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HANSARDSt David’s DayI congratulate Wales on their victory at the weekend. It was mightily impressive and a real demonstration of power. Does my hon. Friend agree that the renewables sector provides a…28 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUrose —27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the mess he refers to includes business confidence falling in the last four quarters—3.7% in the last quarter—and consumer confidence at its…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsMy hon. Friend makes an important point, which I was going to come to later in my speech. He is quite right that the Government are kind of fudging the situation along, and no one…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsMy hon. Friend not only beautifully illustrates the north-east of England, but she is making very important points about the farming community and the automotive industry. On…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsVery simply, the reality is that this is not just about no deal. Businesses, the manufacturing sector, the CBI, the Federation of Small Businesses and all the others are saying…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsTo highlight the point my hon. Friend is making so well, has she heard and was she as appalled as I was by the comments made by Matthew Lesh of the Adam Smith Institute a couple…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his chairmanship of the International Trade Committee, which he does so well, and for the important point that he has just made. One senses that we…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsIt is very disappointing to see how few Members are present in the Chamber today—that applies to the Benches on both sides of the House, but certainly to the Government Benches. I…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsMy hon. Friend is making some important points. I am sure that she will agree that one of the great lessons that we have learned through the Committee is that the EU approach—and…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI mentioned Margaret Thatcher earlier. If she were still around today, she would not settle for Honda leaving the UK. She would fight with every fibre in her body to defend our…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsLet me come back to a point about UK-US trade. The Secretary of State will be well aware that so many US corporations have favoured UK membership of the EU because it has given…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI thank my hon. Friend for his well-informed intervention—he clearly knows a huge amount more about the pig farming sector than I do. The subject did come up in conversations in…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI thank the hon. Gentleman, whose constituency name I always get wrong—the Outer Hebrides—for his important point. It is not until we actually talk to investors and their…21 Feb 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsMy right hon. Friend is making an important speech. In accessing further education, schools, and also employment to help to pay for that education, young people in villages such…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanDoes that not just underline the fact this evening’s debate has been so ridiculously short on such an important subject? We need more time; we need another debate.19 Feb 2019HANSARDWarship ConstructionMany employees of GE Power in Rugby happen to live in the Warwick and Leamington constituency. Will the Minister update us on what discussions have been had with that company to…18 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Does he remember the words of the right hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson)? He said, “Eff business”. Is that…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. We are now in “Project Reality”, not “Project Fear”. As she says, we are beginning to see some of the indicators of what is happening…14 Feb 2019HANSARDBus Drivers (Working Hours on Local Routes)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to limit bus drivers on local routes to driving for no more than 56 hours in any one week and 90 hours in any two consecutive…13 Feb 2019