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Rosie Duffield Excerpts
Thursday 23rd November 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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What a busy fellow he is.

Rosie Duffield Portrait Rosie Duffield (Canterbury) (Lab)
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11. Economic partnership agreements have faced intense criticism both from the very countries that they are intended to help and from experts and academics across Europe. Will the Minister consider introducing a sunset clause into the rolled-over EPAs so that new and better agreements can eventually be negotiated?

Greg Hands Portrait Greg Hands
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These are agreements that are being transitioned. The purpose here is to take an agreement that is already in place and to make sure that it continues to be in place after we leave the European Union. Of course we are in constant dialogue with our developing world partners, and we are open to improving those preferential arrangements in the future if that is deemed to be in the interests of the developing countries.