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HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipAbsolutely. The Agriculture Bill, which was introduced by my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers) during her outstanding tenure as Environment…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for making that point. Throughout his time in the House, he has been a strong, consistent and powerful voice for the rights of workers.…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipWe already have an agreement—a withdrawal agreement that safeguards the rights of UK and EU citizens, settles our financial obligations and makes provision through the protocol…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipYes, that is absolutely right. As I mentioned, a number of EU leaders have said that a deal is doable because we are operating on the basis of precedent, and it should then be…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipLooking at most of the indices of economic performance, such as the measures of increased investment and increased capital expenditure recently, it is the case that the United…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. Yes, we do—the Department for International Trade has a team of trade negotiators, lawyers and other policy experts. There have already…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipI am very well aware of the views of the Welsh Assembly Government, thanks to the excellent work done by Jeremy Miles AM, the Brexit Minister and Counsel General. I enjoy the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his questions and for the constructive way in which he approaches these matters. This Government are wholly committed to implementing the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the Government’s approach to our future relationship with the European Union. Now that Britain has left the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Cabinet Office, pointed out earlier, there is a difference between special advisers, who are appointed by and work for the Prime Minister,…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend makes a characteristically acute point. It is the case that the European Union exports more in goods to the UK than we export to the EU. Were some voices—I…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAgain, I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question. [Interruption.] Forgive me. It is only a matter of time, I suspect. The broader point is that the Cabinet Office, the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe gentleman concerned is a special adviser who works for the Prime Minister. All special advisers work for the Prime Minister. I have the highest regard for the special advisers…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that question. Civil servants must of course abide by the civil service code, and we deprecate the leaking of any Government…27 Feb 2020HANSARDVoting at 16No.27 Feb 2020HANSARDImport Controls: EUThe whole point of our negotiations with the European Union, now that we have left, is to ensure that we do have a comprehensive free trade agreement that will ensure there are no…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipI have great respect for the hon. Gentleman, but I am afraid that his question is wholly misconceived. We have absolutely no intention of doing anything other than honouring the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipMy right hon. Friend has made an excellent point, which reflects the brilliant work that he did as Business Secretary. It is absolutely the case that there are common technical…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for asking that question. The truth is that our United Kingdom is proof positive that a union of nations is stronger together, and it is important that we…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Sabisky was dismissed before the review embarked on its work.27 Feb 2020