being abroad when their leadership is under threat is not something new in our politics, but a Conservative Prime Minister abroad seeking to negotiate…26 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have met the Ukrainian Business and Trade Association, as I am sure has the Secretary of State, and I know that there were already issues with how the quota system worked before…21 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn recent weeks, the Government announced the suspension of all tariffs and quotas on trade between the United Kingdom and Ukraine. Labour supports that, but may I press the…21 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do of course appreciate that it is vital to work together with friends and allies, but let me push the Secretary of State on this specific point, because cutting off the supply…03 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe whole House stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who are defending the right of sovereign nations to live in freedom with courage, determination and fortitude.…03 Mar 2022HANSARDUS Steel TariffsAt the start of last month, I wrote to the Secretary of State about those steel tariffs, which have been in place since 2018 and have already done great damage. In 2017, exports…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUS Steel TariffsThe lifting of the tariffs is vital for jobs and livelihoods across the country, yet the Secretary of State could not confirm that the Prime Minister has raised the issue with…20 Jan 2022HANSARD UK-Australia Free Trade AgreementI am grateful to the Secretary of State for her statement and for advance sight of it. I would say at the outset that we on the Labour Benches are in favour of negotiating trade…05 Jan 2022