:00:00. > :00:00.evidence that came to us from the review published in October. I
:00:00. > :00:08.expect to publish the recommendations and findings in the
:00:09. > :00:12.spring. Questions for the Secretary of State
:00:13. > :00:24.for International Trade, Thomas Simmonds.
:00:25. > :00:30.Mr Speaker, the EU Canada comprehensive economic trade
:00:31. > :00:37.agreement, CE GAA, is a good agreement for the UK. -- CETA. The
:00:38. > :00:44.UK Government is fully committed to supporting such agreements whilst we
:00:45. > :00:48.remain EU members. The investment protection provisions in CETA will
:00:49. > :00:51.have no impact on UK environment or legislation and they cannot force
:00:52. > :00:59.the UK or other parties to change their laws on the environment or on
:01:00. > :01:02.any other area of public policy. I'm grateful for that answer but
:01:03. > :01:05.many of my constituents are worried about as maintaining our current
:01:06. > :01:10.environmental standards post-Brexit. Could be Minister guarantee that
:01:11. > :01:13.whether this trade deal or any other trade deal the UK intends to make,
:01:14. > :01:20.that our current environmental standards will not be watered down?
:01:21. > :01:24.What I can tell him is that in trying in CETA and many other
:01:25. > :01:28.free-trade agreements it remains the UK's right to regulate in these
:01:29. > :01:33.areas, which would include key environmental protections, and there
:01:34. > :01:36.is nothing for example on the ICS system that would force the UK to
:01:37. > :01:39.change its environmental regulations. I notice however, Mr
:01:40. > :01:43.Speaker, that the honourable gentleman voted against CETA
:01:44. > :01:48.yesterday. But he may not know that when CETA was debated in this House
:01:49. > :01:56.on Monday in committee, the official opposition was actually in favour of
:01:57. > :02:05.it. Michael Fabricant.
:02:06. > :02:11.Has my honourable friend heard of... It is the plan being proposed within
:02:12. > :02:15.the Canadian Parliament for a Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
:02:16. > :02:19.United Kingdom trade partnership after Brexit? Does he share my
:02:20. > :02:25.enthusiasm for this? Mr Speaker, I saw this proposal and
:02:26. > :02:30.we are very enthusiastic about the future of UK trade with Canada. I
:02:31. > :02:34.would repeat that we are currently supportive of CETA going through and
:02:35. > :02:38.we think it is very important for the UK for the European Union and
:02:39. > :02:42.for Canada, and we will be doing what we can to campaign for that to
:02:43. > :02:46.go through, not least in the face of the new-found opposition by Her
:02:47. > :02:53.Majesty's opposition. If I could point out to the
:02:54. > :02:58.Minister, but a majority of the Labour members voted for the trade
:02:59. > :03:01.deal. And given that Canada is such a long-standing Commonwealth friend,
:03:02. > :03:07.Ally, and defence and trade partner, cookie onto this basic question? In
:03:08. > :03:11.a post-Brexit world, if we can't do a deal with Canada, who the hell can
:03:12. > :03:17.we do a deal with? Thank you very much indeed for that
:03:18. > :03:24.question. He is right that more Labour MPs voted for CETA, 86 and 68
:03:25. > :03:27.against, and over 100 ab staining. This agreement took eight years to
:03:28. > :03:33.that the opposition would have got that the opposition would have got
:03:34. > :03:37.its act together by now. In terms of a particular point, I also quote
:03:38. > :03:44.from one of his colleagues he said, quote, if we can't support eight
:03:45. > :03:47.trade deal with liberal, Justin Trudeau led Canada, who do we
:03:48. > :03:55.support trade deals with? LAUGHTER
:03:56. > :03:59.Post-Brexit, will be CETA deal be transitioned into a bilateral
:04:00. > :04:04.arrangement, or will vary to be a fresh Canada- UK agreement?
:04:05. > :04:07.My honourable friend raises an interesting point and I think we
:04:08. > :04:11.will have to look at that when we come to it. What would say is that
:04:12. > :04:14.there is a number of important aspects of the CETA deal that we
:04:15. > :04:20.might look to replicate in a future deal, but for the time being the UK,
:04:21. > :04:24.European Union, remain strongly European Union, remain strongly
:04:25. > :04:26.supportive of CETA going through. I heard the honourable gentleman
:04:27. > :04:31.opposite saying he was indeed the backbencher named in the article
:04:32. > :04:35.which refer to him as an unnamed backbencher, so it is good to see he
:04:36. > :04:40.is now named and supporting the Labour Party, and their traditional
:04:41. > :04:45.friends in Canada and the Liberal party.
