Japan Free Trade Agreement Debate
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John Howell
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Japan Free Trade Agreement
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Mr Speaker
To help Members, I advise them that I will run this session until 4.37 pm.
John Howell (Henley) (Con)
I, too, congratulate my right hon. Friend on this trade deal. Can she say a little more about how the south-east will benefit from this? It is not just financial services there. She will be aware that the increase in both exports and imports over recent years has been in road transport.
Elizabeth Truss
We have achieved improvements in areas such as transportation services as well as financial services in the trade deal. We have also improved professional and business mobility, making it easier for business people to travel between Japan and the United Kingdom and increasing our economic links. That will be particularly helpful for the south-east of England.