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CPTPP Membership

Thursday 3 March 2022 · 3 questions

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Key points

  • UK Department made progress in securing UK membership of CPTPP, with Japan's approval for market access negotiations on 18 February.
  • UK import standards include a ban on artificial growth hormones in both domestic and imported products, as stated by the Department.
  • Joining CPTPP is seen as an opportunity to boost UK exports, particularly in food and drink and financial services sectors, to the Pacific Rim.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Con North Cotswolds
Brexit Business & Trade
Context

Japan's announcement that the UK can move to market access negotiations on February 18 triggered this question.

Question

What progress her Department has made on securing UK membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership?

Answer from Penny Mordaunt

On 18 February, Japan announced that the UK can move to market access negotiations, the next phase of the accession process. We aim to have concluded negotiations by the end of this year.

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Q2 David Duguid Con
Business & Trade
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Recent reports suggesting the import of hormone-injected beef or similar products in future or current trade deals prompted this question.

Question

Will her Department provide a firm commitment that no future or current trade deal will allow the import of hormone-injected beef or any other foodstuff illegal to produce and sell in the UK?

Answer from Penny Mordaunt

The UK's import standards include a ban on using artificial growth hormones in domestic and imported products, and our trade deals do not and will not change that. I hope my hon. Friend will call out people who are scaremongering about these deals.

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Q3 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Con North Cotswolds
Business & Trade
Context

Recognition and discussion of the significant market opportunities presented by joining CPTPP.

Question

Does she agree that joining CPTPP presents an enormous opportunity to propel our exports into a very high growth area of the world in the Pacific Rim, particularly affecting food and drink and financial services sectors?

Answer from Penny Mordaunt

There are indeed many people across the Department and our network around the world who are to be congratulated on getting us this far. He is right: there are massive benefits in market opportunities, but the deal will also have a disproportionately positive effect on sectors here that have high wages.

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