Commonwealth: Trade

It is undoubtedly the case that Britain ceded to Europe control of trade negotiations and the abi...

I join others in saluting my hon. Friend for securing the debate. Does he agree that the opportun...

I will come to that point. We cannot offer enough plaudits to my right hon. Friend the Member for...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that one of the best ways to tackle poverty in Commonwealth countri...

The best way for us to tackle poverty in the Commonwealth is for us to start trading freely and t...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this very important debate at this time, as we leave th...

I agree absolutely. I was in touch only this week with the Falkland Islands Government, who are w...

Among the mature economies and G20 countries that the hon. Gentleman mentions is Canada, and I ho...

I believe we can do a trade deal with Canada. The whole country was recently united in shouting “...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does he agree that we should also consider ...

The issue of agriculture and Commonwealth trade is quite tricky to tackle. South Africa has said ...

My hon. Friend speaks about the benefit of such trade deals to the UK. Does he agree they would a...

Yes, I agree that they are a good way of bringing stability. Sometimes Commonwealth countries hav...

I commend the hon. Gentleman for securing the debate. On the subject of the Commonwealth Trade Mi...

I agree wholeheartedly, and I hope the Minister will confirm that approach. The Government said i...

I must get to the Front-Bench spokesmen as close to 3.30pm as possible. There are around 10 colle...

It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies.

I thank the hon. Member ...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will not give way; I will try to make progress.

We also have dynamic diaspora communities...

I join colleagues in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Jake Ber...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for ...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that this is also a great opportunity to encourage the Republic of ...

Of course I do; I wholeheartedly agree with that. Indeed, I would go the further mile and make it...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, as always, Mr Davies. I commend my hon. Friend...

Will my hon. Friend consider that America could be invited to join the Commonwealth, thereby allo...

My hon. Friend makes a valid point, but I hope he will appreciate that it is not for us to invite...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ros...

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my hon. Friend...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will not. We are too pressured for time.

I know from my experience in central and eastern...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for ...

I apologise to the Front-Bench spokespeople that I have to leave the Chamber to deal with a statu...

I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Mem...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my hon. Friend the M...

On that very point, does my hon. Friend agree that the Commonwealth realms have been neglected? T...

My hon. Friend is absolutely indefatigable on that issue. Of course he is absolutely right. I hop...

We now come to the Front Benchers. Our new finishing time is 4.14 pm, so if each of the Front Ben...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for ...

I voted the same way as the hon. Lady in the referendum, but I am sure she accepts that the EU so...

I absolutely agree that some small areas for some industries in some sectors have been disadvanta...

The hon. Lady must know enough to know that some countries in the Commonwealth were never part of...

That is the case, but most countries in the Commonwealth were. My point is that we will be trying...

Your firm guidance and chairmanship, Mr Davies, are always much appreciated by Members.

Thi...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Because of the time, I will not.

The Conservative Free Enterprise Group think-tank identifi...

I call the Minister to respond to the debate and perhaps allow Mr Berry a minute at the end to wi...

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mr Owen. I congratula...

Order. The Minister has taken his allocated time.

Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6))....