A more serious question. @trussliz speaking to @CommonsIntTrade assumes negotiating to join the CPTPP is going to go ahead. Have the signatories of the CPTPP accepted this yet?

Asked what guarantee there is that Japanese origin will be allowed to cumulate as UK origin for exports to the EU @trussliz seems to say it's an ask in UK-EU talks but not at the expense of UK independence

Now asked what she means by "modern rules of origin" she veers off into modern high tech, high standards, rules-based trade in goods and services.

Now asked about timetable for accessing to CPTPP and hence expanding tariff quotas in Japan-UK. Answer: it's a strategic priority

Acceding to

Formal letter on negotiating join CPTPP to be sent next year

Question about parliamentary scrutiny of joint committee (standard in FTAs). @JohnAlty1 says to be considered, will depend on outcome

Question on legal status of side letters. JA: moral rather than legal commitment

Chair asks about economic cost of leaving EU versus estimated gains of FTAs. LT: it's not a case of either/or, ie UK is leaving SM/CU. (DIT figures are compared with WTO terms)

Questions about UK-US deal and Pelosi on GFA. LT: UK upholds GFA

Confident deal can be struck with Australia in months

Question about UK lowering agriculture tariffs in return for access to services via FTAs. LT: Not right to separate interests in services (UK) versus goods (Australia etc) Both have interests in both

Q about reporting of Trade and Ag Commission: to Parliament via DIT.

Follow up on animal welfare standards in trade deals

MPs can read and use CRAG.

Govt will protect standards, pragmatically using tariffs, quotas and safeguards to prevent UK farmers being undercut

That last reply could prove significant

Q about relations with farmers. Increased engagement

How does Ian Dunt do this all day?

Q (EFRA chair). Will they look at details of standards in other countries? A. Yes, several groups will

This earlier reply suggests no ban but tariffs to balance out lower costs of lower standards https://twitter.com/CoppetainPU/status/1324015679197073409?s=19

Q on modelling and impact assessment

Q. How many more EU deals left to rollover? About 20-30%

QA on Kenya deal and East Africa deal

Q. And Ghana?

LT: WTO rules prevent giving Ghana duty-free quota free unilaterally without doing it for others in same level of development, so have to negotiate EPA

Hmm. I don't think that's right. GSP?

Chair asks about PEM an-Euro-Mediterranean. Question was answered

Suspending for a vote, just as @trussliz was starting to discuss WTO reform

The video is still live here but "the proceeding currently suspended": https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/4eb90af5-8e6a-4501-8d18-093538bc223c

The session resumes. LT: continues on various efforts to keep trade flowing, including getting the WTO up and running again. (It has problems but it never stopped functioning)

The Q&A on staffing to meet all demands

LT: WTO still working on an analogue basis, but trade is heavily digital. Will promote WTO reform when president of G20 next year. UK can play readership role

Q&A on support for businesses in online trade shows

I have to leave this now. You can watch/watch back here https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/4eb90af5-8e6a-4501-8d18-093538bc223c