:04:46. > :04:49.Question two, Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker, the Government will lead
:04:50. > :04:54.the way ensuring countries have their opportunity to trade their way
:04:55. > :04:58.out of property. While the UK is a member of the EU, we remain
:04:59. > :05:01.committed to economic partnership could agreements, a general ice cube
:05:02. > :05:04.of preferences, and we are working closely with the Department for
:05:05. > :05:08.International Development to ensure the global trading system of the
:05:09. > :05:15.future is as fair and as free as possible.
:05:16. > :05:20.Many thanks, Mr Speaker. Trading with developing countries is crucial
:05:21. > :05:23.to providing jobs and livelihoods for sustainable development goals.
:05:24. > :05:26.Will the Secretary of State committed to fair trade principles
:05:27. > :05:29.in relation to future trade deals with developing countries to ensure
:05:30. > :05:34.local populations can benefit sustainably and that it condiments
:05:35. > :05:38.the work of different people in my constituency and beyond?
:05:39. > :05:42.Let me join the honourable lady to contribute to a fair trade campaign.
:05:43. > :05:46.It is reporting to ensure that farmers receive a fair price for
:05:47. > :05:50.their products, and that agricultural workers receive better
:05:51. > :05:54.workers, and agricultural practices are made more sustainable. As
:05:55. > :05:58.Britain leads the EU, outside the common external tariff, there will
:05:59. > :06:03.be freedom to do something things she recommends.
:06:04. > :06:10.When we look at west African cocoa, East African coffee, Tunisian
:06:11. > :06:11.olives, we find that the cause of unfair trade policy is
:06:12. > :06:16.Union. Will he agree that what we Union. Will he agree that what we
:06:17. > :06:20.can set our own tariffs outside the common external tariff of the EU, we
:06:21. > :06:24.can help those countries trade their way out of poverty?
:06:25. > :06:28.Mr Speaker, this Government is committed to an open and liberal
:06:29. > :06:33.trading system. That is one of the best ways to help poor countries, to
:06:34. > :06:37.have an even greater liberalisation than we have today. When we are
:06:38. > :06:43.outside the common external tariff of the EU, we will have an
:06:44. > :06:47.opportunity unilaterally to have new opportunities as he suggests.
:06:48. > :06:50.Thank you, Mr Speaker. The 21st century offers us an opportunity to
:06:51. > :06:54.build on our pride and identity as a nation which promotes human rights,
:06:55. > :06:58.workers' rights and environmental protection, all part of fair trade
:06:59. > :07:04.principles. How will the Government build on this part of our national
:07:05. > :07:11.identity in trade negotiations? We are already playing a part in
:07:12. > :07:15.that. Britain played a major role in the WTO or arrangement, which will
:07:16. > :07:20.come into effect in a short time, trade facilitation agreement. That
:07:21. > :07:24.will be worth about ?70 billion to the global economy, and for some of
:07:25. > :07:28.the poorest countries, such as sub-Saharan Africa, that will be
:07:29. > :07:29.worth about ?10 billion, a major contribution to them and we should
:07:30. > :07:37.be proud. In my role as the Prime Minister's
:07:38. > :07:40.trade envoy to Nigeria... Bravo!
:07:41. > :07:44.Will he join me in encouraging Nigeria to show the benefits of
:07:45. > :07:48.trade widely with its people? That is a message I will be taking
:07:49. > :07:57.when they make a visit to Nigeria myself in the not distant future.
:07:58. > :08:02.Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Department of International trade
:08:03. > :08:06.supports efforts to grow the UK's space Centre, and we work closely
:08:07. > :08:14.with the UK space agency for growth. In January I led a UK space agency
:08:15. > :08:17.mission to the US where I advocated the UK had an attractive market for
:08:18. > :08:24.space sector companies. We intend to highlight progress in Manchester in
:08:25. > :08:29.May. UK Export Finance offers finance to help UK-based companies
:08:30. > :08:33.in the space sector. It is great to hear that the UK is
:08:34. > :08:39.fast becoming a world leader in the space sector, but can right
:08:40. > :08:45.honourable friend inform the house on his efforts to secure foreign
:08:46. > :08:46.direct investment into the UK to support domestic growth in this
:08:47. > :08:52.industry? My honourable friend is right to
:08:53. > :08:55.raise the importance of the sector. The numbers are fantastic, six times
:08:56. > :09:01.the average development investment, and 2.7 times the average
:09:02. > :09:06.productivity in the UK. In the last few years, we have supported 19
:09:07. > :09:09.successful investment project in this sector and will continue to
:09:10. > :09:13.work with the Department of business energy and industrial strategy to
:09:14. > :09:22.deliver UK space innovation and growth into the future.
