Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alexander Stafford and John Howell

Wednesday 28th April 2021 Commons Chamber

[John Howell (Henley) (Con)]

What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential opportunities for Scotland arising from COP26.

[Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con)]

What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential opportunities for Scotland arising from COP26.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alexander Stafford and John Howell

Thursday 8th October 2020 Commons Chamber

[Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con)]

What discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on UK support for expanding Israel’s commercial ties with the Gulf states.

[John Howell (Henley) (Con)]

What steps she is taking to strengthen the UK’s trade relationship with Israel.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade (Mr Ranil Jayawardena)]

Britain’s trading relationships are already strong in the middle east. In the year ending March 2020, we had bilateral trade of £43.7 billion with the Gulf Co-operation Council countries and £5.1 billion with Israel. I know that my hon. Friend will join me in welcoming the Prime Minister’s appointment of Lord Austin—former Labour MP for Dudley North—as trade envoy to Israel. As Britain has now taken back control of her trade policy, I can confirm that we are now able to start scoping and probing for talks for a new higher-ambition trade agreement with Israel. We have already launched a joint trade and investment review with the GCC, taking us on the next leg of the journey to free trade with its members.