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HANSARDUK-EU SummitWe are the party that took fishermen out of the common fisheries policy, which is something that fishing communities wanted. We very much hope that this Government will not…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitIt is freedom of movement for young people, is it not? What we are asking for today is for the Labour party to set out what its clear position is. In a moment, I will explain why…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI beg to move, That this House recognises that the Conservative Party stands by the result of the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union (EU); calls on the Government to…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitNo. In 2015, UK international trade stood at just over £1 trillion a year, but by 2023, it stood at £1.6 trillion a year—all in spite of Brexit. Our concern is that this…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWell, it will be irrelevant if all the businesses shut down because of high energy prices. The hon. Gentleman can talk about the previous Administration, but it was his party that…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitFrom a sedentary position, the Paymaster General says that that is absolute nonsense. I am pleased to hear it, but the right hon. Gentleman has not yet had an opportunity to tell…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI always have respect and time for the hon. Gentleman’s wisdom, but I feel I must correct him. The Government are not hard Brexiteers—they are just Brexiteers today. Tomorrow, who…13 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Paymaster General give us an update on his negotiations with the European Union? He has not updated the House since the beginning of February, and there has been much…24 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe whole House will have heard the Minister fail to rule that out. It was good to hear the Prime Minister recently praise the Brexit freedom to regulate as we wish on artificial…24 Apr 2025HANSARDEmergency PreparednessI am afraid I am not going to congratulate the Deputy Prime Minister, in much the same way that the people of Birmingham are not thanking her either. I very much hope that the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDEmergency PreparednessI would like to turn to the sorry state of Labour-run Birmingham, where rats the size of dachshunds are terrifying local residents. Indeed, in The Daily Telegraph this morning, we…24 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) Bill: Business of the HouseThe House was sitting on Monday and on Tuesday, and on those days my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Immingham (Martin Vickers) raised these issues. The fact is that the…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) Bill: Business of the HouseI associate this side of the House with the remarks that the right hon. Lady has made about staff coming in today. We are incredibly grateful to them. I am sure we are going to…12 Apr 2025HANSARD Steel Industry (Special Measures) BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is obviously deeply regrettable that the Government were not prepared for the eventualities that they have faced. We know they were…12 Apr 2025HANSARDEU Tariffs: United States and Northern Ireland EconomyOnly because I raised it.08 Apr 2025HANSARDEU Tariffs: United States and Northern Ireland EconomyThank you very much, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. It is incredibly important that this House has the opportunity to question the Government on this issue before…08 Apr 2025HANSARDEU Tariffs: United States and Northern Ireland Economy(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will update the House on the likely impact on the Northern Irish economy of EU tariffs on the US.08 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Industrial StrategyI am afraid that reveals that the Government have provided businesses with no information to help them prepare for the different scenarios that may emerge. The Secretary of State…02 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Industrial StrategyAs the House has heard, we are expecting Washington later today to announce the biggest changes to its tariff regime in a generation. That may cause huge disruption to industry…02 Apr 2025HANSARDRelations with the EUWe appear, regrettably, to be witnessing the start of a global trade war. Over the past week, the United States has placed tariffs on some of its major trading partners, and they…06 Mar 2025