:09:23. > :09:26.The encrypted public service channels of the new Galileo space
:09:27. > :09:30.navigation system are restricted to the EU member states. What steps
:09:31. > :09:37.will the Government take post-Brexit to ensure the Government has access
:09:38. > :09:39.to Galileo, which we invested in? Galileo is the satellite navigation
:09:40. > :09:46.Agency, by the European Union. This Agency, by the European Union. This
:09:47. > :09:50.is something which is one of the many different things we have to
:09:51. > :09:54.negotiate over the coming years. The use of spectrum is one of the most
:09:55. > :09:58.incredible things, because Spectrum is limited to this area. This is
:09:59. > :10:03.something the Government will be looking at as one of many other
:10:04. > :10:09.things, many important things to look at. I assure him this is a...
:10:10. > :10:11.Spectrum is a valuable asset to this country and we will make sure we get
:10:12. > :10:24.our fair share. Since 23rd June the UK has continued
:10:25. > :10:28.to attract investment from global technology companies, including
:10:29. > :10:33.Facebook expanding by 50% in the UK. Google pledging to invest ?1
:10:34. > :10:40.billion. Snap chat's new global HQ in London and more. This showcases
:10:41. > :10:47.the UK's leading capability through our overseas network and through our
:10:48. > :10:52.digital platform. The global market for smart City
:10:53. > :10:57.technologies alone is something in the region of $400 billion. British
:10:58. > :11:01.firms lead the way in many of the specialisations. However, we could
:11:02. > :11:07.win more contracts if there was a UK approach to having a complete City
:11:08. > :11:10.solution. Could I encourage ministers to promote greater
:11:11. > :11:15.collaboration between businesses and Government. ? My honourable friend
:11:16. > :11:19.is correct. I agree with everything he said, in terms of the size of the
:11:20. > :11:23.UK capability, the size of the potential market and the need to
:11:24. > :11:29.have a team UK approach, which I spoke about recently when I visited
:11:30. > :11:36.his APPG, just two weeks ago. And Mr Speaker, in addition I can announce
:11:37. > :11:41.today two UK companies that secured a contract worth tens of millions of
:11:42. > :11:46.pounds to build a new head quarters in the UAE with support of UK Export
:11:47. > :11:51.Finance, showing the UK remains very much open for business.
:11:52. > :11:56.Mr Speaker, the number one tech Brexit worry is when we leave, it
:11:57. > :12:06.will become unlawful to send personal data from Europe into the
:12:07. > :12:09.UK unless we've achieved a declaration made by the European
:12:10. > :12:16.Commission about our privacy arrangements. Will that declaration
:12:17. > :12:22.be achieved in time? Well, Mr Speaker, I was in the previous
:12:23. > :12:28.question and I heard him ask precisely the same question. Of the
:12:29. > :12:32.technology minister and the UK is committed to implementing the global
:12:33. > :12:36.agreement, committing to make sure this will work for the UK once we
:12:37. > :12:44.transition outside of the European Union. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I
:12:45. > :12:50.welcome the British business banks funding. Will it ensure that Britain
:12:51. > :12:57.get their fair share so the rev lulings can continue? -- revolution
:12:58. > :13:01.can continue. May I thank him on the fourth Industrial Revolution in this
:13:02. > :13:05.House and beyond as being a key advocate not just in the UK, but
:13:06. > :13:10.around the world, in making sure the UK takes advantage of its great
:13:11. > :13:21.strengths in technological expertise? Figures published by the
:13:22. > :13:26.centre for City show that Glasgow's exports were worth... Where the
:13:27. > :13:29.technology sector in Glasgow, will the Secretary of State consider the
:13:30. > :13:35.Scottish Government's proposals in Scotland place in Europe to keep
:13:36. > :13:38.Scotland in the single market? I am very sympathetic to Glasgow
:13:39. > :13:42.maintaining its exports and capability in smart cities. The UK
:13:43. > :13:47.and the department for international trade we follow the whole of the UK
:13:48. > :13:50.approach, often working with key partners like Scotland development
:13:51. > :13:55.international. However, I will point out, that more important is Scotland
:13:56. > :14:02.remaining in the United Kingdom, where some four times as much of
:14:03. > :14:05.Scottish produce and capabilities exported within the United Kingdom,
:14:06. > :14:13.compared to the European Union. Thank you. British tech firms have
:14:14. > :14:18.been unable to go to two US trade shows and look unlikely to attend a
:14:19. > :14:22.top conference in Singapore, due to extensive delays from his department
:14:23. > :14:26.in announcing trade access partnership funding L he go back to
