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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI will not give way—I will make some headway and then give way in a moment. When we talk about the internal market, we are talking not about a political objective, but about an…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI should probably make headway. I am trying to understand and sympathise with the amendments that have been tabled, but I do not feel that they are in any way needed to enhance…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillAmendment 29 states: “Following legislative approval from all devolved administrations”. Are you asking for all the devolved Administrations to be represented at the federal level?15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillLet me clarify it for you. An internal market is something that is brought together historically. When we look at successful internal markets of the past, where have they been…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillAbsolutely not—that is not what I am saying.15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI want to look at the clauses. On clause 28, it is proposed that “Scotland” be left out. On clause 29, amendment 29 would insert that following a legislative appeal from all the…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI would argue that this is not an infringement of your rights or those devolved powers. This Bill is about enhancing all of our abilities to work in a single internal market to…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank you for your point, but I wonder if you would find it respectful for the EU to threaten to put a tariff in the sea— [ Interruption. ] No, that is a completely valid point…15 Sept 2020HANSARDEat Out to Help Out SchemeMy right hon. Friend’s eat out to help out scheme was also hugely successful in Beaconsfield, where 88,000 discounted meals were enjoyed. I cannot say what percentage of those…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI will carry on. On that point, the EU’s threat to disrupt our food exports from mainland Britain to Northern Ireland as negotiating leverage fundamentally undermined our…15 Sept 2020HANSARDEat Out to Help Out SchemeWhat assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the eat out to help out scheme in supporting the hospitality industry.15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillYou say it was mentioned by the SNP earlier about wanting to throw off the bureaucratic chains and wanting to have democratic representation, but that is exactly why I voted to…15 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Disabled People: Covid-19What steps her Department is taking to support disabled people during the covid-19 outbreak.14 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Disabled People: Covid-19We are heading into an important 12 months for policy development to help disabled people with the Government’s new national disability strategy. Many charities in my constituency…14 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation SectorMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, particularly as I believe British Airways pointed out to its shareholders that it planned to get back to levels of profitability and…10 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation Sectorindicated assent .10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseClause 98 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 provides that, so far as is practicable, a Minister must arrange for a motion to be debated and voted on in the House of Commons within seven…10 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation SectorI thank the hon. Member for raising the important issue of how we can hold companies such as British Airways to account. It is an issue of fairness. If BA is going to liquidate…10 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation SectorI congratulate the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Robert Courts), on his new role—long may it continue—and I thank the Government…10 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation SectorMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, which she raised in the first debate. Indeed, BA employees said it was an excellent point, and that they would like to see that. They have…10 Sept 2020