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HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperI really do suggest that the hon. Gentleman gets out and talks more to businesses in his constituency. I think they will tell him that having a unified coherent UK internal market…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. When companies are looking to invest in the United Kingdom, the fact that we will continue with a seamless UK internal market will give them…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperI can confirm to the hon. Lady that the new domestic subsidy control regime will be a modern system that will be there to support British businesses in a way that benefits all…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperI thank my hon. Friend, who speaks up at all times for businesses in his constituency. I agree with him: we are absolutely stronger together as one United Kingdom.16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperMy hon. Friend raises an important point. The review conducted by Lord Dunlop is, I understand, set to come to the Prime Minister in the autumn. I am sure that we will consider it…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperWe published our Command Paper in May, as the hon. Lady knows, and in it we said in that that there would be unfettered access for goods from Northern Ireland to GB. Certainly,…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperLet me emphasise once more that all devolved policy areas are going to stay devolved. What is going to happen at the end of this year—the end of the transition period—is that…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperLet me address the point that the hon. Gentleman raises about chicken. He refers to chlorine-washed chicken: as he knows, it is illegal in the United Kingdom, and as a…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperMy hon. Friend is right. This is not about ideology; it is about pragmatism and about supporting businesses, supporting jobs and supporting livelihoods. That is why we have put…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperMy hon. Friend has had a glittering career in business, and more than some Opposition Members, he understands what uncertainty means for businesses. It means that they do not…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperAs I have noted, and as a matter of fact, we have had very high standards when it comes to food safety and animal welfare in the United Kingdom. The best way to ensure that we…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperQuite simply, yes. My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is why we are putting forward proposals to ensure that we continue with our seamless internal market in the United…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperMay I just say to the hon. Lady that I want to work collaboratively with all colleagues across all the devolved Administrations? She talks about the First Minister of Wales, and I…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperMy hon. Friend speaks a great deal of sense. As I said at the start of the statement, I want to work co-operatively with colleagues across the devolved Administrations. That is…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperPerhaps I can clarify once more, in case it has not been clear enough, that there is no power grab; this is a power surge. We are ensuring that all devolved policy areas stay…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperI thank my hon. Friend for her question. She will also know that almost three times as many intermediate inputs used by businesses in Wales come from the rest of the UK as from…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperYes, indeed, because if there were regulatory barriers, for instance, if there were even small differences in things such as food labelling requirements, costs would of course be…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperThe Chancellor set out the position on the furlough scheme clearly. As the hon. Lady knows, he announced the job retention bonus. She will also know that in his summer statement…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperI am not sure how to respond to all that, except to say that the proposal we are putting forward is about protecting businesses and jobs across the whole UK.16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperMy hon. Friend is right to say that we do not want any part of the UK, or indeed any business across the UK, to be left behind, which is precisely why we have set out our…16 Jul 2020