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Andrew Bridgen

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Fri 13th Mar 2020
Ministerial Correction
Monday 9th March 2020

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The following is an extract from International Trade questions on 5 March 2020.
Andrew Bridgen Portrait Andrew Bridgen
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What progress has been made in laying the groundwork for a UK-Australia free trade agreement? Is a timetable in place for the commencement of those negotiations?

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This week we have published the proposals for the United States deal, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade is ably leading on Australia, Canada, Japan and, potentially, the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-Pacific partnership. She will come to the House in due course, hopefully soon, to lay out full proposals for the terms of those negotiations.

[Official Report, 5 March 2020, Vol. 672, c. 964.]

Letter of correction from the Minister of State, Department for International Trade, the right hon. Member for Bournemouth West (Conor Burns):

An error has been identified in my response to my hon. Friend the Member for North West Leicestershire (Andrew Bridgen).

The correct response should have been:

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