Alison Thewliss
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(7 years, 1 month ago)
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The Prime Minister
My hon. Friend makes a very important point. We will be able to strike those trade deals around the world, and Northern Ireland will benefit from those trade deals, as will the rest of the UK.
Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP)
In answer to a question I asked about the tampon tax, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury said that the Government continue to press for a VAT zero rate for women’s sanitary products at EU level. If the Government cannot negotiate, in two years, a zero rate for the tampon tax, what hope do we have of a trade deal?
The Prime Minister
We are leaving the European Union and we will be able to make decisions of that sort for ourselves in future.