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HANSARDLeaving the EUI believe it is consistent with our manifesto. It is also consistent with the original set of principles that I set out in the Lancaster House speech, which many Members refer to.12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUWe will ensure that this country is prepared. The hon. Lady refers to an orderly Brexit. The deal that we negotiated—setting aside the issue of the backstop and the changes to…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUWe are committed to ensuring that our environmental standards do not fall. I believe that it is in the interests of this country—indeed, it is the desire of this House and this…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThat point was raised earlier by the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson), to whom I responded by making clear the work we have been doing with suppliers of…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUNo.12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUAt the 2017 general election, 80% of the people who voted voted for parties that were committed to honouring the result of the referendum and taking the United Kingdom out of the…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUWe will indeed have an opportunity during the implementation period to negotiate the details of that future trading relationship. I expect that to be done by December 2020, such…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUWe are giving those commitments in relation to workers’ rights. I was the person who ensured that the Conservative party’s policy was for flexible working for all and shared…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThat is precisely what we are talking to the European Union about: how we can resolve the issue of the backstop in a way that will command the support of this Parliament. We have…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUWe will be consulting on the nature of the shared prosperity fund and the criteria under which it will operate, so I will ask the relevant Minister to meet the hon. Gentleman in…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUIt is no good the hon. Gentleman shaking his head. What the European Court of Justice made clear in its determination was that it was open to an individual member state to request…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe talks I had last week I think indicated, from the point of those in the European Commission, that they do indeed want to ensure we can leave with a deal. They have extended…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. Extending article 50 does not solve the issue; it just extends the length of time of consideration. The point would still have to come…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe right hon. Lady makes a very important point, which is that it is in the interests of business and in the interests of communities to get a deal agreed so that we can move…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThere is absolutely no doubt that no deal would, of course, have an impact on our economy; I think that in the longer term we would be able to recover from that impact. Obviously,…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUWhen I was in Ireland and met the Taoiseach, we were discussing not only the issue of the backstop and getting a deal with the European Union that can get through Parliament, but…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI have set out the procedure that the Government are going to follow in relation to this issue and we continue to work to be able to bring back a deal for a meaningful vote.12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUWhat I have said in the statement and what we have indicated is that if there are future changes to workers’ rights in the European Union, we have committed to giving Parliament…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe hon. Gentleman talks about the impact of not having come to a deal at this stage and then in his question wants to go into a situation where we do not have a deal, we do not…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answers I gave earlier in relation to the issue of a second referendum.12 Feb 2019