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HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodAs I have stated, all Members have special information that has been put together to help signpost any inquiries that come to their offices, but clearly we have put in place a…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodOur position is exactly in line with the existing precedent of the EU’s current fisheries agreement with Norway. We now have a seat at the forums that decide these matters—we have…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI am tempted to say no, no, no. I think my hon. Friend makes a very good point. We know that delaying negotiations—extending the period of negotiations—is not a possibility now,…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI am sure that the hon. Gentleman has done his homework and done his best to help his constituent. I do not know whether he has used the toolkit that was sent to his casework team…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI would ask the hon. Gentleman to reflect on why he thinks that our nation, collectively and together, voted to leave the EU. I am sure there was a range of issues. Some were…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI am not hinting at that, although it would be jolly nice. In my opening response, I outlined what I am expecting to happen this afternoon in terms of the Prime Minister’s…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI am sorry to hear about the plight of the hon. Lady’s constituent. As I have reiterated many times before, I am available every day on covid or Brexit issues, if hon. Members…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI agree with my hon. Friend that it only makes sense to keep one’s powder dry if one is prepared to accept no deal, but the position of the Opposition is a matter for them—I just…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodYes, I can give the hon. Gentleman those assurances. Although we are talking about issues that are extremely difficult, particularly the three issues that I alluded to earlier,…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI can give my hon. Friend those assurances. The Prime Minister has been very clear on this point, and it is something that the EU negotiating team will be fully apprised of.07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodThe right hon. Gentleman makes very good points that he has made many times over. The level playing field is the most difficult issue facing the negotiating teams at the moment,…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI am grateful for this opportunity to update the House on the progress of our negotiations with the European Union. Intensive talks continue. In fact, the United Kingdom’s…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments, and for saving my breath in saying that again. He is absolutely right. I think it has been a difficulty on the EU side to come to…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodQuite right. We have as a nation been on a rollercoaster over the past few years, and the British people have been absolutely resolved, as demonstrated at the last general…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI think that the trust for which the United Kingdom is renowned is deep. I think it is very well understood that the moves the Government have taken with regard to the United…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI agree with my right hon. Friend absolutely. It is one thing I have never accepted about what has been said about the EU’s negotiating position. I do not believe that member…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI can give my hon. Friend those assurances. The Prime Minister has been very clear on that point and the EU negotiating team will recognise that it is a point from which we will…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI agree with all the points that my hon. Friend has made. I can assure him, from my involvement in the negotiations and keeping our partners informed, that all those issues with…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodThere are many potential problems, but those problems have been methodically thought through. As I say, they range from administrative issues that the right hon. Gentleman refers…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodAs I said, information about tariffs has been published on gov.uk. What I would say to the hon. Gentleman is that we are negotiating to ensure that we can get a deal. I understand…07 Dec 2020