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HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her point. She is absolutely right. As a result of the Prime Minister standing firm in defiance of criticism from some in this House, it…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeAbsolutely. The broader point that my hon. Friend makes about the need for solidarity among democracies at a time of increasing insecurity across the globe is an important one. We…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but I think that Government and Opposition Front Benchers recognise that a Canada-style agreement is entirely consistent with how people voted…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeAbsolutely. A cloud lifted from Carshalton and Wallington in December last year, and we were able to see at last that the people of that constituency who voted for Brexit had a…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy right hon. Friend makes a very important point; NATO is the keystone of our defence architecture. More broadly, I hope that whatever occurs in the next couple of months as we…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her points. In my statement, I made the point—I hope that she will forgive me for making it again—that we made significant progress today in the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeWe have a series of assets to make sure that we can safeguard our waters, such as the offshore patrol vessels—the River class fishery protection vessels that are at the disposal…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeIt is a matter for the market.19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for the three important points he makes. First, I am sure that the French President and others are increasingly aware of the point he…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeAbsolutely.19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy right hon. Friend makes three very important points. The first thing is that UK producers are doing a fantastic job in increasing production in a sustainable way. Championing…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but I certainly would not take a frivolous approach towards the livelihoods of anyone, whether they are freelance musicians or anyone…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeI join my right hon. Friend in praising the efforts of the Transport Minister, who has been incredibly energetic and determined to make sure that colleagues in Kent from all…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeThe hon. Lady brings formidable expertise to this area, and she is absolutely right to highlight the fact that we need rapid access to both insulin and radioisotopes. That is why…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy right hon. Friend makes three very important points. On the first, about exit declarations, he is absolutely right: the protocol is there both to help us safeguard the EU’s…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend: we do very much want a deal. We hope that developments this afternoon are moving us in the right direction. She is also absolutely on…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeThe certainty that I can offer is that we will be out of the customs union and out of the single market, and that as a result we will be able to take our place as an independent…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeYes, and that was an admirably Unionist intervention from the hon. Gentleman .19 Oct 2020HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement Joint Committee MeetingThe next meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee will take place in London on 19 October 2020, with delegations attending in person and by video conference. The…14 Oct 2020HANSARDGB-EU Border Operating ModelToday, the Government will publish an updated border operating model, to provide further clarity and certainty for businesses. The model—the first version of which was published…08 Oct 2020