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UK/US Free Trade Agreement — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): I find this pretty ludicrous. The hon. Gentleman will have seen in the scoping assessment that virtually every sector of the UK economy, including manufacturing and agriculture, will benefit from a US trade deal. Steelite International, a fantastic company that I visited recently in Stoke-on-Trent, has also welcomed the potential removal of tariffs on its products—up to 28% on dinnerware—which it says will help it expand its operations.
UK/US Free Trade Agreement — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Robert Alexander Courts (Conservative, Centre-right): Will the Secretary of State please comment on some of the parts of her proposals that are likely to benefit manufacturing and high-tech companies in west Oxfordshire and enable them to export their goods to the United States?
UK/US Free Trade Agreement — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Technology
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): One of the points that we laid out in our negotiation objectives is that we want to achieve an advanced digital and data chapter. Currently, 79% of all our services are provided remotely. A digital and data chapter will give us the ability to underwrite those transactions and do more electronically, which will provide huge benefits to those high-tech industries in my hon. Friend’s constituency.
UK/US Free Trade Agreement — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): We have a parliamentary system in this country, so for these types of decisions the treaties are laid before Parliament through the CRAG—Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010—process. I point out to the hon. and learned Lady that we also have an extensive programme of engagement with business. We have 17 expert trade advisory groups, through which we will ask business for their specific feedback to ensure that we are not lowering standards, and to ensure that we have the right standards for our industry. That is the consultation process that we are undertaking.
UK/EU Trade Agreement — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of a trade agreement with the EU on similar terms to the EU-Australia trade negotiations.
Conor Burns (Conservative, Centre-right): The United Kingdom has published its approach to negotiations with the European Union, and the first round of talks is already under way. The United Kingdom is looking for a free trade agreement with the European Union based on EU precedent. Whatever the outcome of the talks led by David Frost and "Taskforce Europe," this year we will recover our political and economic independence in full.
UK/EU Trade Agreement — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of a trade agreement with the EU on similar terms to the EU-Australia trade negotiations.
Conor Burns (Conservative, Centre-right): We already have a deal with the EU that the Prime Minister secured last year. The question now is whether we can secure a free trade agreement with the EU. We seek a Canada-style deal, but Australia trades perfectly effectively through a number of side deals with the EU. Whatever happens, we are going to deliver on the referendum result, fully leave the European Union and provide British business and the British people with the opportunities of global free trade.
UK/EU Trade Agreement — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of a trade agreement with the EU on similar terms to the EU-Australia trade negotiations.
Conor Burns (Conservative, Centre-right): The shadow Secretary of State may be moderately confused about our purpose here today, as this is questions to the Department for International Trade. As he is well aware, the European Union negotiations are handled by the Cabinet Office, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and David Frost, reporting to the Prime Minister.
UK/EU Trade Agreement — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of a trade agreement with the EU on similar terms to the EU-Australia trade negotiations.
Conor Burns (Conservative, Centre-right): This week we have published the proposals for the United States deal, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade is ably leading on Australia, Canada, Japan and, potentially, the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-Pacific partnership. She will come to the House in due course, hopefully soon, to lay out full proposals for the terms of those negotiations[Official Report, 9 March 2020, Vol. 673, c. 2MC.].
UK/EU Trade Agreement — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of a trade agreement with the EU on similar terms to the EU-Australia trade negotiations.
Adam Afriyie (Conservative, Centre-right): As the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Ghana and other parts of west Africa, I am delighted to be meeting a delegation this afternoon to talk about our expertise in science and technology and how we can help to support development in those countries. Does the Minister agree that, as we look out to the rest of the world post Brexit, it is trade with developing nations that will deliver the jobs, prosperity and mutual benefit we seek?
UK/EU Trade Agreement — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of a trade agreement with the EU on similar terms to the EU-Australia trade negotiations.
Conor Burns (Conservative, Centre-right): I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. He does an excellent job, for which I thank him, as trade envoy to Ghana. We see enormous potential for development and people’s life chances, particularly on the continent of Africa, in free trade between us and Africa, and around the world. Free trade is the route to prosperity, and it is the route to lift people out of poverty. This Government will always champion it for the most deprived people in the world.
UK/EU Trade Agreement — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of a trade agreement with the EU on similar terms to the EU-Australia trade negotiations.
