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HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy hon. Friend makes a sensible point that is pivotal to our future trading arrangements. We are the second biggest service exporter in the world. Those services are increasingly…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipLet us bank this agreement for the positive benefits it will bring. My hon. Friend knows I am a yellowbelly, and Lincolnshire people always talk common sense, as does he. There…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy hon. Friend speaks eloquently and is absolutely right. Europe will continue to be an important trading partner of the United Kingdom, but there is a whole world out there that…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI thank the hon. Member for his always gracious and considered comments. He is right that we are committed to ensuring that all nations and regions of the UK benefit from this…18 Jul 2023HANSARDUK-Türkiye: Free Trade AgreementThe United Kingdom and the Republic of Türkiye are significant and close trading partners. We have a bilateral trading relationship that is going from strength to strength, worth…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipAgain, I am so disappointed to hear Opposition Members never missing an opportunity to talk Britain down. CPTPP will benefit every nation and region of the UK, to the tune of…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI thank my hon. Friend for his work in championing international trade over many years. He is right that signing this deal and other deals is one thing, but we must ensure that…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipThere are multiple ways in which we are doing so. In fact, the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipThe message is quite simple: life is better with the Conservatives in charge.18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI thank my right hon. Friend. Again, I really appreciate the recognition that the deal will benefit all nations and all regions of the UK. In Wales, for example, there are…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipAgain, I am sorry to hear hon. Members conflate different points. We have left the European Union—that was a democratic decision—and we have a good free trade agreement with the…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy hon. Friend makes an important point about the role that small and medium-sized enterprises can play. We are working to encourage even more SMEs to export through export…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right, as always, and I thank him for his work in making this deal a reality too. He is absolutely correct that this deal creates opportunities…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI am sorry to hear the Opposition yet again never miss an opportunity to talk Britain down. This is a great opportunity for businesses right across the UK. Already, CPTPP…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy right hon. Friend is making a powerful and important point about the importance of pivoting to the Indo-Pacific, where there is so much global growth. We want to be part of…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipThe Secretary of State for Business and Trade signed the accession protocol to the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-Pacific partnership on Sunday 16 July in…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI am disappointed that the hon. Lady does not see the opportunities for farmers and for this country as a whole from CPTPP. If she shared the confidence in British producers and…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI thank my hon. Friend for his work as a trade envoy as well as all the trade envoys for the important work they do. He makes an important point: signing the deal is one thing,…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipIt trips off the tongue eventually. The hon. Gentleman is underestimating the opportunities, but he has given me the chance to point out one of the key benefits of CPTPP, which is…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipAgain, I am disappointed to see the hon. Gentleman talk negatively about a deal that will benefit Scotland as well as all other parts of the United Kingdom. It will add…18 Jul 2023