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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that important question. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed that it will support farmers in the same cash terms as…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeI spoke to the Home Secretary this week on the issues of the EU settlement scheme. The scheme is operating well: 1 million people have passed through the scheme out of the 3…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeWe have improved the system on an ongoing basis, and we are keen to do so. The default position is that we want people to get that settled status. The hon. Gentleman makes…05 Sept 2019HANSARDFreedom of MovementThe settled status scheme is working very well: more than 1 million of the 3 million people have applied, nobody has been rejected, and people may apply all the way up to 31…05 Sept 2019HANSARDFreedom of MovementCitizens’ rights will not be used as a negotiating tool, and they have not been used as a negotiating tool. The hon. Lady has mischaracterised the position. It is the Prime…05 Sept 2019HANSARDFreedom of MovementThe European Union has confirmed that it will grant UK nationals visa-free travel to the Schengen area for short stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period, even in a no-deal…05 Sept 2019HANSARDPolicing and SecurityLet me gently say to the hon. Gentleman that one thing that will lead to unrest and unhappiness is the ignoring of the public and the referendum result. However, we continue to…05 Sept 2019HANSARDPolicing and SecurityOne thing that will certainly assist is the 20,000 extra police officers— [ Interruption. ] I do want to get down to the specifics, but the hon. Gentleman will forgive me for…05 Sept 2019HANSARDGeneral Affairs Council July 2019Lord Callanan, Minister of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement: I represented the UK at the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Brussels on 18 July…05 Sept 2019HANSARDVisa-free TravelYes.05 Sept 2019HANSARDVisa-free TravelThe European Union has confirmed that it will grant UK nationals visa-free travel for short stays, subject to reciprocity. The Government have also said that we do not intend to…05 Sept 2019HANSARDVisa-free TravelI thank my hon. Friend for that question, and I can certainly reassure him. As the Home Secretary set out, as we leave the EU we will transition to a new points-based immigration…05 Sept 2019HANSARDVisa-free TravelMy hon. Friend makes an important point—it is essential that we attract the brightest and best, not just from the EU but from around the world. That is what the Government are…05 Sept 2019HANSARDVisa-free TravelIf he has studied my past, the hon. Gentleman may know that I lived in his constituency. I studied and have friends in his constituency, and I know it very well.05 Sept 2019HANSARDLegal Services SectorLet me start by thanking my hon. Friend, who does not seem to be in the Chamber—[Hon. Members: “He is in the Chamber.”] I apologise. That was in no way an insult to my hon.…05 Sept 2019HANSARDLegal Services SectorI fully agree with my hon. Friend. Given that 6.5% of global legal services pass through the United Kingdom and three out of 15 top firms are based internationally in the UK, it…05 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness PreparednessSince joining the Department on 27 July, I have personally met more than 20 business organisations. Since July 2016, Department for Exiting the European Union Ministers have…05 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness PreparednessThat is a very sensible question. The Department has engaged extensively with logistics companies and representative bodies from across the sector to ensure that they are prepared…05 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness PreparednessI would certainly encourage those businesses to avail themselves of that opportunity. The Department has sent out 1,300 bits of information and that is captured on the gov.uk…05 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness PreparednessThere will always be knockabout politics, but I would prefer to engage in the detail. I was in Northern Ireland last Thursday talking to businesses on the border and then in…05 Sept 2019