Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Jun 2020
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)
"While part of the EU, quotas are imposed on imports of New Zealand lamb. With the free market deal that the UK Government are chasing, and their willingness for a no-deal crash out of Europe in December, do Scottish farmers not face a double whammy of greater imports of New …..."Alan Brown - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Oct 2019
US Tariffs: Scotch Whisky
"Given that I do not actually have a distillery in my constituency, I am in the unusual position of having more workers in my constituency employed in the neighbouring aerospace sector, at Prestwick airport, and in the Airbus supply chain. It is important for both sectors that this trade dispute …..."Alan Brown - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Sep 2019
Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)
"In reality, these so-called errors were discovered only after third parties took the UK Government to court, and the Government have fought this issue all the way through the courts. Rather than having an interim procedure, is it not time to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia altogether?..."Alan Brown - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 16th October 2018
Asked by:
Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question
to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will make an assessment of the contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the international reputation of the UK food and drink industry; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Graham Stuart
Scotch Whisky is an important part of the UK’s overall exports, representing 20% of UK food and drink exports.
Ministers and officials from this department have regular discussions with the Scotch Whisky Association and other representatives from the industry and actively work with them to help increase whisky exports. Representatives of the Scotch Whisky Association recently joined business delegations to Africa and India led by the Prime Minister. The industry is supported in a similar way to other food and drink producers; we help them take advantage of a wide range of overseas opportunities. The importance of the industry to the UK economy cannot be overstated, being the largest export within the sector with international sales valued at over £4 billion in 2017.
Written Question
Tuesday 16th October 2018
Asked by:
Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question
to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans the Government has to support companies exporting Scotch whisky; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Graham Stuart
Scotch Whisky is an important part of the UK’s overall exports, representing 20% of UK food and drink exports.
Ministers and officials from this department have regular discussions with the Scotch Whisky Association and other representatives from the industry and actively work with them to help increase whisky exports. Representatives of the Scotch Whisky Association recently joined business delegations to Africa and India led by the Prime Minister. The industry is supported in a similar way to other food and drink producers; we help them take advantage of a wide range of overseas opportunities. The importance of the industry to the UK economy cannot be overstated, being the largest export within the sector with international sales valued at over £4 billion in 2017.
Written Question
Tuesday 16th October 2018
Asked by:
Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question
to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Scotch whisky industry on increasing exports of Scotch whisky; if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of recent steps taken by that industry to increase such exports; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Graham Stuart
Scotch Whisky is an important part of the UK’s overall exports, representing 20% of UK food and drink exports.
Ministers and officials from this department have regular discussions with the Scotch Whisky Association and other representatives from the industry and actively work with them to help increase whisky exports. Representatives of the Scotch Whisky Association recently joined business delegations to Africa and India led by the Prime Minister. The industry is supported in a similar way to other food and drink producers; we help them take advantage of a wide range of overseas opportunities. The importance of the industry to the UK economy cannot be overstated, being the largest export within the sector with international sales valued at over £4 billion in 2017.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Sep 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"In the context of the agriculture sector, what representations have been made about trading with illegal Israeli settlements, which in the long run further jeopardises the two-state solution that the UK is supposed to aspire to?..."Alan Brown - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"T4. As one of the MPs who was happy to support the Guide Dogs Talking Buses campaign, I was pleased that the Government agreed to introduce legislation. The key question is: when will the regulations come forward that make audiovisual information mandatory on buses?..."Alan Brown - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 01 Feb 2018
Trade Bill (Eighth sitting)
"I welcome the fact that the Minister is outlining the engagement he has had with the devolved Administrations, but can he confirm what the views of the devolved Administrations are on the provisions of the Bill?..."Alan Brown - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 01 Feb 2018
Trade Bill (Eighth sitting)
"As the hon. Lady said, nobody can argue against the new clause’s intentions: maintaining animal welfare and food production standards when entering into international trade agreements. I am sure that the Minister will say that the new clause is not needed, because existing agreements will roll over and they comply …..."Alan Brown - View Speech
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