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HANSARDUK Trade with the EUThe issue is that as part of the EU we had to focus on trade with the EU and we were hampered in setting our own agreements and policies with the rest of the world. Now we can…21 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade AgreementsGlobal Britain means using our expertise, resources, talents and values as a force for good in the world, and furthering not just our interests, but the interests of the whole of…21 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade AgreementsMy hon. Friend is right, and he is doing his damnedest to make sure that Rugby is at the front of the queue in that respect. To support his businesses, we are delivering an export…21 Oct 2021HANSARDTrade Strategy: Climate ChangeI am sorry to hear that very pessimistic question. I do not think our farmers in the UK are going to do that at all. I think they care deeply about animal welfare and I think they…21 Oct 2021HANSARDTrade Strategy: Climate ChangeThe agreement in principle that we have just secured with New Zealand, in addition to being good in itself, helps pave the way towards the comprehensive and progressive agreement…21 Oct 2021HANSARDTrade Strategy: Climate ChangeI thank the hon. Gentleman for the work that he has done in this area. Clearly, in addition to being compatible with UK law, we have an ambition that the UK will be the safest…21 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade AgreementsMissing from the right hon. Lady’s question was any timeframe. The Opposition need to appreciate that we are building and increasing these markets. Over time, the numbers will go…21 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Trade with the EUI thank my hon. Friend for all the work he is doing to ensure that businesses can capitalise on these new opportunities. We need to give them the tools to do the job and help them…21 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade AgreementsWe now have trade deals with 68 countries around the world, plus the EU, covering trade worth £744 billion last year.21 Oct 2021HANSARDTrade Strategy: Climate ChangeI thank my hon. Friend for being such a champion for his constituency and for this sector in particular. He is right that these deals will make it less costly and much easier to…21 Oct 2021HANSARDControls on Incoming Goods from EUMy noble Friend the Minister of State in the Cabinet Office, the right hon. Lord Frost CMG, has today made the following written statement: On 31 December 2020, the UK left the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryI agree with the thrust of what my hon. Friend says. Leaving the inquiry to one side for the moment, the call for evidence and, indeed, all the work that we have done improving…22 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryAt the moment the Prime Minister is the sponsoring Minister. Clearly, he will want to delegate some functions to other Ministers. I tend to do a lot of this work in the Cabinet…22 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryI would be happy to meet anyone who has been affected. I am not the sponsoring Minister for this inquiry. However, I have always found in my engagements with victims in inquiries…22 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and congratulations. I have answered many debates on the pandemic from this Dispatch Box, and it has always been right to start by thinking of all…22 Jul 2021HANSARDBorder Operating ModelMy noble Friend, the Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (the right hon. Lord Frost CMG), has today made the following written statement: Today, the Government will publish an…20 Jul 2021HANSARDDRAFT EUROPEAN UNION (FUTURE RELATIONSHIP) ACT 2020 (REFERENCES TO THE TRADE AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT) REGULATIONS 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021. It…19 Jul 2021HANSARDDRAFT EUROPEAN UNION (FUTURE RELATIONSHIP) ACT 2020 (REFERENCES TO THE TRADE AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT) REGULATIONS 2021Thank you for your guidance, Sir Edward. I shall content myself with simply saying that I am confident that our British ships will be built in UK yards. The hon. Gentleman…19 Jul 2021HANSARDDRAFT EUROPEAN UNION (FUTURE RELATIONSHIP) ACT 2020 (REFERENCES TO THE TRADE AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT) REGULATIONS 2021I thank the hon. Gentleman for his support. He has done a good job of trying to liven up the proceedings, but I remind him that the statutory instrument is about changing the…19 Jul 2021HANSARDDRAFT EUROPEAN UNION (FUTURE RELATIONSHIP) ACT 2020 (REFERENCES TO THE TRADE AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT) REGULATIONS 2021I refer the hon. Gentleman to the debate that took place last week on the Northern Ireland protocol and, indeed, many other such debates that we have had, which are focused on the…19 Jul 2021