Free Trade Agreement: New Zealand Debate

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Department: Department for International Trade

Free Trade Agreement: New Zealand

Saqib Bhatti Excerpts
Thursday 21st October 2021

(2 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Anne-Marie Trevelyan Portrait Anne-Marie Trevelyan
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The cumulative effect of more and more free trade deals is the opportunity for our fantastic businesses that provide goods and services to reach many more markets. The huge growth in population, and wealthier communities across Asia in particular, are markets that we want our businesses to have every opportunity to access, because we believe that our products are some of the best in the world.

Saqib Bhatti Portrait Saqib Bhatti (Meriden) (Con)
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I congratulate the Department and the Secretary of State on this announcement. I chair the all-party group for small and micro business, so will the Secretary of State set out what the trade deal means for small and microbusinesses, which are the backbone of our country, including in my constituency of Meriden?