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HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. One of the areas that I look after in the Cabinet Office is our communications. We have had a complete overhaul involving every…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUMy hon. Friend makes an extremely good point. The City of London is not just vital to the UK’s economic recovery; it is also a key institution for many nations around the world.…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUI do agree with my hon. Friend. It is vital that we get a move on with this; it is in the interests of the UK and the EU that we do so. The EU must accept that we are a sovereign…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUThe hon. Gentleman raises some important points. We will soon be able to talk in depth about border operations. I am not able to do that today, but he will not have long to wait.09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUMy right hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point that is absolutely accepted. We hope to be able to start to do that very soon indeed. In advance of that we have, as I…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUMy right hon. Friend makes a very good point, with which I agree wholeheartedly. He is also right to put the focus on rest-of-world trade. Clearly, many decisions that will be…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUThe last round of negotiations touched on all the workstreams. There was in-depth discussion across all areas, and it was very constructive on both parts, but as I outlined in my…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUOur civil servants have been working on the personnel, training and recruitment aspects of this, and on the many other aspects that will need to be put in place. There are regular…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUNo, that is not the strategy. The strategy is to escalate the pace of the negotiations, which the EU is aware is required, and make progress. As I say, in the latest rounds last…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUWe need flexibility and the ability to respond to what our economy needs. Our immigration system needs to be based on a proper understanding of our own labour market and the needs…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUAs someone whose constituency is a port, let me reassure the hon. Gentleman that I very much understand the concerns the sector has. It wants information about future operations,…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUI think that behind the political bluster there is good faith, because not only are we starting out from similar positions, as my hon. Friend points out, but a good deal is in our…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUOn that issue, but on many other issues related to law enforcement and security, the negotiations have been good and constructive. We were having discussions on those areas last…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUMy hon. Friend is damn right.09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUOf course, not only the Cabinet Office but many other Government Departments have negotiations with a wide range of stakeholders, including the unions. The British people value…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUI can give my hon. Friend that reassurance. We want a separate fisheries framework that reflects our rights in international law. Our requests are simple, reasonable and…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUOf course we are working towards a deal on those issues, and many others. On some issues we very much feel that our interests are better served by having separate agreements. The…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. It is not just that we have been in this partnership with the EU but the fact that its arrangements with other nations set the parameters…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUIt would be prudent and wise for us to prepare for every scenario, just as we have always done. We did so last year and then did not need to implement those preparations. I am…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUAll nations have an obligation to combat the appalling and dangerous trade in human beings. Britain has chosen to do that, partly because of our geographic location, by putting in…09 Jun 2020