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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK signed a trade and economic development memorandum with the state of Indiana on 27 May. The first such arrangement between the UK and an individual US state, it forms part…16 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith regard to the right hon. Member’s last comment, it is always a good indication that we do not have to look at the ONS statistics to know that the trade numbers are going the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Trade Agreements: Workers’ RightsBoth agreements with Australia and New Zealand commit parties to maintain international labour standards.21 Apr 2022HANSARDTrade with African CountriesFirst, let me place on record our thanks for everything my hon. Friend has done to improve trade with the continent and with Ethiopia in particular. He is right to say that there…21 Apr 2022HANSARDUK Trade Agreements: Workers’ RightsI refer the hon. Member to some remarks on this issue that I made last year in Westminster Hall, where I took the time to list some of the activists—trade union activists,…21 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are making considerable progress on that. We are in discussions with around 20 US states. I have just returned from Texas, which if it were a country in its own right would be…21 Apr 2022HANSARDUK Trade Agreements: Workers’ RightsThe hon. Member will know from the trade negotiations that we have concluded already, that this always forms a part of those negotiations through our discussions and…21 Apr 2022HANSARDTrade with African CountriesOverall UK-Africa trade stood at £32 billion last year. We will increase that and achieve our investment goals. By 2030, Africa will have 1.7 billion consumers, and our…21 Apr 2022HANSARDUK Trade Agreements: Workers’ RightsThe issue is that the unions have not taken up the seat they were offered, but my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has included dialogue with unions in our trade…21 Apr 2022HANSARDTrade with African CountriesLet me put the aid budget in context. If we trebled the aid budget, it still would not be enough to deal with some of the situations that that continent is facing at the moment. A…21 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; we have reached a major milestone on that accession process by moving to market access negotiations with that trade bloc. In addition to…21 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI completely agree with my hon. Friend. UK exports to that country were up 7.2% on the previous year. He will know that recently we have had a UK-led consortium committing $8…21 Apr 2022HANSARDCPTPP MembershipI thank my hon. Friend for giving me the opportunity to flatten that myth. The UK’s import standards include a ban on using artificial growth hormones in domestic and imported…03 Mar 2022HANSARDTrade Deals: Farmers and Food ProducersI would be happy to update the hon. Gentleman with the specifics, but our analysis shows that the deal we have done with Japan will, in the long run, increase our trade but also…03 Mar 2022HANSARDTrade Deals: Farmers and Food ProducersThere are many things we can do to drive international standards, to improve animal welfare and to encourage others not to use particular pesticides that affect insects we are…03 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, as someone who has been personally threatened by Alexander Temerko, I would just say that the hon. Gentleman is wrong to make insinuations about Members of Parliament in…03 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue, and it needs to be resolved swiftly. Ministers from across this Department are lobbying to that effect, as are our Ministers in the…03 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn all these deals we need to stay focused on what are the actual benefits and what are the actual risks for farmers and producers. To give one example, currently New Zealand does…03 Mar 2022HANSARDFlow of Goods from the EUI would say two things in response to that. First, much of the friction that the hon. and learned Lady is talking about is coming from the EU’s requirements on us. In voting for…03 Mar 2022HANSARDFlow of Goods from the EURemoving barriers to trade is the core business of this Department, and we have plans to introduce the best border in the world by 2025.03 Mar 2022