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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Sep 2020
Japan Free Trade Agreement

"The north-east has benefited significantly from Japanese investment, so I welcome the continuation of existing trading relationships, which this deal largely represents. However, the Secretary of State will know that for Nissan and for investors more generally, and for jobs in the north-east, the deal that matters is the “oven-ready” …..."
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Written Question
Exports: Fuel Cells
Tuesday 1st September 2020

Asked by: Chi Onwurah (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to support UK fuel cell manufacturers export their products.

Answered by Graham Stuart

Since its inception, the Department for International Trade (DIT) has undertaken a range of promotion activities to support exports from the renewable energy sector. DIT has a dedicated team that supports renewable energy businesses, including those exporting fuel cell technologies where the UK has world-leading capability.

In 2018, low carbon and renewable energy exports reached £5.3 billion.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Government’s own figures show that a US trade deal could raise the north-east’s economy by a maximum of 0.4% a year and that a no-deal Brexit will cut the north-east’s economy by up to 10%. Is this the Government’s idea of levelling up—to destroy thousands of jobs in the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Unlike that Government aide, in the north-east we know that we do need farmers—not least because they protect our glorious Northumberland and County Durham countryside. Can the Secretary of State give a commitment to protecting the small-scale farmers and their high-welfare and farming standards in any trade deal?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Mar 2020
International Women’s Day

"I wholly support the Secretary of State’s celebration of the work of Ada Lovelace, but does she recognise that the work of women such as Ada Lovelace and Katherine Johnson, who worked on the US space programme, was not known and celebrated? Does the Secretary of State recognise that it …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"The #MeToo movement was inspired—if that is the right word—by the activities of Harvey Weinstein in the film industry. Despite all their celebrity, many of the women affected did not feel able to turn to anyone when they encountered bullying and harassment in the workplace. That is all the more …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"The north-east is the one region that consistently exports more than it imports, but its voice in international trade policy and its representation on trade missions do not reflect that. What is the Board of Trade doing to support the voice of the north-east, rather than providing a platform for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Minister must recognise that, particularly for working-class women in the north-east who started work earlier, sometimes at the age of 14 or 15, and are in manual trades, which take a huge toll on the body, this pension inequality is really affecting lives. What is he doing to meet …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"We know the benefit of a permanent customs union, particularly for the integrated supply chains on which so much of our manufacturing success is based. What assessment has the Secretary of State made of the net economic benefit of an independent trade policy in the short, medium and long term?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3. Because of the shambles over Brexit, UK manufacturing currently has the highest-ever level of stockpiling in the G7. The latest survey conducted by the North East chamber of commerce shows low levels of cash and, as a consequence, a sharp downturn in export activity. Cash is king: it is …..."
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