Thursday, 3 September 2020
Virtual participation in proceedings commenced (Order, 2 September). [NB: [V] denotes a Member participating virtually.]
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps her Department is taking to engage with businesses as part of free trade agreement negotiations.
What steps her Department is taking to engage with the food and farming sector as part of free trade agreement negotiations.
What steps her Department is taking to support UK exporters to help the economy recover from the covid-19 pandemic.
What discussions she has had with UK trade partners on maintaining environmental protection standards in future trade agreements.
What steps her Department is taking to facilitate trade with the Indian subcontinent.
What steps her Department is taking to help international trade recover from the covid-19 pandemic.
What recent steps she has taken to reduce tariffs on UK exports.
What steps her Department is taking to help businesses increase exports to non-EU countries.
What progress the Government have made with negotiations on a trade agreement with the US.
What recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the UK joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
What assessment she has made of the potential merits of free trade agreements with countries other than the US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
What steps her Department is taking to help the food and farming sector recover from the covid-19 pandemic.
What progress she made on the Government’s trade and investment priorities during recent discussions with her Japanese counterpart.
What progress she has made on free trade agreement negotiations with Australia.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question) To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will make a statement on the implementation of the kickstart scheme.
Will the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As you know, I chair the Standards and Privileges Committees. We have seven lay members on the Committee on Standards, but we have had a gap of two for...
Queen’s Recommendation signified. Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out...
Considered in Committee [Dame Rosie Winterton in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 1, line 6, after “day,” insert “the hereditament is a publicly-owned library or community centre or a local authority property that is free of charge to...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(James Morris.)
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