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HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman makes claims about minds being closed and asks about red lines. Why does he not come and talk about it? He talks about what people up and down this…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe deal that we negotiated did protect jobs— [ Interruption. ] And it was rejected by this House. There are some specific issues that Members across this House have raised in…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman talks about a customs union and I note that he has tabled an amendment. The Labour party used to refer to a comprehensive customs union, then it was a new…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsPerhaps I can try to help the right hon. Gentleman here. When many people talk about a customs union, what they want to ensure is that businesses can export to the EU without…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt is obviously very important for all of us that people are able to feel and be safe in their homes, and I understand residents’ concerns over this issue of cladding. We fully…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Not just he, I and all Conservative Members, but all Labour Members stood on manifesto pledges to respect the result of the referendum and to…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman obviously looked carefully at the economic analysis, and he will have seen that it looked at the impact of different issues in relation to the trade…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe have been reflecting on the economic security of our citizens across the whole of the UK, and that is why we put forward the proposals that we did last summer and why the…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsYes. My hon. Friend is absolutely right. This is not just an arbitrary date. It is a date to which the House effectively agreed when it triggered article 50, because it understood…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsLet me first thank Denis for his commitment to serving in our armed forces. All our armed forces do an incredibly important and brave job for us. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsI have heard some job applications in my time, but that was quite an interesting one. My position, and the position of this Government and Ministers across this Government, is…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs the hon. Gentleman will know, there are many cases in which some of the measures that have been used do not properly reflect the situation on the ground, but obviously we look…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue and highlighting that case, which shows the horrors that so many people went through during the holocaust. We welcome the…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsFirst, may I extend my deepest sympathies to Rachael Knappier? We recognise that this growth in non-surgical treatments increases the need for consumer protection, and we are…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsFirst, it is not the case that that is the only way to provide frictionless trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Other options have been put on the table. The…23 Jan 2019HANSARDWest Midlands EconomyWe are certainly supporting airports beyond Heathrow, such as Birmingham, to make the best use of their existing runways. I am happy to welcome Birmingham’s decision to publish…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend’s experience shows exactly why it is so important for women to take up this test. We need to do more to encourage women to take up their cervical screening tests,…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am sure that all Members will join me in sending our deepest condolences to Nathan’s family and friends and to all those who knew him. From what the hon. Gentleman said, it…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend has raised an important issue. The crimes were utterly appalling. That is why we have given tackling child sexual abuse and exploitation the highest priority, and…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsI can only apologise to the hon. Gentleman that he has not had a detailed answer from me before now. I will ensure that he gets one but, more than that, my right hon. Friend the…23 Jan 2019