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HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUFrankly, we are at a stage of this process where empty reassurances and dodging questions just will not do. Earlier this week, the president of the Police Superintendents…12 Nov 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUWhen the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster made his statement to the House on the negotiations on 19 October, his former boss, the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May),…12 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I will see what I can do, Mr Hollobone, to reflect the importance of the Minister’s debut—at least until about 3.55 pm. As the Minister outlined, the regulations largely carry…11 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Definition of Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods (EU Exit) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to rise to speak with you in the Chair, Mrs Miller. As the Minister has said, the SI sets out the definition of ‘qualifying Northern Ireland goods’ in the context…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireClearly we have to take the measures necessary to combat the virus, and we have tried to work together on them across South Yorkshire, but the Minister knows that this deal does…21 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was listening to the Secretary of State on the “Today” programme yesterday morning, when she twice repeated the Government’s mantra of wanting a trade deal with the EU just like…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Leaving the EUIt is a pleasure to wind up for the Opposition with you in the Chair, Sir David. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hartlepool (Mike Hill) for the way in which he opened up our…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Leaving the EUI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s question. He is right that we have not always agreed on these issues over the last four years, but we are in roughly the same place now, in…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Leaving the EUIndeed, that is the point I was making a moment ago. The agony within the Conservative party, as it tore itself apart, was a significant delaying factor in getting the deal done.…05 Oct 2020HANSARDDangerous Cladding: Residential BuildingsThere should indeed be no excuse for delay, but a constituent of mine tells me that she and her partner are stuck between a rock and a hard place because they cannot sell their…05 Oct 2020HANSARDDangerous Cladding: Residential BuildingsWhat steps his Department is taking to ensure that dangerous cladding is removed from residential buildings of all heights.05 Oct 2020HANSARDFuture UK-EU RelationshipThe Government have said repeatedly, and I have heard the Minister say it many times, that they want a Canada-style deal. The Minister will know that Canada’s deal with the EU—the…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeMay I return to a theme that has been raised by other Members without success in terms of answers? Sheffield City Region Music Board wrote to the Culture Secretary along with…29 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeWhat assessment he has made of the potential effect on employment levels of closing the coronavirus job retention scheme.29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillNo. I have taken one intervention from the hon. Gentleman and, with respect for those wishing to speak, I will follow the injunction of the Chair and make progress. The Government…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He sums up well the seriousness of the decision before us today.21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the right hon. Member for that intervention. I would be interested to know his views on article 184 of the withdrawal agreement, which embraces the political declaration…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI rise to speak to amendments 52 to 60, which I tabled with my hon. and right hon. Friends. Together, these amendments seek to provide a solution to the mess that the Government…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am happy to give way again. I am interested to know whether the hon. Gentleman will pursue his point about the Sheffield steel industry, on which he is usually wrong.21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I think the answer was provided by the Northern Ireland Secretary when he spoke to the House on the issue and he said that—let us all…21 Sept 2020