Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:04 pm on 6 September 2022.

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Photo of Anne-Marie Trevelyan Anne-Marie Trevelyan The Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, The Secretary of State for Transport 2:04, 6 September 2022

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Just over two and a half years ago, the UK set out as an independent trading nation and began a new future outside the European Union. That future would be shaped by rekindling old partnerships, striking up new ones and harnessing the power of free trade to create prosperity for every corner of the UK. The free trade agreements that we have signed with Australia and New Zealand represent the first significant successes on this journey, and they are the first from-scratch trade deals that the UK has signed in 50 years.