Thursday, 23 November 2017
The Secretary of State was asked—
What assessment he has made of his Department’s capacity to negotiate new trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU.
What assessment he has made of the prospects for increasing exports from the south-west in the next five years.
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of revising the basis of economic partnership agreements better to incorporate the aims of the UN sustainable development goals.
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Whether he received a briefing on human rights in Ethiopia from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office before his recent visit to that country.
What the remit of the trade remedies authority will be; and how it will undertake to balance consumer and producer interests within that remit.
What steps his Department is taking to promote to British companies the use of UK Export Finance.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
The Minister for Women and Equalities was asked—
What assessment she has made of the effect of the Autumn Budget 2017 on BAME women.
What steps the Government are taking to support women back into work when they have had time out of the workplace to look after children or other relatives.
What steps the Government are taking to increase provision of women’s refuges.
What steps the Government is taking to help (a) women and (b) men balance work with childcare responsibilities.
When she plans to respond to the Government’s consultation on caste as a protected characteristic in equality legislation.
What steps the Government are taking to ensure that changing facilities are available in toilets for people with disabilities.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to make a statement on Government responsibilities and policies for protecting British citizens, following...
Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?
With permission, Mr Speaker, following the announcement made by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor in his Budget speech yesterday, I shall make a statement on universal credit. Universal credit...
Debate resumed (Order, 22 November). Question again proposed, That income tax is charged for the tax year 2018-19. And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
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