Oral Question·Department for International Trade
“What recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on inserting clauses on environmental standards into future trade deals.”
Tabled: 23 September 2021Answered: 21 October 2021
Asked by
Stephen Morgan
Labour — Portsmouth South
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for International Trade
Answer from Hansard
Darren Jones
Yes, and I congratulate my hon. Friend on championing jobs and businesses in her constituency. As she knows, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have confirmed that defence spending will increase to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 and that a minimum of 10% of the Ministry of Defence equipment budget will now be spent on novel technologies such as drones and artificial intelligence, which will create highly skilled jobs and drive benefits to the wider economy, including in her constituency of Stoke-on-Trent South.