Speech in General Committees - Wed 31 Oct 2018
Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Economic Partnership Agreements and Trade Agreement) (Eastern and Southern Africa States, Southern African Development Community States, Ghana and Ecuador) Order 2018
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jan 2018
Trade Bill
"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy).
I am one of the Prime Minister’s trade envoys—I wanted to make that clear at the outset—but I speak today less as a trade envoy than as a constituency MP for a constituency that exports perhaps …..."Mark Menzies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jan 2018
Trade Bill
"Unlike the hon. Lady, I do not live in a former life; I live in the here and now, and I am thinking about what happens post 2019. The Bill will give continuity and certainty to companies that export. The trade deals that we have with, for example, Colombia, Peru …..."Mark Menzies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jan 2018
Trade Bill
"Absolutely. The Bill is about Britain looking outwards, not inwards. It is about dealing with the world as it is becoming, and it is also about ensuring that British companies and the British people working in those companies are best placed to take advantage of such opportunities. Only by earning …..."Mark Menzies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jan 2018
Trade Bill
"Oh, we hear from a sedentary position that this is a power grab. We have not really heard from Scottish National party Members what they plan to do to support the Scottish whisky industry. If by voting against the Bill tonight, they frustrate the Scottish whisky industry, then shame on …..."Mark Menzies - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 13th December 2017
Asked by:
Mark Menzies (Independent - Fylde)
Question
to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support is available to SMEs in Fylde constituency that wish to export abroad.
Answered by Mark Garnier
- Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Fylde have access to the full range of Department for International Trade (DIT) support. Through local International Trade Advisers, DIT teams overseas, sector specialists and the Exporting is GREAT Digital Hub we encourage and support them to start, increase or sustain exporting activity through tailored support and advice. This includes strategic guidance, connection to overseas business opportunities, access to trade shows, invitation to DIT trade missions, bespoke market research, export masterclasses and access to export finance. We also support via local organisations including ‘Export Champions’ who assist SMEs on their export journey pro-bono. We have thirteen Champions across Lancashire and four in Fylde.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jul 2017
Export Licensing: High Court Judgment
"I, too, welcome today’s landmark ruling on a very difficult case. There are tens of thousands of defence workers, many of them in my constituency, whose jobs depend on the deals that are done. Can the Secretary of State assure me that we will continue to work with the Saudis …..."Mark Menzies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"T5. Yesterday I welcomed to Parliament a group of business leaders from Mendoza in Argentina. They want to increase our exports exponentially, which currently stand at 0.1%. Will the Minister assure me that everything will be done when we leave the EU to improve our trade relations with Latin America?..."Mark Menzies - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 9th September 2016
Asked by:
Mark Menzies (Independent - Fylde)
Question
to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to negotiate a trade deal with the Mercosur trading bloc.
Answered by Greg Hands
The EU is currently negotiating a trade deal with Mercosur. Until we have left the EU, the UK will remain a member of the EU with all of the rights and obligations that membership entails.
In due course, Britain will be leaving the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate, in time, our own trade agreements and to be a positive and powerful force for free trade. The Prime Minister has established the Department for International Trade to promote British trade across the world and ensure the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy. We will engage fully with a broad range of stakeholders, including both governments and business over the coming weeks and months as we prepare for the negotiation with the EU and other international partners.