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HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI am grateful to my hon. Friend for reminding us of the vital role that the port of Holyhead in Anglesey plays. I had the opportunity to visit Holyhead last summer, to see the…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for referring back to the time when I appeared in front of the Exiting the European Union Committee, chaired by the right hon. Member for…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is the case that Grimsby and Immingham are hugely important ports not just for EU trade, but for rest-of-the-world trade. As I mentioned in…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodAfter consultation with the devolved Administrations, we are negotiating to seek a potential continuation of involvement in the Erasmus scheme, as we are seeking to continue…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: there will be significant new opportunities, and as businesses prepare for life outside the customs union with the help and support that we are…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI should gently correct the hon. Gentleman: it is not the case that the grant is there for customs officers, HMRC staff or Border Force staff. The £84 million is there for customs…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI am grateful to the hon. Lady. I and my colleague the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will respond to the Food and Drink Federation’s helpful…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy hon. Friend makes a very fair point. I exempt the hon. Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves) from any criticism, but it is the case that, while she might have wanted more…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for drawing an appropriate distinction between the border operating model between GB and the EU and the Northern Ireland protocol, and it is…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI completely understand, and I hope that the hon. Lady will be able to join me in a meeting with other Kent MPs so that I can provide her with reassurance on that front.13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI completely agree with my hon. Friend. As we know, a majority of people in Wales voted to leave the European Union. They did so as part of a United Kingdom, because they believed…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I should say that he has been a very effective advocate for Britain’s global trading future, making sure that rising economies in east Asia…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Part of the information campaign we are launching today is aimed at businesses in the European Union, as well as at UK businesses, to…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who of course was a very distinguished Minister in a previous Scottish Government. I will take nothing away from the achievements of the…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. He is right to say that some who comment on these matters sometimes take an antiquated view of customs procedures, suggesting that…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI am grateful to the hon. Lady for making that point. As the whole House knows, she is a very distinguished NHS consultant and she is right to raise the issue of insulin, along…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question. It is the case that there is global collaboration through the CEPI programme to try to ensure that all countries that are…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on our preparations for the end of the transition period. Before I do, may I place on record my thanks—and, I am…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMay I thank the hon. Lady for her questions and also for her commitment to working collaboratively to ensure that we get the best possible deal in our negotiations with the…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. As I said earlier, I exempt the hon. Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves) from this, but some Members of other parties did seek to work with…13 Jul 2020