Conor Burns (Conservative, Centre-right): We do not see these things as mutually exclusive. We are now going to be an independent sovereign nation, seeking free trade agreements around the world, liberating British business, with the opportunity to tap in to some of the fastest-growing economies around the world. We want a good deal with the EU and with partners around the world, to the mutual benefit and prosperity of all our citizens.
Foreign Direct Investment — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): Winning further foreign direct investment is crucial to the delivery of rising living standards and the levelling up of left-behind communities up and down the land. Companies such as Ferrero, in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills), which exports wonderful, quality chocolate all over the world, will potentially benefit, as will other UK chocolate producers, as a result of our UK-US free trade agreement.
Foreign Direct Investment — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Labor
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.
Nigel John Mills (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Minister for that answer, and I join him in valuing the investment that Ferrero has brought to the old Thorntons factory. Most of the large employers in my constituency have had FDI at some point or other in their history, so what more can the Government do to ensure that that investment is spread out evenly across the country, and is not just focused in London and the south-east?
Foreign Direct Investment — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for that question, because FDI is so important to the UK. Foreign-owned firms represent only 1% of businesses, yet they contribute 22% of economic output and deliver 15% of employment. My Department uses our regional teams right around the country, and in 110 countries around the world, to make sure that we get that message out. Only yesterday, I hosted a meeting with regional leaders from right across the UK at No. 10 to show the importance we attach, as my hon. Friend does, to sharing these FDI benefits right across the country.
Foreign Direct Investment — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.
Elliot Colburn (Conservative, Centre-right): Does the Minister agree with me and with residents of Carshalton and Wallington that instead of talking down London, as the current Mayor does, we should be supporting Shaun Bailey’s idea to put in a deputy Mayor for trade to make sure that London remains a destination with one of the highest levels of FDI in the world, to attract businesses and entrepreneurs?
Foreign Direct Investment — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Government Operations
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that. I think the people of London want a Mayor who makes things happen, who is a champion of business and who recognises that, for all the wealth in London, there are too many people left behind. We need a Mayor who gets on with the job—one who does not act like a commentator but who actually acts like a leader.
Foreign Direct Investment — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for his question, on which he is right. He is constantly championing the interests of his area, not least because of the need for regeneration. Free ports offer that opportunity. We are in constant talks with The Bristol Port Company, and I know that he is working closely with the West of England Mayor to make sure that that regeneration and the benefits of FDI are brought to his part of the country, with all the prosperity and employment benefits that that will bring.
Foreign Direct Investment — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the hon. Lady for her question. The consultation closes tonight and we are determined to get the right balance. We are clear that we are going to have a tariff regime that benefits UK consumers and business, and allows us to align ourselves most effectively to where 90% of global growth is expected by the International Monetary Fund to be in the next five years or so, which is outside Europe.
Foreign Direct Investment — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): I would have hoped that, after sufficient time in the House, the hon. Lady might have understood how a consultation worked. The consultation closes today, and I cannot comment on a consultation that has not yet closed. What I can tell her is that, as she will be delighted to hear, under this Government the UK has attracted more FDI than any other country in Europe. Indeed, we have attracted more FDI in aggregate than Germany and France combined. If she and her colleagues on the Labour Front Bench were to support business and enterprise in the way we do, instead of opposing them, we might see more jobs and prosperity.
Foreign Direct Investment — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Technology
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): As I said in an earlier answer, I was pleased to meet Northern Ireland representatives in No. 10 Downing Street yesterday. When I visited Belfast last year, I learnt more about the phenomenal tech, and in particular cyber, capability there is in Belfast. The Department is determined to make sure that the message of how investable and how strong Northern Ireland is, and what great capability it has, is understood through all our posts in countries around the world.
Foreign Direct Investment — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.
Felicity Christiana Buchan (Conservative, Centre-right): There has been a huge amount of foreign direct investment in the financial services sector, not only in London but throughout the regions and in Scotland. Can my hon. Friend assure me that, in all free trade negotiations, the interests of the financial services sector will be protected?
Foreign Direct Investment — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.; What recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of future foreign direct investment to the economy of each region of the UK.
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend, who characteristically puts her finger on an important point. Services have too often not had sufficient focus in trade agreements. We are very much looking to put financial services, data and other elements at the heart of our trade policy, which will be great for the City of London. However, it is important to note that there are more people working in financial services in the northern powerhouse than there are in the whole of Frankfurt.
