I am grateful to the noble Lord. I am very happy to have conversations about this. Clearly, these FTAs make it difficult, if we are to comply with them, to have various and significant amendments to them. However, I am reassured by my officials that, in making significant changes to “qualifying countries”, we would make sure that there was an appropriate level of consultation. I am very sensitive about making great promises from the Dispatch Box because I always find myself getting into trouble later, but I hope that—
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Johnson of Lainston
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 7 December 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL].
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