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HANSARDWorkers’ RightsAs I said a moment ago, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has given a categorical undertaking that the House will have an opportunity to vote to keep up with EU standards on…28 Feb 2019HANSARDWorkers’ RightsObviously, the Government’s priority is to secure a deal, but it is quite true and correct that Ministers and officials have carried out extensive engagement with trade unions to…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt has been a while since I heard Magna Carta quoted in the Chamber. I reassure my hon. Friend that we are committed to the principles of free trade to which that excerpt from…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The deal is absolutely essential across the piece, and that is exactly what we are focused on. If we can secure a deal, we will leave in an…28 Feb 2019HANSARDRegeneration of TownsThat is obviously an important part of the ongoing discussion. There is no doubt that, with the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, we will be able to have a better, more sensitive…28 Feb 2019HANSARDRegeneration of TownsThe point I was trying to make was that we as a country were a net contributor. We were the second biggest net contributor in the system that redistributed those funds. There is…28 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative DeclarationMy hon. Friend has raised an important point about the role of the joint committee and its supervision of the backstop, should we enter into one. This is precisely what we are…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative DeclarationI thank you very much for those tips, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was just making a rather flippant observation; I do not think I have ever seen entirely empty Opposition Benches.…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative DeclarationIn my nine years in the House, I have not experienced such an extensive Adjournment debate, and I am very grateful for it. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative Declarationindicated assent .21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative DeclarationAs my hon. Friend will know, the status of the backstop will be subject, I suppose, to the scrutiny of the joint committee. He is suggesting that the joint committee will…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative DeclarationMy hon. Friend with his customary acuity stresses and reinforces what I and the Government have already said: we are seeking legally binding changes to the backstop. The…21 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUWhat is it?14 Feb 2019HANSARDScientific, Cultural and Educational ProgrammesWe have a labour mobility framework that especially ensures that highly skilled people are able to come into this country. There is a lot of doom-mongering and fear-mongering on…24 Jan 2019HANSARDAutomotive SectorWe are committed to investing £4 billion in the industry over the next few years. There is no doubt that a deal is our favoured option—that is why we encourage Labour Members to…24 Jan 2019HANSARDAutomotive SectorThe hon. Lady will understand that the current legal position is that if we get to 29 March without a deal, we will leave without a deal. That is the legal position. The hon. Lady…24 Jan 2019HANSARDAutomotive SectorThe Department has engaged extensively with the automotive sector to understand its priorities as we leave the EU. We met leading manufacturers in summits at Chevening House last…24 Jan 2019HANSARDAgricultural PolicyOf course, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove) has said a lot of things in the last three weeks—I am not particularly aware of them. In terms of the…24 Jan 2019HANSARDAgricultural PolicyOf course, the modern economy means that all these issues are integrated. As we said, the Agriculture Bill offers the possibility of a more bespoke policy. That is what Brexit can…24 Jan 2019HANSARDAgricultural PolicyWe are absolutely focused on delivering the deal. The hon. Gentleman has expressed very clearly the dangers and pitfalls of no deal, while at the same time people in his party are…24 Jan 2019