The bill gives the government the power to build trade relationships, and aims to help with the transition.

It does not address trade agreements themselves – these can only be struck after the transition period – but gives the government powers to change domestic legislation to fulfil obligations.

Secondary legislation powers will be granted to implement changes to trade arrangements.

The Trade Bill was introduced alongside the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill, which will deal with tariff barriers and customs.

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Independent MP John Woodcock speaks in support of the government's "designated areas" amendment.

Mr Woodcock hopes there will be a "deterrent effect" on people travelling to join terrorist groups abroad and says those who wants this amendment to fail "want to give a different message" to young people.

"Hundreds of people" have returned from terrorist hotspots in the past few years and not been prosecuted, he says.

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The Green Party's Baroness Jones, a key voice of the Brexiteer camp, calls out Lord Hamilton for his comments on Brexiteers.

"I voted leave but I had no idea that this government would make such a hash of it."

Baroness Jones says unless the government listens carefully, she will be voting against everything the government bring forward.

She says this legislation will have a far reaching impact on democratic, economic and constitutional areas, and is not as simple as other Lords have suggested.

Baroness Jones says the government is presenting this bill as simply a way to roll over new trade agreements, but worryingly there is nothing to stop ministers from using this as a framework to renegotiated or even entirely new trade deals.

She says the simple truth is that we're "losing control of this bill" and that says "I fear for our democracy".

Baroness Jones says trade justice campaigners have said they thought the EU system was flawed and undemocratic, but the proposals in this bill are even worse.

She says her worries are not only for democracy in this country, but also the big changes that could be made to important laws including food standards.

Baroness Jones notes that someone eating food in the United States is ten times more likely to contract food poisoning than if they were eating in the UK, and says our food regulatory standards should remain as tight as they are.

"These rights should be protected and should not be up for grabs."

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Liberal Democrat spokesperson Sir Ed Davey says he shares the government's determination to "fight against the scurge of international terrorism" but has "reluctantly concluded" that these government amendments do not help in protecting the British people.

Sir Ed says the amendment "seeks to criminalise the whole concept of going abroad", and that it is not about the actions of a person, but the location.

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Conservative peer Lord Hamilton says a clear decision was made by the public for the UK to leave the EU and he thinks this is a sensible bill which paves the way for transferring our trading arrangements.

He says it is not a complicated exercise as although 80% our exports are going to countries with free trade agreements with the EU, there are only four countries which make up the majority of this 80% that really matter.

Lord Hamilton says there is a tremendous amount of good will from other countries wanting us to do deals with them, and the bill will simply require a lot of copy and pasting of other agreements.

He says a lot of preparation has been done for a no deal, and we are now in a position where people believe any deal is better than no deal. He believes this has been the result of the Chequers deal which is "a dog's breakfast".

Lord Hamilton says the country needs a deal based on the Canada model if it is to thrive post Brexit.

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SNP MP Gavin Newlands says it is clear we need to "update legislation in these difficult times".

Mr Newlands says the reasons for travelling to dangerous areas are not "universally malign" and there are a multitude of reasons why an individual would choose to travel to such an area.

The government have failed to convince the SNP of the "proportionately" of the amendment he says, and confirms the SNP will vote against it.

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Liberal Democrat Baroness Kramer says rules of origin are critically important and there needs to be more of a conversation regarding this.

She says a single certificate for rules of origin costs £30 to produce, and notes that every single item with the slightest difference would need a £30 rules of origin certificate.

Baroness Kramer says this is not a scare story, it is the reality of what could happen with goods crossing borders, using an analogy of a man who owns a small stationery company who would have to pay £30 to bring in pens, £30 for pencils and £30 for A4 paper.

She says this will effect small businesses who are importing their goods, and is a "totally destructive cost" which changes the game completely.

Baroness Kramer calls on the government to provide clarification for businesses and the impact assessment of what rules of origin certificates will do to them.

A guide to the new tribes and political factions created by Brexit in the House of Commons.

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Shadow Home Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds opens his contribution by paying tribute to the emergency services on the 17th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

Mr Thomas-Symonds says the Labour party supports the principles of the bill but wants to look at the mechanisms by which the "designated areas" in the government amendment are chosen.

The shadow minister notes the government should not penalise investigative journalists or legislators who look at online material which would be deemed an offence under another of their amendments.

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In her maiden speech, Baroness Meyer says it was against all odds that she has moved from revolution-torn Russia to Brexit-torn Westminster.

The Conservative peer says she has lived a life full of peaks and troughs, and says the biggest trough was when her children were illegally detained by their father in Germany. During the next ten years, Baroness Meyer says despite the supposed international conventions, she only saw her sons for 24 hours.

Baroness Meyer says to be separated from your children in this way is beyond a nightmare, and she says she knows how it feels to be a victim of an injustice.

She says the protection of children is a subject which she will always want to speak on, and has sent her to the Parliament in Brussels.

Baroness Meyer tells the Lords she arrived in London as a French citizen of Franco-Russian blood and quickly fell in love with the country and its customs which is why she chose to become a British citizen.

She says this background has led her to supporting the Trade Bill as it lays the foundation of an independent trade policy.

