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HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I would like to clarify what I said earlier on that particular point, where I alluded to the fact that the Secretary of State had responded. I understood it to mean a letter that…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is great to be able to answer a few of the questions put to me. I have faced the hon. Member for Sefton Central in Committee several times in recent weeks, but I hope that…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019As I have outlined, we expressed our belief in the intergovernmental agreement on the withdrawal Act that state aid is a reserved matter. That is our opinion, as I have said a…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. If we entered into an agreement, we would go into an implementation period, and we would be bound by EU rules as they stand until the end of…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My hon. Friend makes a fair point. In many of our debates on no-deal regulation, the fact that we are where we are regarding the powers in the withdrawal Act and bringing in…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Thank you, Mr Hanson. I think the hon. Gentleman’s point of order highlights that he was not questioning my integrity, so I thank him for pointing that out.10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The hon. Member for Sefton Central mentioned paragraph 7.6 of the explanatory memorandum. He read out the passage relating to how the Secretary of State would enact primary…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the hon. Gentleman for that, but the SI does not create new policy; it relates to retained EU law. As I said, if there are any future changes on state aid—I cannot answer…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank my hon. Friend for that contribution. That is absolutely what we are doing here today. We have before us a no-deal SI, so in the event of no deal we will be replicating…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The draft regulations are not intended to stop any existing schemes in a no-deal situation, which is why we have the exemption list. The Treasury has been clear that all the…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I point out to the hon. Gentleman that the devolved Administrations are highly aligned with the policy position on setting a UK-wide state aid regime. Our conversations with the…10 Apr 2019HANSARDCompanies House Public TargetsMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Lord Henley) has made the following statement: I have set…08 Apr 2019HANSARDWhirlpool Tumble DryersThe Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) will imminently publish its review of Whirlpool’s tumble dryer modification programme. In 2015 Whirlpool identified a design…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)I was going to come on to that, but I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising it. He and many of his colleagues—as well as many of my hon. Friends—have raised the issue of Scotland’s…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)Well, I hope that the hon. Gentleman is asking me that question because he wants to support me and my colleagues on the Government Benches. It is quite right that any responsible…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)The hon. Gentleman’s question suggests that he is considering supporting the withdrawal agreement, because he is asking me about the preparations that we have made in the event of…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)I thank my hon. Friend for highlighting that particular point. I have made it clear that we need to get into a situation whereby we can enter into close co-operation on consumer…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)I remind the hon. Lady that we are already going above and beyond what the European Union is doing on many consumer protection matters. The UK is working on further protections.…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)I would like to outline the fact that this was given political consent: the Minister in Scotland wrote to us to give his consent for the statutory instrument. In conclusion, the…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)I thank all hon. Members who have contributed to the debate. Just to recap, the geo-blocking regulation is an EU regulation that came into effect on 3 December 2018. It is…02 Apr 2019