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HANSARDSummer JobsTouché, Mr Speaker! [ Interruption. ] Oh, Madam Deputy Speaker is taking the Chair. Well, I saw you off, Mr Speaker.07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI still have an intervention to take from the hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens from the SNP if he wants to have another go, but if not, I will give way to the right hon.…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsYes, I do not think England’s football prospects over the next few weeks are going to be the sole answer to the problem. That is why I have laid out a series of different areas in…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for allowing me to continue my conversation with the right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen). My other concern is how it can possibly be…07 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeSince we announced our measure in March, we have engaged intensively with the European Union and UK industry. We have reached a mutual outcome with the EU as a result of those…07 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeSince we announced our measure in March, we have engaged intensively with the European Union and UK industry. We have reached a mutual outcome with the EU as a result of those…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsIt has all got very unconventional. The right hon. Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) is misinterpreting what is occurring. If he wants to reason with this matter, I am…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsYes, and I would be happy to give way to the hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens (Dave Doogan) again if he wants.07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsYes. I am very glad that my hon. Friend picked me up on that—that is a very good point. I want to make another point about the levy, which is that some people seem to be…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsOne thing on which I think the hon. Gentleman and I agree is that this is a very over-centralised state. We make far too many decisions on a national basis, rather than allowing…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsTo be fair to the shadow Minister, I do not think he intends to send children up the chimneys any more. That was his policy a few years ago, or maybe his predecessor’s policy, but…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI am just trying to understand.07 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeI think the hon. Lady was confusing product codes and categories. If I start with 17, we have increased the quota by a significant amount. I hope that that will reflect the lack…07 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeI think the hon. Lady was confusing product codes and categories. If I start with 27 , we have increased the quota by a significant amount. I hope that that will reflect the lack…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSupply Chain SecurityResilience is vital in all our supply chains. That is why we have launched the supply chain centre, which will help to strengthen that resilience. War, extreme environmental…02 Jul 2026HANSARDSupply Chain SecurityWe are doing that all the time, and that is why we bring the issue of resilient supply chains into consideration in all our international trading relationships. For instance,…02 Jul 2026HANSARDTrade with EuropeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, not least because in the most recent figures, our trade in goods with Europe has fallen by 2% in the last year, whereas our trade in services…02 Jul 2026HANSARDTrade with EuropeI want to recruit the hon. Lady to my campaign to make sure we end up with a better deal with the European Union, so that UK farmers can export easily and readily into the…02 Jul 2026HANSARDSupply Chain SecurityMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise El Niño. We believe that it has already started, and we are conscious of the issues that may arise from it. We are closely monitoring…02 Jul 2026HANSARDSupply Chain SecurityI know from my constituency and across south Wales how important it is to have a defence investment plan that delivers jobs across the whole of the United Kingdom. One of my…02 Jul 2026