Thursday, 9 February 2023
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps her Department is taking to help increase exports from the devolved nations to the EU.
What recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on reducing market barriers at the state level in the US.
What steps her Department is taking to help increase export opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses.
What recent progress her Department has made on tackling export barriers for food and farming businesses.
What steps her Department is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses export products and services to new markets.
What steps her Department is taking to help secure more inward investment into the UK.
What steps she is taking to help increase trade with European countries.
If she will make an estimate of the level of foreign direct investment into the UK since 23 June 2016.
What assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a trade envoy for the Commonwealth.
What steps she is taking to help increase automotive exports.
What recent discussions her Department has had with Metro Mayors on attracting more foreign direct investment.
What recent progress she has made on a free trade agreement with the US.
What steps her Department is taking through trade negotiations to help tackle modern slavery in global supply chains.
What steps her Department is taking to help increase trade opportunities for the green industrial sector.
What steps she is taking to support effective parliamentary scrutiny of new free trade agreements.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the planned visit to the UK of the Governor of Xinjiang.
(Urgent Question): Thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. I have lost count of the number of times that we have had to drag Ministers from this shambolic—[Interruption.]...
Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to raise two points, about which I have given notice to both the Speaker’s Office and to the hon. Member to whom I will refer. First,...
Select Committee statement
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary James Cleverly, Secretary Michael Gove, Mr Secretary Alister...
I beg to move, That this House has considered the Independent Review of Net Zero. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and should...
[Relevant document: First Report of the Administration Committee, Smoothing the cliff edge: supporting MPs at their point of departure from elected office, HC 209.]
Ordered, That notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee in respect of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill may be accepted by the Clerks at the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jo Churchill.)
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