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HANSARDInternal Market: Northern Ireland and Great BritainNorthern Ireland businesses responded very positively to the Command Paper and the guidelines we set out earlier in the summer. The UK Internal Market Bill delivers on that and on…30 Sept 2020HANSARDInternal Market: Northern Ireland and Great BritainYes. The withdrawal agreement includes provision for the Government to define the qualifying status for goods and businesses in Northern Ireland, as part of ensuring that they…30 Sept 2020HANSARDInternal Market: Northern Ireland and Great BritainThe right hon. Gentleman makes a good point. At the heart of our approach is our determination to ensure that trade flows freely, so that businesses trading in and with Northern…30 Sept 2020HANSARDInternal Market: Northern Ireland and Great BritainMy right hon. Friend makes a good point. There is a difference with businesses in Great Britain trading with Northern Ireland. We are determined to give them the certainty that…30 Sept 2020HANSARDInternal Market: Northern Ireland and Great BritainWe have committed to delivering unfettered access for Northern Ireland businesses to the whole UK market. We continue to discuss our approach to the protocol with the European…30 Sept 2020HANSARDLegacy Investigations: Cross-community SupportThe hon. Gentleman will know that I am unable to comment on any particular cases, but we all recognise the sensitivities, difficulties and complexity of all the issues that come…30 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Political Party DiscussionsI would just respectfully say that the hon. Lady may want to have a look at exactly what I said in this House, which was giving a straight answer to a very direct, straight…30 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Political Party DiscussionsWe are committed to working closely with the devolved Administrations. I want to thank the Executive for their engagement to date, including their response to our consultation on…30 Sept 2020HANSARDLegacy Investigations: Cross-community SupportYes, as I outlined at the time of the written ministerial statement, we absolutely do follow through and we intend to follow through on the principles of Stormont House. It is…30 Sept 2020HANSARDLegacy Investigations: Cross-community SupportThe Government have been clear that we will bring forward legislation to address the legacy of the troubles, which focuses on reconciliation, delivers for victims and ends the…30 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsMy hon. Friend makes a good point in that the best way forward is for us to agree that free trade agreement. I am confident that that is the EU’s overriding position and focus,…08 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsApart from the fact that countries around the world will look at our wider position, as I said earlier, on international law and the rule of law, for which we are a beacon around…08 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsAs I said in response to an earlier question, our focus is on ensuring that we are delivering on the protocol or delivering on securing a free trade agreement and the discussions…08 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. When people voted to leave the European Union in 2016, they were giving us a very clear message that they wanted us to return powers and…08 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsI am not sure that I quite follow the logic of the hon. Gentleman’s question, bearing in mind that his party is arguing for a border between Scotland and England; it seems more…08 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsMy hon. Friend succinctly makes an excellent point: this is about having a safety net and contingency planning. These measures will not prevent the Government from complying with…08 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsI am sure that the hon. Lady will appreciate that, as I said earlier, there are some precedents in very specific, technical circumstances. Countries around the world, including…08 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsMy hon. Friend makes a good point. Those kinds of flexible outcomes are exactly what we need. I am sure that the negotiators on the EU side, as well as on our side, are determined…08 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsIf the hon. Lady looks through my answers throughout this afternoon, she will see that I have been absolutely clear that it is quite the opposite: we are determined to ensure that…08 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsObviously, I am having conversations with party leaders, party members and indeed the Irish Government all through, but the clauses in the Bill will not be published until…08 Sept 2020