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HANSARDLocal Elections: Covid-19My hon. Friend is absolutely right: democracy should not be cancelled because of covid-19. The polls that are scheduled for May will go ahead, and it is important that he and…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade: UK and EUI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising the case of the firm in his constituency and will look specifically at that firm’s challenges, and the position of both the firm in…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade: UK and EUFirst, I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his appointment to his new role in the recent Scottish National party Westminster reshuffle, and look forward to working with him…11 Feb 2021HANSARDLocal Elections: Covid-19With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will take the questions from my hon. Friend the Member for Blyth Valley (Ian Levy) and the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Without taking anything away from the current Mayor of Greater Manchester Combined Authority, I would have to say that the Conservative…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member makes an important point. It is vital we ensure that we can have travel for citizens across the common travel area with their pets, and we have been working with…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue. His Scottish nationalist party colleague, Fiona Hyslop, who is a Minister in the Scottish Government, is working with…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for drawing wider attention to this issue. It is one that the Electoral Commission and the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution are taking…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an impressive pitch for the east midlands, which we know is the commercial heart of the United Kingdom and so a very appropriate location for a freeport. The…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising the case of not just his constituent but all those who were affected by this issue. He has been a very effective campaigner on…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend accurately reflects the sentiments and feelings of many in the House and beyond. It is vital that we work constructively to ensure that the people of Northern…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade: UK and EUMy hon. Friend has been one of the doughtiest defenders of the fishing sector in this House for a few years now, and she is absolutely right to say that we need to ensure that any…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady makes an important point. Our NHS has been working to ensure that our vaccination centres are safe and accessible, and the Government have overall been seeking to…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the constructive approach taken, as ever, by the hon. Member, and we will look at his proposals. It is already the case that we are revising the way in which proxy…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises a very important point, and my hon. Friend the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution has been working with local authorities, returning officers and…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe first thing to say is that, as the hon. Lady knows, more than 99% of the goods that were supplied were capable of being used in the NHS and, as she also knows, the National…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right that the civil society forum is one of a number of ways in which the UK and the EU can work together in the interests of all. She makes a very important…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe nature of our new relationship with the EU outside the single market means that there are practical and procedural changes to which businesses and citizens must adjust. I can…11 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade: Great Britain and Northern IrelandFollowing my conversation with Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič last week, we have continued to work intensively to find solutions to outstanding issues that have to be addressed…11 Feb 2021HANSARDDemocratic InclusionWe do not want to create any barriers to anyone voting. We take seriously our responsibilities to ensure that all groups within society, including Gypsy, Roma and Traveller…11 Feb 2021