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HANSARDEU RelationsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her support. In fairness, she has been supportive of the youth experience scheme throughout. Having secured the agreement at the summit, we will…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU: Trading RelationshipThe only thing that has been surrendered is the credibility of the Conservative party. This Government have used the independent post-Brexit trade policy to secure a deal with…05 Jun 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the need to reach out to all communities and ensure that every single victim secures justice. I assure her that that is absolutely what…05 Jun 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeThe hon. Lady is right to raise this issue. Components of the SCM criteria are planned in both the core awards and the supplementary route, and those in receipt of SCM payments…05 Jun 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI again pay tribute to my predecessor as Paymaster General for the work he did in standing up for the victims of this scandal. He is right to raise the case of his constituent,…05 Jun 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemePayments to infected people started at the end of last year. The Government expect payments to affected people to start by the end of this year. The Infected Blood Compensation…05 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for the work he does with the all-party parliamentary group. He will know that the Infected Blood Compensation Authority has published a…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU RelationsThe historic deal that we signed with the EU on 19 May is in our national interest and good for bills, borders and jobs. It slashes red tape and bureaucracy, boosts British…05 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The package will cut red tape and reduce barriers to trade for businesses; make it easier for businesses to export iconic products such as…05 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his innovative suggestion. He rightly points out that following the passage of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, the Opposition will remain…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU RelationsIt certainly will not be; it will be subject to negotiation. I genuinely welcome the Opposition’s support for a youth mobility scheme. I think it came as a bit of a surprise to…05 Jun 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeMy hon. Friend’s constituent is entirely right to talk about the deep distress that victims have been through. IBCA is contacting an average of 100 people to start their claim…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU RelationsCertainly, there will be great opportunities for young people, both in the youth experience scheme and in associating with Erasmus+. I too welcome the cross-party consensus—even…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU: Trading RelationshipThere is no question but that the new arrangements we have with the European Union will grow our economy. It will put more money in the pockets of working people, and the proof…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU RelationsMy hon. Friend’s local businesses are in agreement with many others that welcomed the package with the EU. It cuts red tape and opens up access to the EU market. On Operation…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU RelationsWe will see how long the love-in will last. None the less, the deal provides great opportunities for young people. As I indicated a moment or two ago, we will work towards…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU RelationsWe have agreed that we will work towards a balanced, capped and time-limited youth experience scheme. We will also work towards Erasmus+ association on much better financial terms…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI look forward to that debate in 2028 or 2029 with the hon. Gentleman, and indeed with the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness. Let me come to the other speeches. My right hon.…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitWe will not be contributing to the general EU budget. We will be contributing on a value-for-money basis in specific areas, just as the last Government did when they started…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitThe scheme will be time-limited and capped. I will make two points on that. First, it will be introduced in the context of the Government’s pledge to reduce net migration over the…22 May 2025