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Department: Department for International Trade

Oral Answers to Questions

Tony Lloyd Excerpts
Thursday 12th October 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Tony Lloyd Portrait Tony Lloyd (Rochdale) (Lab)
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Does the International Trade Secretary recognise that people fear that in the event of, for example, a very right-wing, ideological Government, we could see the erosion of social standards through our trade agreements or even the erosion of our ability to protect our national health service with the wrong type of trade treaty? Will he guarantee parliamentary scrutiny of every trade deal done?

Liam Fox Portrait Dr Fox
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I would like the Government to be judged by their actions. Therefore, as I indicated to the hon. Member for Coventry South (Mr Cunningham), as we want to transition the already agreed EU free trade agreements into UK law—which will include, for example, workers’ rights and environmental standards—I hope that we will get the full support of the Opposition in doing that and in getting the legislation available to give us the powers to do so.