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Commons Chamber
Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address Motion - Thu 12 Feb 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Sarah Owen (Lab - Luton North) - Windsor passed extremely sensitive material on to Epstein and his accomplices during his time as trade - Speech Link
2: Christopher Chope (Con - Christchurch) Net Zero from disclosing the conversations that he had when he visited China last year and signed agreements - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
UK-India Free Trade Agreement - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda and Ogmore) However, we also believe that trade agreements such as these, along with our membership of the comprehensive - Speech Link
2: Andrew Griffith (Con - Arundel and South Downs) That is why it was a Conservative Government who signed new landmark trade agreements with the EU, Japan - Speech Link
3: Katie Lam (Con - Weald of Kent) The Indian Government are highly unusual in their approach to trade agreements. - Speech Link
4: Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) About £14 billion of GDP uplift is forecast as a result of the free trade agreements that we have signed - Speech Link
5: Stephen Gethins (SNP - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) If we were Members of the European Parliament we would get full access to the trade agreements, so will - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) zero-hours contracts, end unscrupulous fire and rehire practices, prevent the misuse of non-disclosure agreements - Speech Link
2: Tessa Munt (LD - Wells and Mendip Hills) the little bit of North Somerset that I represent end to end, it would flow from mid Somerset to Singapore - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
UK-EU Customs Union - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Newby (LD - Life peer) agreement, which is itself by far the most significant of our new trade agreements. - Speech Link
2: Lord Lilley (Con - Life peer) A customs union would also mean scrapping our trade agreements with the Pacific trade pact, the largest - Speech Link
3: Lord Frost (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Fifthly, we would have to undo our own trade agreements. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) This means allowing Brussels to negotiate and conclude trade agreements on our behalf. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Fairtrade Certification - Thu 11 Dec 2025
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Rupa Huq (Lab - Ealing Central and Acton) We are now outside the EU—something that I regret—and we are looking for free trade agreements. - Speech Link
2: Rebecca Paul (Con - Reigate) As the Government have observed in the recent trade strategy, trade and development are not mutually - Speech Link
3: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda and Ogmore) I have therefore always argued that we should strive for free and fair trade, not just free trade. - Speech Link
4: Sarah Olney (LD - Richmond Park) Would he not agree that fair trade is free trade, and that free trade is fair trade? - Speech Link
5: Martin Rhodes (Lab - Glasgow North) We want free trade, but if we free up trade and tear down barriers, and yet the underlying system does - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Data Adequacy Status: EU Data Protection Standards - Thu 04 Dec 2025
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab - Life peer) My noble friend is right that the importance of digital trade to the UK and its exposure to the EU is - Speech Link
2: Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Con - Life peer) The previous Government led the way with digital trade agreements, particularly with countries such as - Speech Link
3: Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab - Life peer) I very much hope that we can progress that to promote digital trade—and likewise with the EU. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Committee stage part one - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: None and Diego Garcia in combination, both of which bookend the Suez Canal and underpin our ability to trade - Speech Link
2: None All you can do, as has been the history of nations, is to negotiate agreements you then try to hold people - Speech Link
3: None The International Agreements Committee agreed with our view that the obligation to notify requires the - Speech Link
4: Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I am informed by those directly affected that this practice followed political agreements involving the - Speech Link
5: Lord Weir of Ballyholme (DUP - Life peer) I am simply saying that China has a particular record of reaching agreements with other countries to— - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
2nd reading - Thu 20 Nov 2025
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Earl Russell (LD - Excepted Hereditary) bioethanol and the closure of plants, particularly the Vivergo plant in Hull, and the impact of the US trade - Speech Link
2: Baroness Pidgeon (LD - Life peer) Singapore and Thailand’s mandates started a 1% blend in 2026. - Speech Link
3: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) She mentioned Thailand and Singapore, and I am sure there are many others as well. - Speech Link
4: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) He asked a couple of very detailed questions about the World Trade Organization, and I would be delighted - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Committee stage part two - Tue 18 Nov 2025
No Department present

Mentions:
1: None One thing no one ever mentions in these discussions of international law and international agreements - Speech Link
2: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) Instead of having to import all these Filipinos from Singapore by air, we would have a population there - Speech Link
3: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer) some agreement, but we Back-Benchers who are not in any political party do not get asked about our agreements - Speech Link


General Committees
Draft Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 - Tue 04 Nov 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Kanishka Narayan (Lab - Vale of Glamorgan) By aligning with like-minded nations and reducing unnecessary barriers to trade, we are strengthening - Speech Link
2: Ben Spencer (Con - Runnymede and Weybridge) bloc and other bespoke bilateral trade agreements with Japan. - Speech Link
3: Martin Wrigley (LD - Newton Abbot) I welcome the move to recognise standards mutually between Japan, Singapore and the UK. - Speech Link
4: Kanishka Narayan (Lab - Vale of Glamorgan) , allow Japanese and Singaporean firms to trade, and ensure that British consumers can benefit. - Speech Link