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HANSARDSupport for FarmersThe hon. Gentleman is right to highlight an under-discussed area of policy. Some Members want only to talk down the opportunities of Brexit, rather than to talk about what we can…16 May 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Public VoteAs the hon. Gentleman should know, part of the reason we have been having discussions with his Front-Bench colleagues is to look at how the legislation might evolve to take on…16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe only myopic obsession is the Scottish National party’s obsession with an independence referendum. The hon. Gentleman says it is the Government’s obsession, but it is the…16 May 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Public VoteAgain, the hon. Gentleman will need to look at the Bill when it comes forward. What we voted for on previous occasions was a meaningful vote. We have been in discussions with…16 May 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Public VoteI am sure my hon. Friend will agree with me that we have had a people’s vote. It was won in 2016 and that was reflected in the Labour party’s manifesto. Once again, we hear Labour…16 May 2019HANSARDSecurityMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that there is a shared interest between the UK and the European Union in close collaboration on security. He is right that the UK is the only…16 May 2019HANSARDNHSMy hon. Friend is right to say that we need a strong economy to have a strong NHS. The option set out in the economic analysis that was published by the Treasury in November makes…16 May 2019HANSARDNHSIt is quite remarkable that the hon. Lady makes no mention of the five new medical schools that this Government have committed to, of the record expansion in doctor training that…16 May 2019HANSARDCustoms UnionThere is nothing elusive about the text of the political declaration, which makes it clear that the Government can negotiate the benefits of a customs arrangement alongside an…16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince our last questions session, over the past six weeks the Government and the Opposition have held constructive meetings. The Prime Minister met the Leader of the Opposition…16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can absolutely confirm to my hon. Friend that planning is continuing for no deal and that funding is allocated. It is important for the Government to use the time that we have…16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman seems to be saying that the people in those communities that voted to leave should not be trusted with their vote, but that is not what he says at a general…16 May 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Public VoteIt is not only that I do not agree; the hon. Lady’s own Front-Bench colleagues do not agree. She says that a public vote is the only way, but that is not the current policy of her…16 May 2019HANSARDNHSThe hon. Lady is right that it is her job to challenge the Government, and unfortunately for Government Members she usually does that more effectively than we would like her to.…16 May 2019HANSARDSupport for FarmersI continue to have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues across government. As my hon. Friend will be aware, we have pledged to commit the same cash total in funds for…16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe talks with the Opposition Front Bench team have been going on for over six weeks, and the House has now looked at the meaningful vote on three occasions and made its view…16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI fear that we are straying slightly into territory that is not primarily relevant to the legislation we will be considering after the recess. My gym attendance is a bit like my…16 May 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Public VoteI have regular discussions with my ministerial colleagues, but those discussions are always short because we agree that it would be a bad idea.16 May 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Public VoteWell now, what is always glaring from SNP Members is their desire to overturn democratic decisions. They did this on the referendum in 2014 and they want to do it on the…16 May 2019HANSARDSupport for FarmersFirst, may I join the Prime Minister in recognising the hon. Gentleman’s service? He said at Prime Minister’s questions yesterday that he was a Eurosceptic when he came into the…16 May 2019