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HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsYes, absolutely. We believe that flexibility on the part of the European Union is in the interests of all, and provided that it moves away from its current ideological fastness,…19 May 2020HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsThat is the agreement to which the EU committed itself in the political declaration, so I expect to hold it to it.19 May 2020HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The people of Stoke-on-Trent, whom she represents so ably, have consistently voted to leave the European Union and for politicians who have…19 May 2020HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsI am very fond of expert opinion, and the universal view of experts is that Scotland operates the largest deficit of any country in Europe. Were Scotland to become independent, it…19 May 2020HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. There is a very powerful incentive for the European Union to put the interests of its members and citizens ahead of ideology. The EU—as,…19 May 2020HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsAs we leave the European Union, we have a saving in the amount of money that we currently remit to the EU. That money can be deployed here in the UK, on our NHS and to support the…19 May 2020HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsI am grateful for this opportunity to update the House on the progress of our negotiations with the European Union. I have today laid a written ministerial statement before the…19 May 2020HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsYou betcha—100% correct.19 May 2020HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. He stands up for the people of West Bromwich and Tipton brilliantly. He and those businesses are right that we need to move to a new,…19 May 2020HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her questions, which touch on critical issues in these negotiations. We believe that a zero-tariff, zero-quota deal is available; indeed, that…19 May 2020HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Covid-19From 20 to 24 April, a full and constructive negotiating round took place, with a full range of discussions across all workstreams. Our next scheduled round of talks with our EU…04 May 2020HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Covid-19I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue. There have been cordial conversations and negotiations between our negotiator David Frost and Michel Barnier, and I…04 May 2020HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Covid-19The hon. Gentleman provides a helpful list of conditions, but it is none of those. It is plain prudence. Were we to perpetuate our membership of the European Union-lite through…04 May 2020HANSARDPPE Manufacture: UK BusinessesEvery NHS and careworker must get the personal protective equipment they need. That is why we have appointed Lord Deighton to lead a national effort to boost PPE production and to…04 May 2020HANSARDPPE Manufacture: UK BusinessesWe have received 12,789 offers of help with the provision of PPE and 10,436 of those companies have now been contacted. I am sure that the House appreciates that many of those who…04 May 2020HANSARDPPE Manufacture: UK BusinessesI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for the work that he, along with so many others, has done in order that generous offers of support can be processed efficiently. As I…04 May 2020HANSARDPPE Manufacture: UK BusinessesAgain, I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the efforts that he and his constituents are making. It is the case that specifications of the type of personal protective equipment…04 May 2020HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Covid-19I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the point he makes. There will not be a no-deal Brexit; we have a deal, and that deal was legislated for in the House of Commons. I think…04 May 2020HANSARDEU Joint Procurement Programme for PPEI thank the hon. Lady for her question. Owing to an initial communication problem, the UK did not receive the invitation in time to join the four EU joint procurements, including…04 May 2020HANSARDEU Joint Procurement Programme for PPENo.04 May 2020