:14:27. > :14:30.the department and conif irm the funding so British businesses can
:14:31. > :14:36.attend trade shows and play their part in boosting our exports and
:14:37. > :14:38.economy? Well, Mr Speaker t department for international trade
:14:39. > :14:43.continually reviews its products and services to ensure that they meet
:14:44. > :14:47.its customer needs and republic good value for the -- and represent good
:14:48. > :14:49.value for the taxpayer. It will be completed shortly. So we will
:14:50. > :15:00.confirm events shortly. Mr Speaker, building on my visit to
:15:01. > :15:04.Taiwan in September, we will continue to work with the Taiwanese
:15:05. > :15:12.authorities to address market issues and to further increase our trade in
:15:13. > :15:19.this important market. The UK and Taiwan share a favourable outlook on
:15:20. > :15:25.Fairtrade. Bilateral trade reached ?5.9 billion in 2014, up 8% compared
:15:26. > :15:29.to 2010. I am pleased the minister met with
:15:30. > :15:33.the President last September. I hope he shares my belief, as Britain
:15:34. > :15:38.reaches out to secure more trade deals that we keep in site our
:15:39. > :15:41.foreign policy values. Does the minister agree that increased trade
:15:42. > :15:46.with Taiwan and the UK is a win for both our economies but also for our
:15:47. > :15:51.Liberal Democratic values? I very much agree with the honourable
:15:52. > :15:57.gentleman. The EC and Taiwan share so -- UK and Taiwan share so many
:15:58. > :16:01.commitments. The protection of a free society and we have very
:16:02. > :16:07.strongly shared values of free trade, open markets and openness to
:16:08. > :16:09.foreign investment. I had very productive talks with the President
:16:10. > :16:13.herself when I was there in September, who is a big friend of
:16:14. > :16:16.the United Kingdom, not least due to her undergraduate time at the London
:16:17. > :16:24.School of Economics. I know the minister will be aware
:16:25. > :16:27.that back in 2008 Taiwan was granted Commonwealth nations research
:16:28. > :16:31.membership and as such they will look to the Commonwealth Trade
:16:32. > :16:36.Minister's meeting taking place here in London in March L the minister
:16:37. > :16:38.confirm that trade with the Commonwealth is a top priority for
:16:39. > :16:42.this Government after we leave the European Union. Will he commit to
:16:43. > :16:46.ensure that during that trade meeting as many members of this
:16:47. > :16:49.House, from all sides can be involved to ensure that
:16:50. > :16:53.relationships with Commonwealth parliamentarians are key? Yes. Mr
:16:54. > :16:59.Speaker, I think in terms of both trade with Taiwan and with the
:17:00. > :17:03.Commonwealth, this department remains extremely supportive of
:17:04. > :17:08.members being involved. I expect in relation to the Trade Minister's
:17:09. > :17:12.meeting forthcoming, in terms of specific engagements with
:17:13. > :17:17.parliamentarians I would hope to see the CPA involved in those
:17:18. > :17:24.discussions. With trade deals in place for the likes of whisky and
:17:25. > :17:30.Northern Ireland products, can the minister say he uses the success of
:17:31. > :17:36.the long life dairy supplied to dairies across the world? Well, Mr
:17:37. > :17:43.Speaker when I returned to Taiwan, when I held talks with the Taiwan
:17:44. > :17:46.authorities in September, agricultural produce was at the
:17:47. > :17:50.centre of talks. We talked about pork exports, we talked about
:17:51. > :17:56.poultry exports and we mentioned, made some progress on Scottish
:17:57. > :18:02.whisky. Taiwan is Scottish's third largest global market. We made some
:18:03. > :18:07.important progress on seeking Scottish whisky being certified by
:18:08. > :18:13.Taiwan. I know a lot of businesses focus on the China market for
:18:14. > :18:17.obvious reasons. When I led a delegation as a party in September
:18:18. > :18:22.to Taiwan I witnessed a vibrant economy. Does he agree if British
:18:23. > :18:26.businesses ignore Taiwan they are missing a trick? I totally agree
:18:27. > :18:31.with my honourable friend. In fact he and I were in Taiwan at roughly
:18:32. > :18:40.the same time back in September. I applaud the work that he does for
:18:41. > :18:43.the APPG, for Taiwan. Taiwan has a long-standing open market to UK
:18:44. > :18:47.goods and services. We need to make sure that we work hard to remove the
:18:48. > :18:51.few remaining barriers there are. That was the purpose of the talks in
:18:52. > :18:55.September. I think the message from this House should go out loud and
:18:56. > :18:56.clear to British businesses that Taiwan is a very good place for them
:18:57. > :19:12.to do their business. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Does my
:19:13. > :19:22.honourable friend see any reason why this will not continue after we
:19:23. > :19:31.leave the EU? Mr Speaker... Thank you, Mr Speaker. Number six.
