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HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipMy Lords, the Government still hope to have a successful outcome, as I said. Mr Frost indicated some measures that might be taken to intensify discussions. There will also be, as…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipMy Lords, we are in a negotiation. I will not second-guess what might or might not happen in the course of it. All the areas, including policing and security, which the noble…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipI thank my noble friend for the question, but again, I am not going to second-guess the process of negotiations. I note that, on fish, the political declaration clearly set out…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipMy Lords, the noble Lord is right: there is an international dimension to these questions. We expect foreign policy co-operation broadly to be substantial with the EU, as it is…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipMy Lords, the noble Baroness refers to some very important factors in our international relationships. Mr Frost is doing an excellent job for his country, in line with the…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide DiscussionsMy Lords, with apologies to the House, I will repeat the Answer I gave earlier. The United Kingdom Government have worked closely with the devolved Administrations throughout the…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide DiscussionsMy Lords, I understand the point that the noble Lord makes. He is right that there is a devolution settlement and that these matters are devolved. Clear communication to citizens…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide DiscussionsMy Lords, I think that the noble Lord strikes a chord with every citizen in this country when he speaks of the importance of family and the sacrifices that families have had to…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide DiscussionsMy Lords, I fear that I am not a specialist in aviation matters, but I will write to the noble Lord on this important topic.09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide DiscussionsMy Lords, good communication should always be striven for. That is the Government’s objective. At the outset of the crisis, the United Kingdom Government established a Cabinet…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide DiscussionsMy Lords, I note what the noble Baroness says, but Welsh government officials and Ministers have been involved in COBRA meetings, committees and dozens of other meetings with UK…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide DiscussionsMy Lords, the purpose of the devolution settlement is to enable the devolved Administrations to respond as they believe right to local needs. I repeat that I believe that there is…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide DiscussionsMy Lords, I cannot add to what my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Health said, but I can underline one’s concern for every resident of care homes. As my right…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipMy Lords, the UK and the EU discussed Project Galileo during the withdrawal agreement negotiations. The EU’s offer on it then did not meet the United Kingdom’s defence and…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipMy Lords, the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee next meets on 12 June. I repeat that the Government do not consider an extension of the transition necessary or desirable. It…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipMy Lords, I try not to criticise any aspect of the European Union from this Dispatch Box but, that apart, I agree with what the noble Lord has just said.09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide DiscussionsMy Lords, regardless of where a person lives, if they are in Wales, they are subject to Welsh rules, and vice versa if they are in England. That is a clear position and one that I…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipMy Lords, negotiators from the United Kingdom and the European Union held full and constructive discussions last week via video conference. The talks covered trade in goods and…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipMy Lords, we are in a negotiation. The Government remain committed to a successful outcome. We believe it would still be straightforward to agree a suite of arrangements with an…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipMy Lords, I will not criticise the negotiators on either side; they have their mandates and both have said that they find the discussions professional and appropriate. However, my…09 Jun 2020