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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Nov 2022
Supporting UK Artists and Culture

"Thank you, Mr Hollobone. I was not expecting that and I am not sure that it is true, either, but I am a member of the Musicians’ Union, as you know. I declare that as an interest, as well as my membership of PRS for Music, Phonographic Performance Ltd and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Nov 2022
Supporting UK Artists and Culture

"Will the hon. Lady give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Nov 2022
Supporting UK Artists and Culture

"I was just pointing out that the Welsh National Opera does Bristol...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2022
Points of Order

"Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. During that same statement, the Home Secretary appeared to call into question the trustworthiness of Opposition Members to be briefed on security matters. Is it in order for her to undermine hon. Members in that way?..."
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Written Question
Department for International Trade: Public Appointments
Tuesday 1st February 2022

Asked by: Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department seeks references for candidates appointed to public positions which fall under the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

The Department is committed to ensuring that all appointments under the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments, are conducted in accordance with Governance Code on Public Appointments.


As part of the recruitment process, references are taken up for all final candidates.

Written Question
Department for International Trade: Correspondence
Monday 12th July 2021

Asked by: Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many items of written correspondence from hon. Members sent to Ministers of her Department have been (a) received and (b) replied to since 1 April 2020; and how many of those responses were responded to by (i) Ministers and (ii) officials of her Department.

Answered by Greg Hands

I refer the hon. Member to the answer to the answer I gave on 28 May 2021 to Question UIN: 6456.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Apr 2021
Arms Trade: Yemen

"I want to take this opportunity to remind colleagues of the human consequences that the arms trade and conflict in Yemen can have on people. Four years ago, in April 2017, my constituent Luke Symons was stopped at a Houthi checkpoint in Sana’a and detained. He has been held in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What assessment she has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the UK’s position in global trade. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"I was genuinely interested in what the Secretary of State would say, because so far none of the 30-plus free trade deals that she has rolled over with non-EU countries since 2019 is actually set to deliver any increase in exports compared with what was previously forecast. According to her …..."
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Written Question
Music: Exports
Thursday 3rd December 2020

Asked by: Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what funding she has allocated to the Music Export Growth Scheme for (a) the remainder of the financial year 2020-21 and (b) future financial years.

Answered by Graham Stuart

My department has allocated £100,000 of new funding to the Music Export Growth Scheme for the financial year 2020-21. We are now starting to plan for 2021-22, including any export support for the UK music sector.