:19:32. > :19:35.The South-West connects companies in Cornwall across the world. Cornish
:19:36. > :19:41.companies in all sectors can access a full range of department for
:19:42. > :19:50.international trade services. We have launched the great dot gove
:19:51. > :19:55.website. New Cornish exportses step into the place and help compete in
:19:56. > :19:59.high growth markets. There's been a flurry of businesses producing food,
:20:00. > :20:04.drink and other goods. There's no doubt about the quality of their
:20:05. > :20:09.produce. Very few of these products, food and drink go beyond Cornish
:20:10. > :20:13.borders, let alone overseas. Will the minister accept an invitation to
:20:14. > :20:18.meet with these producers and help them expand their markets? As my
:20:19. > :20:23.family have roots in corner over 100 family have roots in corner over 100
:20:24. > :20:32.years, which means we are no longer an in-comer. He is a south-west MP.
:20:33. > :20:36.He has met with Cornish producers. I am a frequent visitor to the county.
:20:37. > :20:40.At the very first opportunity I will go with him to meet his constituents
:20:41. > :20:45.and across the whole of Cornwall in order to explore ways we can really
:20:46. > :20:53.push this fantastic county's product. Thank you very much.
:20:54. > :20:58.Question number seven. Mr Speaker, I launched a trade
:20:59. > :21:04.policy dialogue with the New Zealand Trade Minister to consider how we
:21:05. > :21:10.can strengthen our economic ties. Last month the Prime Minister met
:21:11. > :21:15.with the Prime Minister of New Zealand land and agreed for work on
:21:16. > :21:23.a new agreement between the UK and New Zealand once the UK leaves the
:21:24. > :21:28.European Union. Thank you very much. THE SPEAKER: The Government wanted
:21:29. > :21:36.it to be grouped with number nine. Indeed. We are grateful. Thank you
:21:37. > :21:39.very much Mr Speaker. I warmly welcome the early and constructive
:21:40. > :21:43.dialogue with our colleagues and friends in New Zealand. Will my
:21:44. > :21:49.Right Honourable friend do all he can to explore every opportunity of
:21:50. > :21:53.bilateral trade with New Zealand, including the natural sin any gis
:21:54. > :22:00.between our rural economies I very much agree. The UK exported over
:22:01. > :22:04.?1.2 billion goods to New Zealand last year and opportunities for our
:22:05. > :22:07.rural businesses will be an important part of the work as we
:22:08. > :22:13.take forward dialogue with New Zealand, which I intend to visit
:22:14. > :22:20.over the summer months. Thank you Mr Speaker. This year the
:22:21. > :22:25.British New Zealand business asoishation reaches its --
:22:26. > :22:28.association reaches its centenary. I have experience of the warmth
:22:29. > :22:32.between our two countries. Does the minister agree with me that there is
:22:33. > :22:37.a hope and that we look forward to a great increase in trade between our
:22:38. > :22:41.two countries in the years ahead? Mr Speaker, I certainly hope that will
:22:42. > :22:43.be possible, given the freedom we'll have outside the European Union to
:22:44. > :22:48.negotiate such a free trade agreement. In fact it is not just
:22:49. > :22:54.our two countries that will benefit, all countries around the globe will
:22:55. > :23:00.benefit from the new global Britain and our attitude towards global free
:23:01. > :23:05.trade with all the benefits it brings, especially to the world's
:23:06. > :23:08.poor. The Secretary of State will know that New Zealand is a land of
:23:09. > :23:12.30 million sheep. Six or seven sheep for every person. Has the Secretary
:23:13. > :23:17.of State discussed the impact of a trade deal with the leader of the
:23:18. > :23:24.National Farmers Union. They regard the combination of a 43% WTO tariff
:23:25. > :23:28.on sheep meat and increased market access for New Zealand as
:23:29. > :23:31.potentially fatal to our sheep farmers. How will the minister
:23:32. > :23:39.protect them? As I said, that will be an important
:23:40. > :23:43.part of our discussions. We will want to discuss with the NFU and
:23:44. > :23:48.others how we do that. We need to take into account something which is
