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HANSARDDraft Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Movement etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022The enforcement bodies that will operationalise the rules that we set here know how to do that—they have been doing it for a long time already. The difference between the previous…06 Sept 2022HANSARDDraft Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Movement etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022Although we are catching up with the legislation we are discussing, out in the real world people are continuing to monitor, track, test and share information. It is not the case…06 Sept 2022HANSARDDraft Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Movement etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022On Northern Ireland, the Government are obviously committed to the unfettered movement of goods between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. The statutory instrument makes our…06 Sept 2022HANSARDDraft Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Movement etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022As the hon. Lady will be well aware, there are a number of matters that we want rectified through a resolution of the Northern Ireland protocol issues, and we will continue to…06 Sept 2022HANSARDDraft Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Movement etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Movement Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under your…06 Sept 2022HANSARDDraft Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Movement etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I thank all hon. Members who are broadly supportive of enabling us to tidy up this particular area and ensure that the measures are in statute. I will start on the wider issues of…06 Sept 2022HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI thank my very dear hon. Friend for that question. He is right to point to the benefits of joining this trading bloc: 99.9% of all UK goods are eligible for tariff-free access,…21 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week we have continued our negotiations with Utah; yesterday, we also signed the second state-level memorandum of understanding with North Carolina, which will be based on…21 Jul 2022HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipThe UK is well on the way to joining CPTPP, one of the largest trading blocs in the world. We are now in market access negotiations, which are the final phase of the accession…21 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia and New Zealand FTAs: UK Food SectorIf the hon. Lady would like to write with the specific details, I am sure the Department will be able to provide a full answer to her assertions. The economic modelling was based…21 Jul 2022HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipThose very same benefits will also apply to Northern Ireland, and the hon. Gentleman will know that we are providing extra support to help with the particular export…21 Jul 2022HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI thank my right hon. Friend. I am amazed to find myself here this morning given my reported work ethic, but here I am. My right hon. Friend is absolutely right that the UK, a G7…21 Jul 2022HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI would point to the forestry programmes that this nation has funded—some more than 30 years old—in parts of the world that are covered by this trading bloc. This country has an…21 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsStates such as California and Texas are super-economies: if they were nations, they would be the seventh and eighth largest economies in the world. We hope that Texas will be in…21 Jul 2022HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI will ask my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State to set out any parliamentary business and timetable for any future trade agreements. We have clearly committed to a…21 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia and New Zealand FTAs: UK Food SectorThe trade deals with Australia and New Zealand are expected to increase bilateral trade by 53% and 59% respectively in the long run.21 Jul 2022HANSARDUSA: Tariffs on Imports from UKOn 1 June, section 232 tariffs on imports of UK steel and aluminium products were lifted. We have also secured the lifting of the long-standing US ban on the import of British…16 Jun 2022HANSARDTrade: UK and CaliforniaAcross the US, we are unlocking barriers for business at state level, while also engaging at the federal level. There is huge potential for growing trade in California, and I have…16 Jun 2022HANSARDUSA: Tariffs on Imports from UKI thank my hon. Friend for raising that point. In addition to a free trade agreement, which will assist us on tariffs and those kinds of barriers, we are pursuing a twin-track…16 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe statistics I quoted are from the Office for National Statistics. Across all goods there is a marked improvement, but we want to do more in the food and drink sector. That is…16 Jun 2022