"We should not let our divisions over Europe get us down, and should face our future with optimism."

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Labour's Lord Hain says the bill illustrates how Brexit puts at risk people's jobs, rights and the economy.

He says it puts at risk agreements 27 agreements with European states, and 70 other countries around the world which counts for 70% of the UK's trade deals.

"We must debunk the Brexiteer myth that Britain will be free to conquer new global trade markets if, and only if, we leave the single market and the customs union"

Lord Hain notes Germany is in both, and has no problems creating deals with its biggest trading partner, China.

He says that the provisions for enhanced parliamentary scrutiny do not go far enough.

"The bill remains seriously deficient and needs more modifying to be made fit for purpose on scrutiny issues."

Lord Hain says it is no wonder the rest of the world thinks the UK has gone barmy as the country is being run incredibly poorly.

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Conservative Lord Lilley says this Trade Bill is useful and necessary, and that no country has said that they are unwilling to renegotiate with the UK on trade deals.

Lord Lilley says most countries want to roll over current deals the UK has with them, and to substantiate them.

He says leaving the EU allows the possibility of this as the UK can ensure they are more comprehensive acting alone.

Lord Lilley says smaller countries should not be neglected, and markets should be open to the developing countries of Africa.

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Home Office Minister Ben Wallace is now opening the debate of the remaining stages of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill, external. The bill seeks to tackle terrorism and strengthen powers to question people at borders who are deemed potential threats to national security.

Focus is first on amendments included in New Clause 2.

The government has tabled amendments which could introduce a new offence if a UK national enters a "designated area" determined by the Home Secretary (such as Syria).

"It is an incredibly frustrating thing to know there are people in our communities we know to be a real risk... I wish to be able to prosecute them," the minister says.

The government also wishes to outlaw looking at online material “likely to be useful to terrorists”. An amendment to remove the “three or more” click limit on material has been tabled by the government, which has been criticised.

The minister says this is to counter the variety resources available online and insists that "the CPS has no interest in prosecuting people who do not represent a legitimate threat".

The BBC director general says Chris Evans felt "under pressure" after his salary was published.

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Crossbench peer Lord Kakkar, a professor of surgery, discusses the amendment made to this bill in the Commons which will make it a negotiating objective for the UK government to seek the UK’s participation in the European Medicines Agency’s European medicines regulatory network.

He says the life sciences sector is hugely important and a degree of important regulation is needed.

Lord Kakkar asks whether this amendment provides the vehicle to ensure the UK will be in the clinical trials portal post Brexit, and the process which streamlines the way new medicines are trialed and made available.

He says access to the clinical trials portal and the new medicine trials process would be extremely beneficial for the UK, but needs clarification.

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Lib Dem spokesman on business Lord Fox says this is the latest bill in a "programme of national self harm".

He says the bill takes a smooth running customs system and swaps it with an "unworkable technological fudge".

Lord Fox says leaving the EU puts at risk 40 trade agreements which account for 12% of the UK's exports, and suggests that while nobody knows what deal we will have in 200 days time, the trade elements will be nowhere near as strong as those we have today.

"We believe the UK can perform better trade agreements within the EU bloc," he says.

Lord Fox says the EU is in the driving seat, and notes that seven countries including the US have contacted the UK government with queries about trading agreements.

He says he would like to see an additional clause that notes that trade deals cannot be signed or endorsed unless they are in line with all of the UK's commitments, for example to defend human rights, and uphold food standards. He calls for origin and mutual recognition of standards to be highlighted in the bill.

"This is the tip of an incredibly tall iceberg which illustrates how non-workable this all is."

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Wrapping up the debate, Stephen Twigg says that while "people often talk about this as a forgotten war", it has been a regular focus for MPs.

"There have been disagreements," he says, "but what we can all agree is what Yemen needs is a political settlement that considers the needs of the Yemeni people."

The debate concludes, and business proceeds to the remaining stages of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill.

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Conservative MP Rehman Chishti asks Mr Shaw for his view on foreign national offenders in detention centres in the UK.

Mr Shaw tells the committee he has met people in centres who speak "better Queen's English than I do".

The current detention system "prioritises removal over existing family ties" and he ponders whether it's "proportionate" for the "6th richest country on earth to be expelling people" to places where they have little financial future or chance of survival.

"A single mistake has unintended consequences," he adds.

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The Chancellor has said he can't announce the date of the Budget yet because of the uncertainty around a special EU summit in November on Brexit.

Philip Hammond told the Lords Economics Affairs Committee: "The situation this autumn is complicated by the fact that there are some very significant political events, including potentially one for which the timing is as yet indeterminate - the continued speculation that there might be a special European Council in November.

"Clearly, that makes it difficult to fix the date of another event in our own political calendar."

Asked about Mark Carney's seven-month extension as Governor of the Bank of England, he said that if the UK leaves without a deal, there could be some turbulence.

He said: "I think a governor who was leaving at the end of June with his bags already packed would be in a poor position to represent the UK in what might be some quite critical and time-critical negotiations over that period, trying to find practical solutions to situations that might arise."