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Written Question
Trade Agreements: Brazil
Tuesday 13th April 2021

Asked by: Marco Longhi (Conservative - Dudley North)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the timeframe is for implementation of the trade agreement with Brazil announced in December 2020.

Answered by Ranil Jayawardena

The United Kingdom does not currently have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Brazil, but it remains a priority to deepen our trading relationship. Brazil is in a Customs Union – Mercosur – so, at the United Kingdom-Brazil Joint Economic Trade Committee held on 11th November 2020, we discussed the potential of a future United Kingdom-Mercosur FTA. We continue our work with Brazil and other Mercosur partners to open markets and strengthen the rules based international trading system too.

Written Question
Trade Agreements: Brazil
Tuesday 13th April 2021

Asked by: Marco Longhi (Conservative - Dudley North)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress her Department has made on negotiations with Brazil on a free trade agreement.

Answered by Ranil Jayawardena

The United Kingdom does not currently have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Brazil, and it remains a priority to deepen our trading relationship. Brazil participates in free trade agreements via regional bloc – Mercosur – so, at the United Kingdom-Brazil Joint Economic Trade Committee held on 11th November 2020, we discussed the potential of a future United Kingdom-Mercosur FTA. We continue our work with Brazil and other Mercosur partners to open markets and strengthen the rules based international trading system too.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2021
Trade Bill

"I start by saying that I will not vote in favour of any Lords amendments this evening.

The huge efforts we witnessed the trade team make in order to secure continuity agreements worth £897 billion are not just one of the strongest expressions of Brexit delivered, but bring confidence to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Nov 2020
Continuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

"I thank the Minister for his detailed and full responses. With more trade equating to more jobs in Dudley North and across the country, will my right hon. Friend update the House on the upcoming trade deal with Mercosur countries in the light of the recent Joint Economic and Trade …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What recent assessment she has made of the value of technology sector exports to the UK. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"The deal with Japan includes some very ambitious chapters on digital and data, and a deal with the United States is set to benefit tech firms. Will my hon. Friend advise how Black Country firms can make the best of these future opportunities?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" It is an undisputed fact that capitalism and free markets are the surest route out of poverty. Can my right hon. Friend update the House on how the Department is using trade to boost development in Africa?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What assessment she has made of the potential merits of free trade agreements with countries other than the US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Having lived and worked in South America for five years, I am aware of the huge untapped potential that countries on that continent can offer, particularly for our high-tech manufacturing bases in Dudley and in the Black Country, as my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich West (Shaun Bailey) …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jul 2020
Trade Bill

"Does my hon. Friend agree that Opposition Members wish simply to sow doubt among the public about the NHS? We have had 10 years in which to privatise it, but we have not done so. The last time it was privatised was in 2006, with Tony Blair’s independent sector treatment …..."
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