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HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundI thank my hon. Friend for his question. Yes, I did vote for a deal on 29 March, and I did so because I feared losing Brexit altogether. I think that was a real risk at that…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundActually, this is about democracy and whether we implement the result of a national referendum in which more than 34 million of our fellow citizens expressed their view. For my…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: the third quarter figures for the UK economy look very robust. Clearly, there is a lot to be said about the ongoing work to make sure that we…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundNo.30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundMy hon. Friend puts it with his customary robustness, but he is absolutely right that the real threat to the economy, to the strength of sterling, to our competitiveness and to…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundI yield to nobody in my appreciation of how hard people work in the Tees valley and, indeed, how passionate they are about our area, but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundMy hon. Friend is, of course, absolutely right that we are stepping up our preparations to cover all eventualities. That is why we made provision in the spending review, which was…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundWhat I would say to the hon. Gentleman is, “Watch this space.”30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundAs I said in my opening statement, the Treasury keeps these issues under review and is always working to ensure that we regulate this area in a way that is appropriate and…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundWould that all parts of our country were as well served as Dudley is by the hon. Gentleman, who is absolutely right: it is genuinely dispiriting that in the mother of Parliaments…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundThe short selling regulations cover the sale of shares, so that falls within the remit of the existing legislation. Clearly, we all want to see our country thrive and move forward…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundThe Government do not take a view on this issue. [Interruption.] But what is clear is that the hon. Lady can avoid the outcome that she so wants to avoid, by voting for a deal…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundThe hon. Gentleman needs to recognise that our country is absolutely determined to leave the European Union on 31 October. Rather than trying to prevent that, and, in so doing,…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundI point to the wise words of the Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords last November, who said that short selling “is not necessarily the evil practice that the…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundThat is such an unworthy question that I do not intend to dignify it with an answer.30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundThe Prime Minister has the moral courage to deliver on the referendum result, take our country forward, deliver what millions of people voted for and make our country a better…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundThe Government are doing what they are doing because we believe it is right to leave the European Union on 31 October, as we all promised that we would. That is absolutely what…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundThat is a very serious suggestion. I would not recommend that the hon. Gentleman repeat it outside the Chamber.30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundI have a great deal of admiration for the former Chancellor, but I am clear that in this case he is wrong.30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundGovernment policy is to leave the European Union with a deal, if at all possible, and that remains our central case. The hon. Gentleman’s question in many ways summarises the past…30 Sept 2019