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Debate between Conor Burns and David Amess
Thursday 17th October 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Amess Portrait Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con)
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T6. Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating Southend on the initiative of welcoming ambassadors from countries such as Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, the Maldives and India to boost trade once we leave the European Union?

Conor Burns Portrait The Minister of State, Department for International Trade (Conor Burns)
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It sounds like my hon. Friend is drawing up a very exciting programme of autumn travel. He is absolutely right that our departure from the European Union will offer huge opportunities for the United Kingdom in the vast and growing Asian market, which I saw at first hand only a couple of weeks ago in Vietnam.