:23:49. > :23:54.not mentioned very often, the interests of UK consumers in any
:23:55. > :24:03.trade deal we come to. Question one. There are three tasks,
:24:04. > :24:07.promoting exports, serving the why, maximising opportunities for wealth
:24:08. > :24:12.creation, including through overseas direct investment, to support the
:24:13. > :24:16.current account and negotiate the best trading framework for the UK
:24:17. > :24:21.outside the EU. On terms of investment, I can announce that
:24:22. > :24:23.Mcclarn will open a ?50 million manufacturing plant in Sheffield
:24:24. > :24:38.which will create 200 new jobs. Given how desperate the
:24:39. > :24:42.International Secretary is to negotiate a trade deal with the US,
:24:43. > :24:47.what steps will be taken to make sure that Scottish farmers are not
:24:48. > :24:53.on the cup? The quality produce will be a source of negotiation, but in
:24:54. > :24:57.terms of undercutting Scottish economy, what I am told by investors
:24:58. > :25:03.in the United States is that one of the things hanging over them that is
:25:04. > :25:08.actually depressing investment opportunities is the threat of
:25:09. > :25:16.separation. I welcome the recent establishment of a UK Israel trade
:25:17. > :25:21.working group. We have seen bilateral trade between the UK and
:25:22. > :25:25.is well increase year after year. Can the Secretary of State provide
:25:26. > :25:28.further information about how the group works and does he share my
:25:29. > :25:34.view that the Middle Eastern democracy should be one of our first
:25:35. > :25:40.trade deals? My honourable friend is right to highlight the good trade
:25:41. > :25:44.system we have with Israel. It was announced there will be a working
:25:45. > :25:50.group on trade by the Prime Minister earlier in the week, but the EU
:25:51. > :25:54.already has a trade arrangement with Israel and this is something in the
:25:55. > :25:58.first instance we would look to continue. But I am sure there will
:25:59. > :26:03.be many opportunities where we can improve on that, given the fact the
:26:04. > :26:08.trade deal was done with one country and 28 and bilateral will be easier
:26:09. > :26:14.to negotiate. The Secretary of State had promised that had he had the
:26:15. > :26:18.opportunity to debate the trade agreement on the floor of the house,
:26:19. > :26:25.but the promise was broken and the debate was sidelined to an obscure
:26:26. > :26:29.committee earlier this week. Given that the UK will soon be responsible
:26:30. > :26:35.for negotiating is an international trade deals following Brexit, what
:26:36. > :26:38.assurances can the Secretary of State can be House that
:26:39. > :26:44.parliamentarians will have the full opportunity to scrutinise such trade
:26:45. > :26:49.deals in future and not be afforded the discourtesy that we have been
:26:50. > :26:54.recently. It is not an obscure committee. It was a two and a half
:26:55. > :26:58.hour debate in committee room ten following the proper procedures set
:26:59. > :27:10.out by this House. At the end of the debate she failed to oppose
:27:11. > :27:12.anything, yet in the Scottish Parliament yesterday they voted
:27:13. > :27:15.against it en masse. They have changed their position on something
:27:16. > :27:22.that has been debated for eight that has been debated for eight
:27:23. > :27:25.years in the space of 24 hours. Many Cornishmen and women emigrated to
:27:26. > :27:28.seek work in the New Zealand in the late 19th century. Will my
:27:29. > :27:38.honourable friend now support other great Cornish exports, our wonderful
:27:39. > :27:42.produce, such as Cornish side produced in my constituency? It is
:27:43. > :27:49.good to see the far west of the country is being well represented on
:27:50. > :27:55.a one line whip. There are fantastic products coming from her
:27:56. > :28:01.constituency, with many award-winning brands. It is the job
:28:02. > :28:08.of the Department of International trade to push exports from Cornwall
:28:09. > :28:12.to the four corners of the globe. When I read to the Secretary of
:28:13. > :28:16.State in November to asked for an investigation into his department
