The hon. Gentleman has communicated that most deftly. The House can see why there was such a rush because we were done a very valuable service the other week by the right hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (George Eustice), who blew the gaff comprehensively when he revealed that at some point in early summer 2021 the then Trade Secretary took a decision to set an arbitrary target to conclude the trade deal by the G7. I am sure the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) can see straightaway the problems in trying to conclude any trade deal on such an arbitrary timeline and that the outcomes from doing so would be suboptimal even if it were not for the revelation that was about to follow.
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Richard Thomson
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 12 December 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill.
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