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HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, I am happy to assure my noble friend that this Government’s intention is that Northern Ireland will benefit fully from the great trade deals we have agreed and those…29 Apr 2021HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, the noble Baroness raises an important issue. In all my interactions with Vice-President Šefčovič, I drive home the seriousness of the current situation in Northern…29 Apr 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementMy Lords, I am aware that officials from my department are in discussion with officials from the noble Lord’s committee. Our intention is that our proposals for scrutiny…29 Apr 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementMy Lords, we are of course very supportive of the dialogue between this Parliament and the European Parliament. We supported these provisions in the TCA. I am aware that…29 Apr 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementMy Lords, the noble Baroness draws attention to an important issue that is central to how we operate the single market of the United Kingdom. We are in the middle of the process…29 Apr 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementMy Lords, we made clear during the negotiations, and continue to make clear, that we would be ready to agree an arrangement with the EU based on equivalence. We believe that our…29 Apr 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementMy Lords, I of course agree with my noble friend. Northern Ireland is fully part of this United Kingdom, as the protocol makes clear. I agree that the best way forward would be…29 Apr 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementMy Lords, the Government are hugely supportive of our world-class creative industries, which contribute so much to the economy and to our national life. We put forward in the…29 Apr 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementMy Lords, the answer is yes as regards the civil society forum. We are considering how it should be established and will provide an update in due course. We are engaging with…29 Apr 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementMy Lords, I begin by welcoming the positive vote by the European Parliament yesterday to give its consent to the trade and co-operation agreement. This puts our relationship with…29 Apr 2021HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, I am not aware of any assessment of the kind referred to in the noble Baroness’s Question, but I have no doubt that the Commission is monitoring the situation in…29 Apr 2021HANSARDVice-President of the European CommissionMy Lords, quite a large number of issues are on the table between us and the European Union. We classify them differently, but the EU has talked of a number in the 20s, which is…29 Apr 2021HANSARDVice-President of the European CommissionMy Lords, I very much agree with my noble friend. As I made clear yesterday, I hope that we can now begin to move forward on a new chapter together, as Europeans. We want a…29 Apr 2021HANSARDVice-President of the European CommissionMy Lords, these ideas are very much on the agenda in our discussions, although the differences between our position on the subject and that of the European Union remain…29 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Economic and Political OpportunitiesMy Lords, we obviously regret the situation that has arisen with the difficulties in exporting shellfish to the European Union after 1 January. Clearly, nothing changed in the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandMy Lords, our expectation is that the trade and co-operation agreement will be ratified by the end of April. We have agreed to that in the partnership council by written process.…25 Mar 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandI thank the noble Baroness for her words of support and for acknowledging that we had no choice in the operational measures that we took earlier this month. The protocol depends…25 Mar 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandI thank my noble friend for his words of support for the operational measures that we took earlier this month. These measures are lawful and consistent with the progressive and…25 Mar 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandI too have happy memories of working with the noble Lord in a rather different context a few years ago. Our clear position is that the protocol depends on the consent of all the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandI have of course had a conversation with the Irish Foreign Minister, as I have with many Ministers around Europe. Our intention is to pursue the issues arising from the protocol…25 Mar 2021