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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Feb 2019
Trade Remedy Measures: UK Interests

"When does the Secretary of State expect the Trade Remedies Authority to be established, and what additional costs will be incurred before it is?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Feb 2019
EU Trade Agreements: Replication

"The Secretary of State will recall that last week I asked him to provide this risk matrix to the House, but he would not. Instead, he asserted that if only I listened to his contribution in the International Trade Committee, all would be revealed. I went back and listened to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Feb 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Secretary of State has shared with business a progress report on trade deals. I have been trying to obtain that information from him for months; is he willing to share that information with Members of the House as well as with business?..."
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Written Question
Trade Agreements
Thursday 31st January 2019

Asked by: Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which countries have assented to their existing free trade agreements with the UK as a result of UK membership of the EU being immediately rolled over once the UK leaves the EU.

Answered by George Hollingbery

Discussions with all partner countries have demonstrated a commitment to finding a pragmatic way to ensure continuity of our existing international agreements. As part of the Withdrawal Agreement, the EU agreed to notify its treaty partners that the UK be treated as a Member State for the purposes of EU international agreements during the Implementation Period (IP). This includes trade agreements.

The Government continues to prepare for all eventualities, including a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario, in the event of which we will seek to bring into force bilateral agreements from exit day (29 March 2019) or as soon as possible thereafter. We are making good progress and have signed agreements with partner countries, such as Chile, the Faroe Islands and Eastern and Southern African Economic Partnership Agreement states, with others soon to follow. When we reach agreement with other countries will depend on the progress of ongoing discussions, taking into account their assessment of the possibility of a no deal; their own political or parliamentary situation; resource constraints and other factors. The Government will continue to inform Parliament and the public when agreements are signed.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Jan 2019
EU Free Trade Agreements

"Donald Rumsfeld’s words spring to mind in relation to roll-overs. We have the known knowns: the countries that are up for a deal, such as Switzerland. We have the known unknowns: the countries that have said yes to a roll-over, but the Government will not give us their name. And …..."
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Written Question
Department for International Trade: Brexit
Thursday 17th January 2019

Asked by: Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January to Question 205795 on Department for International Trade: Brexit, when his Department plans to publish the data transparency releases referred to in that answer.

Answered by George Hollingbery

All spending over £25,000 is published in line with current guidance on a monthly basis.

Written Question
Department for International Trade: Brexit
Thursday 10th January 2019

Asked by: Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what cost his Department has incurred to the public purse by providing public information on the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

Answered by George Hollingbery

The Government has a duty to inform citizens and businesses about how leaving the EU might affect them, and to advise on the steps they may need to take to prepare for EU Exit.

We have developed a cross-departmental public information campaign to help achieve this. Over the coming weeks, we will be using a range of channels to direct UK citizens, businesses, EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU to a dedicated area on GOV.UK at Gov.uk/euexit

Information on the costs associated with this campaign will be released in due course as part of normal data transparency releases.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"1. What estimate he has made of the number of trade agreements that the UK is party to as a result of its membership of the EU that would be rolled over on exit day in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"First, I wish you, Mr Speaker, other Members and staff a very merry Christmas.

I would like to do something that I do not often do: thank the Secretary of State, his Ministers and his staff for organising a very helpful series of all-party briefings to Members. They are very …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Following the earlier exchange with the Minister for Women and Equalities on disability access, does she agree that one way we can improve access to this place is by Members underlining in the restoration and renewal consultation process, when they are approached, that improving disability access to this place is …..."
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