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HANSARDCovid-19: Public SecurityI maintain close contact with the Northern Ireland Executive’s Justice Minister and the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Public safety obviously remains…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public SecurityI have enormous sympathy for those families who lost loved ones—especially children, which is a tragedy—during the troubles. The files mentioned by the hon. Member are currently…24 Jun 2020HANSARDEU RelationshipWe are committed to working hard to deliver a relationship with the EU based on friendly co-operation between sovereign equals and centred on free trade. The relationship we are…24 Jun 2020HANSARDEU RelationshipMy hon. Friend is quite right. First, extending the transition period would bind us into future EU laws, without our having any say, yet we could still have to foot the bill.…24 Jun 2020HANSARDEU RelationshipMy hon. Friend asks an important question. Our top priority is to protect the Belfast Good Friday agreement and the gains of the peace process to preserve Northern Ireland’s place…24 Jun 2020HANSARDEU RelationshipI would just say that if the hon. Lady has a read of the Command Paper, she will see that it outlines our position on the protocol. As I said earlier, we will be publishing…24 Jun 2020HANSARDEU Office: BelfastThere is no reason why the European Commission should be requiring a permanent presence in Belfast to monitor the implementation of the protocol. We are focused on our…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesWe are aware of that issue, and I hope to be able to outline exactly how we are dealing with it very soon. It is something we are aware of and looking to rectify.13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesYes, I am happy to work with the right hon. Gentleman to see whether we can find a logical, sensible and swift solution to that challenge.13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. We are very focused on the whole economy of Northern Ireland. In fact, one of the biggest and most financially well-supported growth…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesI was pleased to be able to announce only a week or two ago the £17 million package that we put in place to protect the five ferry routes to ensure that we keep connectivity for…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesMy hon. Friend makes a really good and important point. Throughout the crisis, both I and the Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Worcester (Mr Walker), have been in…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesI would like to offer the hon. Lady a warm welcome to her new role. I look forward to working with her for the benefit of the people of Northern Ireland. If you will indulge me…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesThe right hon. Gentleman makes a good point. It is hugely important that we are ready, as we come out of lockdown, to not just recover from the economic situation with coronavirus…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesI do not recognise the hon. Lady’s reference to widespread support. The position of the British public, restated in December last year, is very clear—they want to see things done,…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Devolved AdministrationsWe are working closely with the devolved Administrations in our response to covid-19. As I have said, representatives from each Administration attend Cobra meetings, as well as…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Devolved AdministrationsThe app offers a huge opportunity to be an important part of our work as we come through covid-19 into exiting from this in a sensible and logical way and with awareness of how…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The Union. We are working, and will continue to work, closely with all the devolved Administrations, who are fully committed to suppressing the virus across the UK. Our response to…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionMy hon. Friend makes a good point. The short answer is, yes. This is a good example of how the United Kingdom has been stronger than any single part of it, so we are stronger…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesThe UK Government are backing businesses in Northern Ireland through UK-wide measures including the coronavirus job retention scheme and the self-employed income support scheme.…13 May 2020