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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-07-18more like thismore than 2018-07-18
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Department for International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 202 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name International Trade more like this
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star this property hansard heading Trade Agreements: Japan more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recently signed pact on free trade agreed between the EU and Japan; and what assessment they have made of whether any future deal between the UK and Japan after Brexit would be (1) better than, (2) worse than, or (3) the same as this agreed deal. more like this
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-08-02more like thismore than 2018-08-02
star this property answer text <p>We welcome the recent signature of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The UK and Japan are natural allies for free trade, and last year total bilateral trade reached £28bn, a 14.8% increase from the previous year.</p><p>Last year, our Prime Ministers agreed to ‘elevate our security and prosperity partnership to the next level’ as the UK leaves the EU. As my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade agreed with his counterparts during his recent trip to Japan, we will take this forward by using the current EU-Japan EPA as a basis for a new and stronger partnership.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Fairhead more like this
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less than 2018-08-02T12:33:24.523Zmore like thismore than 2018-08-02T12:33:24.523Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this