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HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsAs the hon. Lady knows, my professional career started in the north-east of England, and I have enormous affection and respect for the way in which she champions the interests of…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsMy hon. Friend is right, and he reinforces the observation that I have come to: the louder the Opposition heckle, the truer the question from a Government Back Bencher.16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsMy hon. Friend is right that in Wednesbury, Oldbury and Tipton, and across the west midlands, businesses want certainty. That is what our announcements provide.16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsThe hon. Gentleman makes two important points. He is right that the avionics industry is a jewel in Wales’s and the United Kingdom’s crown, and everything we do in these trade…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsIt is second to Scottish lamb; that is my view, purely as a consumer.16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsYou don’t know who my relatives are, Chris. All UK lamb is excellent, and we need to ensure that the Welsh lamb industry secures access to not only the European market but new…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsI certainly will. Only last night, I was talking to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade about what more we can do to support the ceramics industry,…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsI, and the Paymaster General, have enjoyed long conversations with representatives of the Scottish Government. Mike Russell and other Ministers, including Fergus Ewing, are always…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsMy right hon. Friend is an indefatigable campaigner not just for Harlow but for the hard-pressed citizens of this country. He is right that outside the European Union, once we…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsI am amazed that the hon. Gentleman can recall an advertising campaign from 1959, because it must have occurred before either of us was born. Nevertheless, he makes an important…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsYes.16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsI would be delighted to visit Craigavon, Lisburn or anywhere in the hon. Lady’s beautiful constituency to reassure her that Northern Ireland will have unfettered access to the…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsMy hon. Friend is absolutely spot on. Of course we are not going to resile from our high standards; our standards will be higher than ever before when it comes to consumer…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsThe right hon. Gentleman is an effective advocate for his constituency, not least for the agricultural interests of fellow Orcadians. He is absolutely right; it is a high-quality…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsYes. My hon. Friend makes a good point. We want to make sure that we have reciprocity in the way in which UK and EU citizens can enjoy sport, leisure and other activities,…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the reasons why the Prime Minister wanted to have the high-level meeting yesterday—one of the reasons why the three Presidents wanted it…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsThat is the commitment in the political declaration, to which both the UK and the EU are working.16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsBusinesses in Leicestershire and elsewhere will have the opportunity to secure access to an additional £50 million of Government support in order to ensure that they can export…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsI can absolutely confirm to my hon. Friend that we have informed the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee that we will not extend. That is the position. That is settled. That is…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsThe hon. Lady raises a very important issue. Data equivalence, as I mentioned in response to a previous question from the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton (Dr Huq), is…16 Jun 2020