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HANSARDUK-EU SummitMy hon. Friend is right that the three trade deals taken together do indicate that other countries want to negotiate and deal with the UK because they can see the path that we are…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI agree. I would remind the House that we have agreements in place with a number of other countries, some of which were actually negotiated by the Conservatives. I find it hard to…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWe have been clear about honouring new licences, and there is nothing in this deal that cuts across what we have said previously on that.20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe hon. Lady raises an important issue. I am not going to pretend that I have the answer in my back pocket, but I will make sure that she gets a proper, detailed answer to her…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWe will develop the plan on the youth experience scheme with our partners. We have instructed our teams to move on all fronts as quickly as we can.20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitLet me answer the hon. Member directly. The first thing was to get through the first gateway. As this is a fund that is being set up at the moment, the second gateway is to…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWe do want to attract the very best into our country and we will continue our efforts to do so. The measures that we set out yesterday will now help in that effort. They are not…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI listen to businesses on this, and they are universal in what they say about food. That is why I am surprised that the Conservative party is against a deal that brings down the…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI have set out the position in relation to how the rules will be applied. We are already aligned, but we do not get the benefit. This deal allows us to get the benefit, which is…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe scheme does provide great opportunity, and we will make sure that all those interested are able to help us in the design of it.20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitMy hon. Friend raises a really important point. The Federation of Small Businesses has come out strongly in favour of this deal because it knows the impact it will have on small…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe hon. Member will have seen how far we got yesterday, but we obviously want to move forward from there. We will look at a range of other issues. I cannot make any promise or…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI do agree. I think they are lost in the past—actually I think they are lost all together now, on a decline into oblivion. As I say, a once great party that used to support trade…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWe are not making an argument for lowering our standards, and we are proud to have high standards at the moment. We want to maintain those high standards, but there will of course…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI can. We have approached this on a serious, pragmatic basis. We have got a deal with 10 strands that massively takes our country forward. That is on top of the India deal and the…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe hon. Member raises an important point, and we will continue our discussions with others to try to resolve some of the frustrations—to which, common sense would suggest, we can…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitLet me rest on my hon. Friend’s first example, which was of cars. The India deal, which massively slashed the tariff on cars, is good for car manufacturing and good for car…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitAs the hon. Member knows, we are committed to Horizon. We will retain that commitment to research, because it is so important for our national interest.20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI learned this morning that the Deputy First Minister was in the garden at Downing Street last night. She was with businesses for a business reception. It was buzzing, because…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe principles are: bills down and jobs up, and that is exactly what this deal delivers.20 May 2025