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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Civil Service ResponsibilitiesWork has continued over the past two years. As the hon. Gentleman may recall from answers I have given at the Dispatch Box over the past year or so, the number of civil servants…13 Mar 2019HANSARDIntimidation in Public LifeMy hon. Friend makes a good point. We will be looking carefully at the evaluations from the 2018 pilots and—when they come forward in a few months—the 2019 pilots to help inform…13 Mar 2019HANSARDIntimidation in Public LifeLast week, the Minister for the Constitution, my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich North (Chloe Smith), updated the House on the actions we are taking to tackle the inexcusable…13 Mar 2019HANSARDIntimidation in Public LifeAs I said to the hon. Lady’s colleague earlier, she should not believe every rumour she reads in a newspaper or on Twitter. It is simply not true.13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Civil Service ResponsibilitiesThe Government are equipping themselves with the right people and the right skills to deliver the UK’s exit from the European Union. We now have more than 14,500 people working…13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealIf you will indulge me for 30 seconds, Mr Speaker, I would like to apologise on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the…13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealThe temporary tariff regime aims to minimise costs to business and mitigate price impacts on consumers while supporting UK producers. I stress again that that is a temporary…13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. As the Government have said consistently over the past couple of years, we are working so that we are prepared, whatever the outcome. The…13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealI find it somewhat ironic that the hon. Gentleman, along with his colleagues, is talking about preparation—the previous question was about preparation too—but complains that we…13 Mar 2019HANSARDElection Candidates: DisabilitiesIn December 2018, we launched the £250,000 EnAble fund, which provides grants to help cover disability-related expenses that people might face when seeking elected office ahead of…13 Mar 2019HANSARDElection Candidates: DisabilitiesI congratulate my hon. Friend, as I know he works hard in supporting what SHIELDS does. It is clearly doing positive work for people with learning disabilities in Southend. We are…13 Mar 2019HANSARDPublic Life: IntimidationThe hon. Lady makes a good point. We are looking at exactly that, because we must ensure that people have a clear view of what is true, fair and appropriate online.06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Life: IntimidationThe increasing prevalence of intimidation in public life can seriously damage our democracy, which is why the Government have consulted on a new electoral offence of intimidating…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Life: IntimidationI do not think that my hon. Friend would have been breaching confidentiality, because if such conversations are happening, that represents a threat that he would be well within…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Life: IntimidationThe hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. All of us in public life should call out such things when we see them. We must be clear about what is unacceptable and report it to the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Life: IntimidationMy hon. Friend makes a good point that he has made strongly before, which is to his huge credit. We have been clear that much more needs to be done to tackle online harm. Too…06 Feb 2019