Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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Well, entirely. This brings me seamlessly to the next point I want to make. We know from our recent experience that at least the current regime in the United States is a less than reliable partner. There is an unpredictability there that is damaging. We are a state that has done well from globalisation and free trade and the view is that we ought to be doing more trade deals with other liberal democracies that share our values and where there are opportunities, especially to expand and add value to our indigenous enterprise base, which is notoriously not as productive or innovative as in comparable countries. Should we sign the Mercosur trade agreement?