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HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his words. We will do everything we possibly can to get a deal, but it cannot be a deal at any price. As for his point about my career…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Whatever happens—and we do hope that we get a free trade agreement—we will leave the customs union and the single market on 31 December.09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for those points. He is right that there is important work still to be done. As I think he noted, it is the case that the services sector in…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementWe are totally committed, and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will be saying more about that in the coming days.09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question. I know that because of the geographical proximity of his constituency to Ynys Môn—to the island of Anglesey—he has a…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementYes, it is the case that as a result of some of the provisions in the Northern Ireland protocol, there will be a requirement on some businesses in Northern Ireland specifically to…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementThe right hon. Gentleman makes a very important point in drawing attention to a very important provision within the Northern Ireland protocol. The Government came under criticism…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementOn the first point, my hon. Friend is absolutely right: section 38 of the Act that gave effect to the withdrawal agreement upheld the sovereignty of this place, and there is…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman once again for his questions; they are masterpieces of metaphorical concatenation. He managed to bring in both Schrödinger’s cat and the…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementI thank the Chairman of the Select Committee on Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs for his question. I think it was Palmerston who said that there were only three…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementMy hon. Friend is a brilliant advocate for the life science sector, and I know that it provides jobs and investment in Cambridgeshire and beyond. It is also the case that there is…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementI am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his questions—and indeed for the work of his Future Relationship with the European Union Committee, which has helped us as we…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for the warm welcome that she gave to this agreement, and I also thank her for the kind words she offered Sir John Major: the process of…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House, and indeed the people of Northern Ireland, on the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol as part of the…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementWell, I knew that my hon. Friend was a great dad, because his son absolutely hits the nail on the head in saying that the answer to that question is obvious. No, we absolutely…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementAs the right hon. Gentleman quite rightly points out, there were a number of very principled opponents of the whole idea of the protocol itself. He and his colleagues in his party…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-Wide Christmas ArrangementsOn 24 November 2020, agreement was reached between the UK Government and the devolved Administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland on a time-limited change to social…25 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I mentioned earlier, I will be meeting businesses this afternoon to make sure we provide all the support necessary for businesses, in York and elsewhere. The hon. Lady makes an…12 Nov 2020HANSARDTransition Period: UK PreparednessI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her question and also for the emphasis that she quite rightly puts on the need for all businesses to prepare, whether or not we secure a deal.…12 Nov 2020HANSARDTransition Period: UK PreparednessI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. His Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union has done extensive work drawing attention to the preparations that are…12 Nov 2020