Unfair Trading Practices 2021-04-15
2021-04-15
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Q1
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Context
The question arises from concerns about the impact of unfair trade practices on British products, particularly in industries with historical significance such as wool in Norfolk.
What steps she is taking to tackle the use of (a) trade-distorting subsidies and (b) other unfair trading practices. The wool trade started in Norfolk in medieval times, many, many years ago, and we have always been an outward-looking area to the world, but for trade to be free, it must also be fair.
We are establishing the new Trade Remedies Authority—which, of course, the Opposition voted against—in the Trade Bill, which will ensure that all countries follow the WTO rules. It will look at the evidence and be unafraid to recommend countervailing duties on exports when other countries do not play by the rules.
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Assessment & feedback
The answer did not provide specific examples or commitments regarding trade-distorting subsidies and unfair trading practices, focusing instead on general statements about establishing a new authority.
Voting Against
Opposition Voted Against
Response accuracy
Q2
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Context
The question arises from concerns about the impact of unfair trade practices on British products, particularly in industries with historical significance such as wool in Norfolk.
What steps she is taking to protect vital industries to ensure that they are not undercut by those unscrupulous countries that engage in unfair trading practices. The wool trade started in Norfolk in medieval times, many, many years ago, and we have always been an outward-looking area to the world, but for trade to be free, it must also be fair.
We are establishing the new Trade Remedies Authority—which, of course, the Opposition voted against—in the Trade Bill, which will ensure that all countries follow the WTO rules. It will look at the evidence and be unafraid to recommend countervailing duties on exports when other countries do not play by the rules.
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Assessment & feedback
The answer did not provide specific examples or commitments regarding trade-distorting subsidies and unfair trading practices, focusing instead on general statements about establishing a new authority.
Voting Against
Opposition Voted Against
Response accuracy