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HANSARDEngagementsJust for the record, I wrote to the Prime Minister on 22 December—I had not seen the SAGE advice at that stage—saying to him that if the advice indicated that there should be a…13 Jan 2021HANSARDEngagementsCan I join in the condolences expressed by the Prime Minister, I am sure on behalf of the whole of the House? Could I begin by paying tribute to all those involved in the vaccine…13 Jan 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister says that the parcels are “disgraceful”, but it should not have taken social media to shame the Prime Minister into action. Like the Education Secretary, he…13 Jan 2021HANSARDEngagementsThat is just not true. Every time I have spoken about the vaccine, I have supported it. The Prime Minister says we are balancing health restrictions and the economy, yet we ended…13 Jan 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister says that effectively two days after that PMQs the advice changed, but the truth is that the indicators were all in the wrong direction at that last PMQs. Be…13 Jan 2021HANSARDEngagementsI obviously welcome that, and urge the Prime Minister and the Government to get on with this. We are all happy to help, and there are many volunteers who are. The sooner we have…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19indicated dissent.06 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19indicated assent.06 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19I thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement and for his telephone call on Monday to update me. Can I also thank him for his kind words about my hon. Friend the…06 Jan 2021HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillThat absolutely identifies the point. He is going to vote in the hope that others will vote the other way and save him from the consequences of his own vote. That is the truth of…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillThat was about a year ago. Then it was supposed to be ready in July, then September, then November, and finally it arrived on Christmas eve. That matters, because businesses have…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillThis is typical deflection. The Prime Minister, at a press conference, told the British public that there would be “no non-tariff barriers to trade”. The answer he gave just now…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillI will in one minute. There will be checks for farmers, for our manufacturers, for customs, on rules of origin, VAT, safety and security, plant and animal health, and much more.…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillI will in just a minute. The truth is this: there will be an avalanche of checks, bureaucracy and red tape for British businesses. Every business I have spoken to knows this;…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillIt is often said that there is nothing simple about Brexit, but the choice before the House today is perfectly simple: do we implement the treaty that has been agreed with the EU…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillIn just one minute. The deal will make it harder to sell services into the EU and will create a huge disincentive for businesses to invest. The very thin agreement on short…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillThis is the nub of it. Those voting no today want yes. They want others to save them from their own vote. Voting no, wanting yes. That is the truth of the situation, and that is…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillA better one than this, for the reasons that I am about to lay out. [Interruption.] I will go into some of the detail—not too much—but if anyone believes what the Prime Minister…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillI will give way in a minute. I am going to make some progress. It is, of course, completely unacceptable that this debate is happening now—one day before the end of the transition…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillThe hon. Gentleman knows very well that it is a different vote. [Interruption.] It is a completely different vote, on a different issue.30 Dec 2020