:28:17. > :28:19.was Mac support for any British businesses engaging corrupt
:28:20. > :28:22.practices, he replied saying his department had no power to conduct
:28:23. > :28:28.such an investigation. Last week after the publicity surrounding
:28:29. > :28:33.Rolls-Royce's deferred prosecution, he announced precisely such an
:28:34. > :28:37.investigation. When did the powers of his department change? One will
:28:38. > :28:41.enquiry report back and why will he -- and well he explained why he has
:28:42. > :28:47.not complied with the principles of the OECD anti-bribery and
:28:48. > :28:54.corruption? Rolls-Royce has made it clear it will not tolerate improper
:28:55. > :28:57.business of any sort. They continue to operate with the Serious Fraud
:28:58. > :29:06.Office and we await the final outcome. It would not be proper to
:29:07. > :29:26.comment before that. The details of the statements... To contribute the
:29:27. > :29:34.trend of south-west transporting, a large company has won a contract to
:29:35. > :29:39.provide technology to Indonesia. While his department work with me to
:29:40. > :29:46.produce a short story to capture the story and to encourage other SMEs?
:29:47. > :29:53.I'm sure my honourable friend had something to do with that.
:29:54. > :30:03.Absolutely. We would all be delighted to help in any way we can
:30:04. > :30:07.to help promote this investment. A hard Tory Brexit will be damaging
:30:08. > :30:12.for the Scottish aerospace industry which contributes more than 130
:30:13. > :30:16.million to the Scottish economy. Will assurances be provided that the
:30:17. > :30:21.Scottish aerospace sector will have barrier free access to the European
:30:22. > :30:26.single market? It has been the very clear aim of the government to
:30:27. > :30:30.ensure tariff and barrier free access once we leave the European
:30:31. > :30:35.Union and that's what we intend to negotiate. The Scottish aerospace
:30:36. > :30:40.industry will be stronger for being represented by all of the United
:30:41. > :30:45.Kingdom. Does he agree with me that company registration using a company
:30:46. > :30:49.'s house type model is important to promote the economies of developing
:30:50. > :30:53.companies seeking foreign direct investment and it's also good news
:30:54. > :30:59.for the UK financial services sector that will follow on from such a
:31:00. > :31:08.scheme? My honourable friend makes an important general point in a
:31:09. > :31:14.specific question. One we have an open trading system, it is a win-
:31:15. > :31:24.win. The economies can benefit from sharing the same system. How many
:31:25. > :31:31.employees have the Civil Service recruited. We are adding 50 extra
:31:32. > :31:37.staff to our trade policy group and will continue to do so. We will be
:31:38. > :31:43.increasing the numbers as we look at our WTO numbers and our obligations
:31:44. > :31:47.there. Also one we look to the FTA is that we have. The current number
:31:48. > :32:05.of 200 will be augmented as we go forward. -- FTAs. We take an ongoing
:32:06. > :32:10.and continuous interest in the still sector. It is obviously a sector
:32:11. > :32:15.facing difficulty at the moment that the low global steel price, but we
:32:16. > :32:18.do see a good future for UK steel and the Department of International
:32:19. > :32:23.Trade looks forward to taking part in a hollow government approach to
:32:24. > :32:28.make sure that UK steel is sold the board. Order. Urgent question.
:32:29. > :32:33.Yvette Cooper. To of the Home Secretary to make a statement on the
:32:34. > :32:44.government 's decision to close the scheme for child refugees. Secretary
:32:45. > :33:00.of State. We have pledged over ?2.3 billion in
:33:01. > :33:04.aid to the simmering conflict. It is our largest ever humanitarian
:33:05. > :33:08.response to a single crisis. The UK has contributed significantly to
:33:09. > :33:13.hosting, supporting and protecting the most vulnerable children
:33:14. > :33:17.affected by the migration crisis. In the year ending September 2016, we
:33:18. > :33:23.granted asylum or another form of leave to over 8000 children. Of the