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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI very much do not hold the devolution settlement in contempt. It is right that we work together. I believe that the UK is stronger together. It is important that we give Scottish…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am grateful for that typically wise intervention. I am happy to provide that confirmation. Amendment 1 provides absolute privilege against defamation for the Competition and…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank my right hon. Friend. It is right that he gets to speak as it is about his amendment. He is trying to be helpful in this regard, and I know that Ministers in the other…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI will happily give way to the Member who talked that amendment. [Interruption.]29 Sept 2020HANSARDEmployment PracticesWe work closely with the enforcement body to make sure that it can do its job and we resource it accordingly. We are also looking to the long term to see what more we can do for…29 Sept 2020HANSARDEmployment PracticesAny discrimination when selecting people for redundancy would be not only wrong, but unlawful. Employees with the necessary qualifying service can bring a claim to an employment…29 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market BillSpending from the UK Government will be complementary to that coming from the Scottish Government. We want to add to that and to make sure that the UK economy can flourish.…29 Sept 2020HANSARDBusinesses and Covid-19We have handed out £11 billion-worth of cash grants to businesses across the country. In terms of the underspend, the under-allocation varied by local authorities and how much…29 Sept 2020HANSARDBusinesses and Covid-19The Government have put in £160 billion-worth of support, wrapping our arms around as much of the economy as we can. We have put off business rates for these businesses. We have…29 Sept 2020HANSARDBusinesses and Covid-19I am not sure where the Government sources are coming from. As I say, lives are absolutely first in our priorities; we are trying to make sure that we can stop the transmission of…29 Sept 2020HANSARDBusinesses and Covid-19I have met nightclub representatives and people who run nightclubs. I have met with Sacha Lord and other people who work with the elected Mayors. We have set up a nightclub…29 Sept 2020HANSARDBusinesses and Covid-19Ministerial colleagues and I have engaged closely with affected sectors throughout the covid-19 pandemic. Recently, I have had meetings with representatives of the retail,…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIs getting more power.29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank everybody who has spoken in the debate, and I once again thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have engaged with the Bill during its stages. This is likely to be my…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI know that a number of people want to speak. I hope that I have set out the rationale for the Government’s amendments to the Bill, and that hon. Members will support them. I…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Gentleman keeps wanting to intervene. At least he has had the decency to put his name down on the speakers list this time, so maybe he will have a chance to make his…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI will not give way at the moment. Part 6 of the Bill, which includes clauses 46 and 47, helps us to achieve that. This part of the Bill confers a power to ensure that the UK…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWe have been quite clear in the approach that we have taken in terms of the human rights impact, so I am confident that the Secretary of State has talked about that.29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank my right hon. Friend for the opportunity to absolutely agree with him that this gives us a great opportunity to come together as the United Kingdom, to give that sense of…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI will turn to new clause 7 in a second, but clearly we will treat Northern Ireland equally. Amendments 2 to 11, 24, 27, 28 and 35 to 38 are technical changes to remove sources of…29 Sept 2020