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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"15. What recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on increasing (a) trade with and (b) foreign direct investment from India. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does the Minister agree that British business should look more towards India than China for future trade relationships given its democratic structure and our historical ties, and what steps are the Government taking to encourage and facilitate that?..."
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Written Question
Overseas Trade: Central Asia
Thursday 21st April 2022

Asked by: Andrew Bridgen (Independent - North West Leicestershire)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase trade with central Asian countries.

Answered by Ranil Jayawardena

Fast growing economies such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan provide an abundance of opportunities for British business across a wide range of sectors.

My Department is supporting British business to grab these opportunities through trade dialogues and regular business to business exchanges, including the annual United Kingdom-Kazakhstan Inter-Governmental Commission that I co-chaired late last year in Astana.

We are working hard to remove trade barriers with Uzbekistan too.For example, an update to their Intellectual Property regime, removing barriers for British businesses could be worth over £11million per year.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does my right hon. Friend agree that although the big landmark trade deals, such as those with Australia and New Zealand, grab all the headlines, of equal importance is the less-publicised work that she is doing to tear down the trade barriers that prevent the export of British goods and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Expanding on that question, could my right hon. Friend explain what progress she is making on resolving the section 232 tariff issues regarding exporting steel to the United States?..."
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Speech in Ministerial Corrections - Mon 09 Mar 2020
International Trade

"What progress has been made in laying the groundwork for a UK-Australia free trade agreement? Is a timetable in place for the commencement of those negotiations?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"What progress has been made in laying the groundwork for a UK-Australia free trade agreement? Is a timetable in place for the commencement of those negotiations?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jan 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Act

"Will the Secretary of State confirm that when we leave the European Union we will be the biggest export market for EU goods? Probably something like 17% of all EU exports will be coming to us. Has he or his Department made any estimate of how many millions of jobs …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jan 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Act

"I would be the first to concede that the Prime Minister did not inherit the best hand in the negotiations, with her predecessor making no preparations whatever for a leave vote in the referendum. The referendum in North West Leicestershire was not close: it was 61% to 39% to leave …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jan 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Act

"The shadow Chancellor says that the prediction is that a no-deal Brexit could cost the UK economy 10% of GDP. Would he bear in mind that total trade—import and export—with the European Union comes to only 9.5% of our economy altogether?..."
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