Kemi Badenoch: The Government are committed to protecting people from these practices. We are carefully considering the responses to the public consultation on banning conversion practices, which closed this year, and we will set out our next steps and the Government’s response in due course.
Kemi Badenoch: The Equality and Human Rights Commission is key to the advancement of equality in this country, which is why we welcome the United Nations’ recent reaccreditation of it as an “A status” national human rights institution. To support Baroness Falkner and her board, I will shortly appoint new commissioners and deputy chairs to the commission. The new commissioners will bring complementary...
Kemi Badenoch: The Department for International Trade (DIT) has made good progress on two key trade negotiations. This statement provides Parliament with an update on the UK’s trade negotiations with Mexico and negotiations towards accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTTP)...
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Kemi Badenoch: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation share a deep and trusted trading relationship. We are two global leaders in services trade with deep links between our economies. As per the Office for National Statistics, in 2021, Switzerland was the United Kingdom’s 6th largest trade in services partner, with trade in services amounting to £18.4bn and...
Nick Thomas-Symonds: ...days? Was it perhaps that Ministers simply gave way for the sake of getting a completed deal? The current Secretary of State for International Trade, the right hon. Member for Saffron Walden (Kemi Badenoch), was sadly not here to open the debate. When she was standing to be Conservative party leader, she branded the net zero climate target “unilateral economic disarmament”. I think it...
Baroness Scott of Bybrook: The 2022 Windrush Day Grant Scheme was launched on Wednesday 9 February 2022. 198 eligible applications were received for the scheme. The former DLUHC Minister, Kemi Badenoch MP, approved funding to 35 charities, community groups and local authorities in England Thanks to our funding, events took place on Windrush Day (22 June) and throughout the year, helping to remember and recognise the...
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Kemi Badenoch: The Government’s export strategy sets out how we aim to capture up to £170 billion of export sales estimated for 2030 in low-carbon sectors. At the green trade and investment expo earlier this week, we showcased the best renewable energy technologies and innovations that the UK has to offer. Over the last year, the Department for International Trade has supported £5 billion-worth of...
Kemi Badenoch: The last World Trade Organisation ministerial conference, attended by my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Anne-Marie Trevelyan), brokered an agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights in relation to covid-19 vaccines. My officials are fully engaged in ongoing discussions regarding TRIPS. The UK remains committed to engaging...
Kemi Badenoch: Building on last year’s success, my Department is holding more than 120 events across the country this week to help businesses of all sizes and sectors to seize export opportunities to support jobs and growth nationwide. I was pleased to welcome more than 100 investors and UK exporters to the green trade and investment summit in Gateshead, attend an Export Academy event in Birmingham and...
Kemi Badenoch: I am delighted to say that UK exports were £728 billion in the 12 months to the end of August 2022—an increase of £49 billion adjusted for inflation. Through our free trade agreement programme, we are creating new opportunities for UK exporters through FTAs covering £814 billion-worth of bilateral trade in 2021. We are also supporting UK exporters through our export academy, which since...
Kemi Badenoch: I am delighted that this week the Department is hosting our second International Trade Week. Trading around the world can be transformative for UK businesses, which is why, with more than 10,000 business registrations for about 123 events delivered by the Department and external partners, International Trade Week is the Department’s biggest single showcase for the global trading...
Kemi Badenoch: On Monday, I launched International Trade Week 2022, which will run until Friday with events taking place across the United Kingdom. Now in its second year, International Trade Week is my department’s largest showcase of trade, exporting and investment potential in the UK. The week is designed to inspire businesses throughout the UK to pursue global opportunities, understand the UK’s...
Kemi Badenoch: The Government remains committed to protecting everyone from these conversion practices. It is important that we get this right. As the newly appointed Minister, I will give careful consideration to our public consultation on the issue and respond in due course. In the meantime, we have launched a support service open to all victims or those at risk of conversion practices.
Kemi Badenoch: We are committed to the commencement of this provision of the Equality Act 2010. Our consultation on the detail of implementation closed on 18 August 2022, and we are analysing responses before taking further steps. We expect to introduce regulations and prepare comprehensive guidance prior to commencement in England and Wales in due course.
Kemi Badenoch: I am delighted to have been appointed as Minister for Women and Equalities. As the Prime Minister said yesterday, this Government will bring “compassion to the challenges we face”, put people’s needs above politics and reach out to communities across the country. My priority will be to deliver our groundbreaking Inclusive Britain strategy, our cross-Government work to improve the lives...
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