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HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI disagree entirely. The tariff schedule which has now been published is designed to look after certain segments of the economy including agriculture. The right hon. Gentleman…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI did not hear the last bit of the hon. Lady’s question, but Treasury analysis published by the Government back in November shows that in every scenario the economy of this…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI can assure my hon. Friend that in an extension there would be further no-deal planning, and lots of plans would have to be adjusted because they are obviously targeted currently…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsIt is the Leader of the Opposition who did not want to prepare for no deal in any circumstance whatsoever and did not want to spend any money on getting this country ready in case…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsIt does rather depend on what aspect of people’s lives will be affected, so there is a huge range of information both online and now available in advertising as well, where people…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsMy hon. Friend rightly raises concerns for her constituents. Extensive work to prepare for a no-deal scenario has been under way across Government for two years and we are taking…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsActually, a whole host of countries are now enacting legislation through their processes to do exactly as the hon. Lady says. The hon. Lady is completely correct in the fact that…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsYes, I can confirm that we have signed a whole suite of aviation agreements and that is the case.20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI think I can stand up and speak for the nation when I say the only sense of dread and doom I have is when the hon. Gentleman is ready to speak.20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsYes.20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI have to say that I did not know they had done so, but I do know that there are ongoing engagements throughout the Government with business representatives and organisations,…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI am sure that my right hon. Friend will not expect me to comment on whether or not the President of France is active on Twitter at this point in time. He and I disagree on one…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI should like to think that we are giving some reassurance through the vast array of publicly available information on how we are preparing for no deal, and, indeed, through the…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsAs a matter of fact, the best way to prevent that from happening is to vote for the Prime Minister’s deal.20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI can confirm that we have plans for the items to which my hon. Friend has referred. Indeed, a written ministerial statement describing the details of those plans was laid nearly…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsUnfortunately, although I was a Member of the European Parliament for 10 years, I cannot honestly comment on how long it would take the European Union to complete its final two…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI think the hon. Gentleman will find that 17.4 million people voted to leave the EU and that a huge number of them, including in Scotland, will find his comments very…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI have outlined the legal default position a couple of times already. My Department monitors the European Commission’s no-deal announcements and those of individual member states.…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI am afraid that I do not recognise that figure one bit.20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI think the hon. Gentleman will find that a lot of hon. Members sitting behind him represent seats that voted to leave the EU in big numbers and would be surprised to hear that…20 Mar 2019