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HANSARDFood PricesOur free trade programme helps to remove market access barriers for importers and exporters, making the UK more competitive and contributing to a greater choice of goods. The UK’s…18 May 2023HANSARDUK-Australia and UK-New Zealand Free Trade AgreementsI am pleased to report to the House that the Government expect the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand free trade agreements to enter into force on 31 May 2023. This was agreed by the…09 May 2023HANSARDOccupied Palestinian Territories: Illegal SettlementsThe UK has a clear position on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: they are illegal under international law and constitute an obstacle to peace and the…23 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI refer the hon. Lady to my answer earlier on part of that question. With our friends and allies, including who we trade with, we raise issues and concerns of interest to our…23 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupied Palestinian Territories: Illegal SettlementsThe UK’s long-established position on the settlements is clear, as I outlined. The UK does not recognise the Occupied Palestinian Territories as part of Israel, including the…23 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State has been very clear: it is about the deal, not the date. We will not tie our hands by setting an arbitrary deadline. I am pleased to confirm, however, that…23 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend, because while the US may not be interested in a free trade deal at the moment, we are working with individual states to develop memorandums of…23 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I mentioned in answer to a previous question, when it comes to other issues, including human rights and freedom of the press, these are conversations we also have with our…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1. This Government amendment, tabled in the other place and agreed to, rectifies a minor and technical typographical…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI shall be brief. I thank Members for their contributions today. We have had two glass half empty responses and one glass half full one. That does not surprise me at all, because…22 Mar 2023HANSARDUK-Gulf Co-operation Council Free Trade AgreementThe third round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between the UK and the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) took place between 12 and 16 March. The round was hosted by…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThe hon. Member is being slightly too impatient. I said that my speech would be short, but it is not too short. There are a couple of comments that I will come on to. On the…22 Mar 2023HANSARDTrade Measures to support the Ukrainian EconomyIn May 2022, the United Kingdom led the world in being the first country to fully liberalise its trade with Ukraine, by removing all remaining tariffs under the UK-Ukraine…23 Feb 2023HANSARDParliamentary Scrutiny of New Free Trade AgreementsI respectfully disagree with the hon. Lady’s characterisation that there is insufficient scrutiny, and I respectfully disagree with my right hon. Friend the Member for Camborne…09 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are always open across multiple Departments to engage constructively with industry and players, and that will continue to be the case. If the hon. Gentleman would…09 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State for Business and Trade is currently in Mexico, driving forward our negotiations to join the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-Pacific…09 Feb 2023HANSARDTackling Modern Slavery: Trade NegotiationsProtecting UK workers’ rights remains a priority for this Government. The UK will continue to meet its obligations under the International Labour Organisation and to advocate for…09 Feb 2023HANSARDTackling Modern Slavery: Trade NegotiationsThe UK is a world leader in the promotion of human rights and remains committed to ensuring that trade supports an environment where workers’ rights are upheld, including working…09 Feb 2023HANSARDParliamentary Scrutiny of New Free Trade AgreementsThe Government are committed to transparency and effective scrutiny in our trade agenda, going beyond the statutory framework set out in the Constitutional Reform and Governance…09 Feb 2023HANSARDFree Trade Agreement with the USAs I said, the US is not focused on free trade agreements at the moment, and we are disappointed that the US has opted to pursue policies in the Inflation Reduction Act that will…09 Feb 2023