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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Jun 2018
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"Taking your sage advice to persist, Mr Speaker, may I ask my right hon. Friend when she will respond to the long-awaited consultation on removing caste from the Equality Act 2010?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 May 2018
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"2. When the Government plan to respond to the consultation on caste as a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 May 2018
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"I welcome my right hon. Friend to her post. She is the third Minister for Women and Equalities since the consultation closed, and I have no doubt that she is going to wade through those 16,000 responses, which will overwhelmingly be in favour of caste being removed as a protected …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Mar 2018
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"One of the biggest growth markets is in the film and creative industries: one of the biggest areas now, apart from Hollywood, is Bollywood in India. What relations has my right hon. Friend established to build that market up so that we can exploit opportunities with our good friends from …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Mar 2018
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"7. When the Government plan to respond to the consultation on caste as a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Mar 2018
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"I thank my hon. Friend for her answer, but she failed to report that the consultation ended last September, meaning that the Government have had nearly six months to consider the huge weight of responses. I urge her to get on with the work, given the level of response, and …..."
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Written Question
Technology: Israel
Thursday 22nd February 2018

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

What steps he is taking to strengthen trade co-operation with Israel in the high-tech sector.

Answered by Graham Stuart

The UK and Israel have an important trading relationship; which we are committed to strengthening through our dedicated trade promotion team at our Embassy in Tel Aviv.

We have also established a UK-Israel Tech Hub, which helps to create partnerships between British companies and Israeli technology innovators.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Following the consultation that ended last September, when will my hon. Friend bring forward proposals to remove caste as a protected characteristic from the Equality Act 2010?..."
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Written Question
Trade Agreements
Thursday 23rd November 2017

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of his Department's capacity to negotiate new trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU.

Answered by Greg Hands

The Department for International Trade is building a world-class trade policy and negotiations capability for the long-term future of our country.

Since July 2016 our Trade Policy Group has grown significantly from 45 to over 400 today, and is continuing to grow.

We have also established a series of working groups and high-level dialogues with key trade partners to explore the best ways of progressing our trade and investment relationships. These partners include the United States, Australia, Mexico and Japan.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Nov 2017
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"Will my right hon. Friend confirm the position on trade agreements when we leave the EU: after April 2019, we will be negotiating such trade deals and look forward to actually signing them when we break free from the shackles of the EU?..."
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