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HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternal Allowances BillBefore I turn to the nitty-gritty of the amendments, I will address wider points that Members have made. I thank all Members for their contributions and their thoughtful remarks…11 Feb 2021HANSARDConflict, Stability and Security Fund Allocations 2020-21I wish to update the House on the progress of the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) for the Financial Year 2019/20, as well as to announce the initial regional and…28 Jan 2021HANSARDMay 2021 Local Elections: Covid-19One of the partners we are working with is public health organisations and authorities, and the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: we want to ensure that everyone, whether they…17 Dec 2020HANSARDMay 2021 Local Elections: Covid-19I thank the hon. Lady for pointing out the extreme challenges that exist to ensure that the elections can take place in a covid-secure environment. They are considerable, but they…17 Dec 2020HANSARDMay 2021 Local Elections: Covid-19The UK Government are working with local returning officers, the Electoral Commission and public health bodies to identify and resolve the challenges involved in delivering the…17 Dec 2020HANSARDElectoral FraudMinisters and officials engage with the Electoral Commission on a regular basis about work to support the effective and secure running of elections at a local and parliamentary…17 Dec 2020HANSARDMay 2021 Local Elections: Covid-19I thank the hon. Lady for raising those issues. Hopefully, we will be in a happier place when the elections arrive because of the vaccination programme, but she raises some…17 Dec 2020HANSARDElectoral FraudMy hon. Friend raises a very important issue. Let me be crystal clear: the law is absolutely clear on this. Anyone can inspect copies of the current register under supervision.…17 Dec 2020HANSARDBlind and Partially Sighted People: VotingThe Government are committed to ensuring that elections are accessible for all those eligible to vote and have been working with the Royal National Institute of Blind People to…17 Dec 2020HANSARDBlind and Partially Sighted People: VotingI thank the hon. Lady for raising this important issue and for the work she has done on improving the situation. We have been working intensively with the RNIB. Any systems and…17 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUI thank my hon. Friend for his remarks. I would say that we have compromised on a great deal. We have not been intransigent in these negotiations. We have compromised on all sorts…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUI can give my hon. Friend those assurances. Services were one area where we were very poorly served by our membership of the EU. As well as negotiating, the Department for…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUThe Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is the lead Department on that issue; I will ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to update the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUMy hon. Friend is absolutely right in what he says and I thank him for that demonstration of support for the Prime Minister and the position of the negotiating team. I think it…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUThese are serious issues and, partly because of the stresses that global trade is under with regard to the pandemic, there are other issues—for example, containers being at the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUMy hon. Friend raises two important points. I can assure him that a great deal of thought has gone into ensuring that we have the supplies and enough personnel to meet the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUThere were certainly elements of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster’s statement earlier in the week that touched on that, but the hon. Lady is absolutely right to say that…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUThe hon. Lady will know the reasons why those clauses were in the UKIM Bill. We will not compromise on the integrity of the United Kingdom. The fact that the Prime Minister made…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUI thank the hon. Lady for her question. She will know that throughout all this we have sought to provide not just the practical support that Northern Ireland businesses need, but…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and this comes to the heart of it. I cannot, I am afraid, give him any guarantees as to whether the EU will reconcile itself to those facts,…10 Dec 2020