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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill

"It is a great pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Warley (John Spellar). I welcome the chance to speak in this important debate as a Member of Parliament representing a rural constituency up in Cumbria that has a huge agricultural and farming footprint. I also speak as a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill

"I thank the Chair of the International Trade Committee for his intervention, and I will come on to his point about scrutiny later. He makes fair points. Individual trade deals are tailored towards trading partners and the home country—they are bespoke. The important thing we need to think about with …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill

"My hon. Friend makes a very good point. He is right that the Government must report on food security every three years, but our Committee—the Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs—made a recommendation that the report should be annual. We need that report on the country’s food security, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I think it important that when we are striking trade deals with other countries, all parts of the United Kingdom—all parts of the devolved nations, rural and urban—should benefit from those deals. I hope that the Government will take away the strong …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Sep 2022
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. As we heard earlier, the paucity of scrutiny is something we are very much aware of.

I will stand up for my Cumbrian farmers and our UK farmers. If they are under threat in, say, the beef and sheep sectors, we have …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Jan 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Free trade agreements should be fair to both partners. The Australian FTA—dare I say it, like the Ashes cricket series—is a bit one-sided in favour of Australia. Will my right hon. Friend reassure the farmers in Cumbria and across the UK that the safeguard mechanisms in the agreement will have …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Oct 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"2. What steps her Department has taken to help increase global export opportunities for British farmers. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Oct 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Our fantastic farmers in Cumbria and the wider UK produce world-class food with the highest animal welfare and environmental standards. We should be very proud of that—we can be a beacon to the rest of the world. What reassurances can my right hon. Friend give to the farmers in Penrith …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 21 Jul 2021
Trade and Agriculture Commission: Role in International Trade Deals

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell, and to follow the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy).

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish) on securing this debate. I very much agree with the points he made forcefully and …..."
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Written Question
Trade Agreements: Australia
Monday 21st June 2021

Asked by: Neil Hudson (Conservative - Epping Forest)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to ensure that animal welfare clauses or chapters are inserted into the Australia trade agreement.

Answered by Greg Hands

Prime Ministers Johnson and Morrison secured an historic free trade agreement on 15 June at Number 10 Downing Street. The Government expects to publish an agreement document outlining what has been agreed for Agreement in Principle (AiP) in the coming days.

This agreement with Australia secures positive steps on animal welfare. The Government has secured a non-regression clause with Australia to ensure that neither country lowers current or future animal welfare protections. The Government has also secured commitments to cooperate together on animal welfare internationally.

The UK produces high quality, premium produce that is globally sought after, and maintaining high domestic standards is a red line in all the UK’s trade negotiations, as the Government works to bring new export opportunities to British farmers.