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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: ImplementationThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. We must make that progress.02 Feb 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: ImplementationAbsolutely. The very idea that the UK armed forces should be prevented in any way from operating in any part of the United Kingdom is utterly unacceptable.02 Feb 2021HANSARDContingencies Fund AdvanceThe Cabinet Office has sought a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund of £429,000,000. The requirement has arisen due to increased costs relating to urgent…28 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020The European Union (Future Relationship) Act received Royal Assent on 31 December 2020 and the trade and co-operation agreement is now enshrined in UK law, a historic moment in…21 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeMy hon. Friend is precisely right. The responsibility is mine, but it is also that of my colleagues at BEIS, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Northern Ireland Office and…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this issue. Supermarkets are benefiting from it—Asda, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Iceland among others—but it is important…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeI am sorry to hear about the distress faced by the lady who was moving from Essex to Broughshane. We will do everything possible to investigate the specific case and ensure that…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeYes, absolutely. Let me stress again that many of us in this House had reservations about aspects of the protocol, but now that it is in place, we have to do everything possible…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that terrible case. We will get straight on it and look specifically at how we can ensure that her constituent receives the products she…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have tried throughout to stress that there would be some initial disruption—some teething problems or bumps in the road—as we left the…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeThe hon. Gentleman is right. There is a new route from the Republic of Ireland to France, but there is no evidence yet that it has taken anything but a small fraction of the trade…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. The way of doing so is by working with supermarkets and other major suppliers in order to make sure that they are ready. Of course we…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeThe hon. Gentleman makes a very important point. Some of the specific aspects of the negotiation with the EU with regard to SPS matters meant that the EU was asking for dynamic…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeAbsolutely—dead on.13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeI quite agree with the hon. Lady that we do need to work very closely to provide against the eventuality of the cliff edge she mentions. I should also say, however, that article…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeVery good points. It is in the interests of the European Union to make the protocol work because, as I mentioned earlier, it is subject to democratic consent, and if it is not…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeNo, no, no.13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeAbsolutely. My hon. Friend makes a very important point. I should say that colleagues in HMRC and other Government Departments have been working hard to meet the new requirements…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for raising these issues. I should stress that the Government are seeking to acknowledge that there are challenges but that some of those…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Few people in this House are doing as much as he is doing at the moment to uphold the integrity of our United Kingdom. He is right that…13 Jan 2021