Renewable Energy: Exports — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Energy
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): We are working with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to maximise the overall economic impact of our world-leading renewable energy sector, including that of exports. The Department undertakes a range of promotion activities, including running trade missions and dedicated workshops.
Renewable Energy: Exports — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Energy
Martin John Vickers (Conservative, Centre-right): As the Minister is aware, the Grimsby and Cleethorpes constituencies are major centres for the renewables sector. Many of the smaller businesses are vital parts of the supply chain, and they would like to get more involved in exports. Will the Minister agree to meet me and a delegation from the local industry to explore the possibilities?
Renewable Energy: Exports — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to my hon. Friend. He will be aware that the offshore wind sector deal, published in March 2019, sets an ambition of increasing exports fivefold to £2.6 billion by 2030. He and I, in our respective constituencies, have seen the transformation of the economics of offshore wind. We are now seeing UK Export Finance, for instance, financing major investments in Taiwan and other parts of the world, with UK exports and UK expertise, not least from my hon. Friend’s constituency, at the heart of that. I would be delighted to meet him.
Renewable Energy: Exports — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Energy
Questions: A recent investigation by “Newsnight” and Greenpeace found that UK Export Finance is financing oil and gas companies that will emit 69 million tonnes of carbon a year—nearly a sixth of the UK’s annual emissions. It is ridiculous to talk about tackling climate change in this country when we are exporting our carbon footprint abroad. Will the Minister commit to phasing out this support by 2021?
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government are investing £2.5 billion in clean growth innovation by 2021, as set out in the industrial strategy. The offshore wind sector deal commits the sector to investing up to £250 million, building a stronger UK supply chain. It is a transition—a transition away from fossil fuels to cleaner technologies—and we intend to drive that ever faster.
Foreign Direct Investment: Film and Television — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What recent assessment she has made of the ability of the UK to attract foreign direct investment in (a) film and (b) television production.
Mark Rory Logan (Conservative, Centre-right): As everyone knows, Bolton is the new Hollywood. Having appeared in the Netflix show "The Stranger" and in "Top Gear", which is filming in town today, Bolton has generated more than £200,000 in the past 12 months from being used as a film location. Will the Minister give an indication as to how a US-UK trade deal will benefit Bolton’s creative industries and cement our place as the newest leading media centre in the UK?
Bilateral Trade Relations: Japan — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): Japan is the third largest economy in the world and a key partner of the UK. I visited Japan in September to promote UK trade and we are shortly likely to commence our free trade negotiations with it.
Bilateral Trade Relations: Japan — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Richard John Holden (Conservative, Centre-right): Nissan is very important to the north-east and employs hundreds directly in my constituency and hundreds more via the supply chain. What further benefits will a new free trade agreement with Japan, which is currently being pursued by the Government, bring to manufacturers and suppliers in my constituency?
Bilateral Trade Relations: Japan — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Nissan’s Sunderland plant is the most productive in Europe, and I can see every reason why the Japanese are likely to put even more investment there and make more cars there. There are opportunities through the Japan FTA and the US FTA where Nissan already exports from its UK factory.
Bilateral Trade Relations: Japan — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): First, we are participating in the efforts to tackle coronavirus through the cross-Government working group. The Prime Minister chaired a Cobra meeting on Monday to make sure that we are dealing with those supply chain issues. Furthermore, I expect the Trade Remedies Authority to play a strong role in making sure that we do not see the dumping of products on the UK market.
UK/US Trade Agreement: SMEs — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): Some 30,000 small and medium-sized enterprises already trade with the United States. In the new free trade agreement, we will be asking for a dedicated SME chapter that removes customs red tape, does more stuff online and makes it much easier for our fantastic small businesses to trade with the United States.
UK/US Trade Agreement: SMEs — House of Commons, 2020-03-05
Topic: Foreign Trade
Katherine Fletcher (Conservative, Centre-right): Many businesses in South Ribble stand to benefit hugely from a free trade agreement with the USA—not least Leyland Exports, a commercial vehicle and silicone hose specialist. Does the Secretary of State agree that we must push hard to secure a free trade deal that benefits businesses of all sizes in all regions, and supports supply chains?