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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillYes, I am saying that, but it is also what the National Farmers Union is saying. It is also what the Institute for Government has said. A number of other bodies have pointed out…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI could not agree more. This simply does not have to happen. Scotland does not need it, and Scotland does not want it.15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillMr Evans, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I must admit I am still reeling somewhat from the irony of the Government’s opposing amendment 29 on the basis of…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWas it not just this Sunday that a UK Minister refused to rule out our having to import and sell chlorinated chicken? The product is chlorinated owing to the filth of animals…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for allowing me to make good my deficit in not answering his question fully. I am happy to try to do so now. I understand that before the Bill was…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way, especially as I only recently concluded my remarks, but can he confirm two things for me? Who will be on this body, and who…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThat sort of attitude towards what should be co-operation over our common interest underlines the contempt that has been shown for the devolved nations. It is yet another example.…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIndeed, and this is a matter that does not just affect Scotland, as the hon. Gentleman said. Even the Labour-run Welsh Government have come out to stand against these measures.15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe problem with that question is that there is already, as I mentioned at the start of my remarks, a process for dealing with that—the common frameworks. I am saying that the UK…15 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIn a “specific and limited way” is how the Prime Minister uses the words “integrity” and “good faith”. When the Bill was launched, an establishment newspaper in Scotland called it…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. The people of Scotland are wise to these tricks and can see the utter contempt that this Tory Government have for their needs. Their…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTourism: Covid-19Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, or is it now Madam Global Icon—I am not sure—given something said earlier? What a tour we have had around the nations of the UK and the beautiful…10 Sept 2020HANSARDStrengthening the UnionIn response to the fact that a majority of people in Scotland, in all recent polls, want Scotland to be independent, the Secretary of State’s Government will today set out steps…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Summer AdjournmentCovid-19 has meant severe challenges for so many, but it has also given us the opportunity to witness extraordinary acts of kindness, generosity and heart, and I believe that that…22 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessAs we have heard, many businesses, sole traders, freelancers and others have been left without support throughout this health emergency. They are on their knees and they are still…21 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessOh how the broad shoulders of the Union slump when asked a difficult question. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has exposed how the promised £800 million of consequentials for…21 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipThe hon. Gentleman is a former Minister who resigned because his boss’s boss took a trip to Barnard Castle and so broke the covid regulations, so fair play to him, but of course…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI thank the Minister for eventually giving way. She asked many times why we have brought this debate today. Let me just pick out one sector and give her another 1.8 figure.…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI am going to continue. The jobs that will be lost in the coming weeks and months will predominantly be of those in the 16 to 25 age bracket. Why? It is because they are cheaper…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI will give way later. No matter how the Prime Minister tries to cover it up by calling it an Australia-style deal, it is simply nothing, and does no good for any of the people…15 Jul 2020