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HANSARDEU-UK SummitI appreciate the right hon. Gentleman’s candour, and I share his views on the previous Conservative Government. I would say, however, that to have a grown-up negotiation, we have…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitThat is 100% correct. I do not think that there is any Member in this place who has not met businesses in their constituency that previously exported to Europe and heard the tales…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitAs has been said already, there is increased access for British goods into the European markets. I will come on to some others.22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitThose people are clearly delighted that the situation that the hon. Gentleman previously voted for has continued. That is how international trade works: we buy things and we sell…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK Summit“Angry, disappointed and betrayed” are the words that the chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations used to describe the Brexit deal that the hon. Gentleman…22 May 2025HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryI agree with the right hon. Gentleman about the 2006 NHS dentistry contract, which clearly needed revision. Why did his party not do that in 14 years in government?22 May 2025HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryWill the hon. Member give way?22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitA moment ago, the hon. Gentleman said he is yet to see a Japanese, Uruguayan or Australian person in Boston and Skegness. What makes him think that European young people would be…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitWhy does nearly every major supermarket disagree with the hon. Gentleman?22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitInevitably, in any deal, you have to put something on the table in order to get the benefits of that deal. Could the hon. Gentleman give me an example of a UK trade agreement…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitAs I said in an intervention, the chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations used the words “angry, disappointed and betrayed” to describe the previous…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitPerhaps we could rehash this debate. We are not here to represent just our own interests; we are here to represent the interests of our constituents. I have constituents who will…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitIt is so obvious that improved co-operation with all the countries just 20 miles off our shore can benefit our security and trade. That is what the reset is seeking to do. It is…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI am sure the Minister will answer that point in his summing up, but it is my understanding that we do not have access to facial recognition technology, which is really important…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitPerhaps the hon. Gentleman is disagreeing with the shadow Home Secretary, because I was quoting his words. Is it not also the case that Brexit ended our co-operation on policing…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI was not in the previous Conservative Government, so I cannot answer that, but it is absolutely clear that what people voted for actually got worse.22 May 2025HANSARD Youth ServicesLet us be frank: this generation has been robbed of the opportunities that it deserves. Let us think about the record of the last Government, because others have touched on it:…15 May 2025HANSARDGavi and the Global FundDoes the right hon. Lady agree that the UK’s track record on this has been quite impressive, given that other countries frankly punch below their economic weight, so this is not…15 May 2025HANSARDGavi and the Global FundI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes Central (Emily Darlington) for securing this debate. I am here to speak on behalf of my constituents who have asked me to call…15 May 2025HANSARDDefence Industries: North-EastI was lucky to go a secondary school that was sponsored by BAE systems, and we benefited from that investment. I am pleased that my hon. Friend is focusing on not only the…13 May 2025