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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThat is certainly an additional answer.21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe right hon. Gentleman came back at me on the quote I gave about trust. That quote was from the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, and it was about trust in relation to the…21 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI rise both to reflect on today’s debate and to speak to amendments 14, 15 and 16, which are tabled in my name and those of my hon. and right hon. Friends. In doing so, I hope to…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am happy to take that point, because I would have imagined that the consultation that the Government promised but have failed to deliver would have at its heart real engagement…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Exporters: Covid-19The Minister will know that businesses are concerned about the double disruption of covid and the end of the Brexit transition. The Government said that they would secure the…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for taking this point of order, because it relates to the questions that we have just heard. In answer to my question on rolling over…03 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will know that on Friday, the Royal College of Nursing launched a campaign for a 12.5% pay increase, which would do only a little more than restore real pay…01 Sept 2020HANSARDGovernment Planning: End of the Transition PeriodContinuing on the theme of lorries, the Government’s border operating model sets out the obstacles to trade from 1 January, but it promises jam tomorrow on support for businesses.…16 Jul 2020HANSARDGovernment Planning: End of the Transition PeriodI am afraid the right hon. Gentleman dodged giving a direct answer yet again. Ambiguity and confused messaging are becoming a trademark of this Government, and his answer…16 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipGo on then.15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am just reflecting on “something else”. I am pleased to be able to respond to the debate and remind the House that when we debated the…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipMy hon. Friend is right to have that fear, because the experience over the past months demonstrates that there is not the real consultation that there needs to be. The Government…15 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsOn Monday, in announcing new immigration rules that will prevent people coming to work in social care, Ministers said that care workers should be paid more. That is right —they…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI have elaborated on our position clearly: we expect the Government to deliver on the deal that they promised the British people. I understand the anxiety among those on the…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipThere is great concern and great appetite to have a serious discussion about the negotiations on the future relationship with the European Union. We have brought the Chancellor of…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI would have thought that the hon. Gentleman might want to hear my point.15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipThe nature of these interventions indicates why it does not seem that the SNP is serious about having a debate about the actual negotiations on which the future of our country is…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU Relationshipindicated dissent .15 Jul 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. He is absolutely right. It is not simply the case that alternatives to detention are more humane; they are more efficient, more…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThere is clearly much to comment on in this Bill, but I rise specifically to speak in support of new clause 7 and to commend the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr…30 Jun 2020