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HANSARDDraft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I assure the hon. Lady that we have regular discussions. The Under-Secretary of State for International Trade, my hon. Friend the Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine…01 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I thank the hon. Lady for her comments and her welcome. I very much look forward to working constructively with her and the Opposition team on many matters, the vast majority of…01 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I assure him that we are all over this. We have one of the most robust export control licensing regimes in the world, and we are playing…01 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022. It is a genuine pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms…01 Dec 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: ScrutinyThe Government have put in place enhanced scrutiny arrangements for free trade agreements. We publish extensive information prior to negotiations, including our strategic…03 Nov 2022HANSARDGlobal TradeThe Department is working tirelessly to remove the trade barriers that British businesses face across the world. In the last financial year alone, we have removed 192 barriers…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: ScrutinyI thank my hon. Friend, who is always a fantastic champion for her constituents and constituency, as evidenced by Anglesey Day, which was a fantastic event earlier this week here…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: ScrutinyI am afraid that I have to disagree with what the Opposition Front Bencher has laid out. The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010—that date is significant, because it was…03 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is a very important deal. Earlier this year, we launched negotiations between the United Kingdom and Israel on an upgraded, innovation-focused free trade agreement with…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: ScrutinyThe hon. Member mentions “every deal that this place brings forward”, and again, it would be nice if we actually got support from Opposition Members at some point. He will know…03 Nov 2022HANSARDGlobal TradeMy hon. Friend and I have talked about this before. I know that the Secretary of State very much enjoyed her visit earlier this week. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: ScrutinyAgain, I disagree with that characterisation —respectfully, because I am looking forward to a constructive relationship with the Scottish National party, Opposition Members and…03 Nov 2022HANSARDGlobal TradeWe do, of course, have an arrangement with the European Union now. I am familiar with the issues that the hon. Gentleman has raised as a result of my time at the Department for…03 Nov 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenI rise humbly and with great sadness to pay tribute to Her Majesty the Queen on behalf of my family, my constituents and the people of Worcestershire. The late Queen was an…10 Sept 2022HANSARDIndependent Review of Destination Management Organisations: Government ResponseThe Government are today publishing their formal response to the independent review of Destination Management Organisations (DMO) which was undertaken by Nick de Bois (Chair of…20 Jul 2022HANSARDListed Buildings ProtectionI am very pleased indeed that it is, and I am very pleased that my right hon. and learned Friend mentioned that in the final moments of the debate. I am also Sports Minister, and…19 Jul 2022HANSARDListed Buildings ProtectionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys (Paul Maynard) for securing this debate and for…19 Jul 2022HANSARD150th Open ChampionshipI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, which again makes the point about the creativity and effort being made to ensure that golf is truly inclusive, which I applaud. I…13 Jul 2022HANSARD150th Open ChampionshipThe hon. Gentleman, as always, makes an important point that I dare not disagree with. He is absolutely right. It is important that we showcase, support and encourage our women…13 Jul 2022HANSARD150th Open ChampionshipI was wondering when Rory McIlroy would be mentioned. We missed the hon. Gentleman earlier; if he reads Hansard , he will see that he was mentioned. He is absolutely right about…13 Jul 2022