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Debate between Kate Osborne and Mark Hendrick
Thursday 15th July 2021

(3 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kate Osborne Portrait Kate Osborne (Jarrow) (Lab)
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What recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on inserting clauses on workers’ rights into future trade deals.

Mark Hendrick Portrait Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op)
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What recent steps she has taken to ensure that the rights of workers are protected in future trade deals.

Ranil Jayawardena Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade (Mr Ranil Jayawardena)
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While the detail of free trade agreements is necessarily sensitive, we have committed in our public mandates to protecting our world-leading labour standards. For example, in our agreement in principle with Australia, a commitment was made to a chapter on labour that will lock in high domestic protections for our workers.

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