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HANSARDTopical 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 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 2019HANSARDFinancial Services SectorAs part of the political declaration, the Government have negotiated an agreement on the future relationship for financial services that would be of greater depth than any other…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend correctly identifies that commitment in our manifesto. He will also be aware that the manifesto gives a commitment to have a deep and special partnership with the…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think what has gone well in this first phase is that we have an agreement with the EU that gives certainty to EU citizens, that respects our legal obligations and that will…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have already addressed this point. Three years after the country voted by record numbers to leave, there is a strong desire to ensure that we get on with it and do so. The Prime…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right that my Department will lead on the future trade agreement—the future economic partnership with the EU—but she will also be aware that my right hon. Friend…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the Prime Minister has already informed the House, the Department for Exiting the European Union will lead during the next phase of the negations. As the hon. Lady is well…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend, as always, is short and to the point. He correctly identifies the risk of rule taking. We talked earlier about financial services and the tax take from that…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Lady knows, there will be ample opportunity for the House to legislate during the passage of the withdrawal agreement Bill. As she also knows, there is legal…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, we have the oddity of the right hon. and learned Gentleman accusing the ministerial team of not answering the question, then pointing out that indeed we have answered it in…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat the Prime Minister was referring to, which was played out in the debate in the House yesterday, was that when the House of Commons passes a law—subject to the other place,…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman seems to confuse the winding-down arrangements—the withdrawal agreement—with a future deal. The EU has been clear: first, that any deal reached will need to…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince I last updated the House, my hon. Friend the Member for Daventry (Chris Heaton-Harris) has left the Government. I take this opportunity to pay tribute to his outstanding…04 Apr 2019HANSARDArticle 50 ExtensionThat is an odd response, if I may say so. The hon. Gentleman started by saying he was disappointed by my answer, in which I said I will follow the law and the ministerial code—I…04 Apr 2019HANSARDArticle 50 ExtensionI am very happy to confirm that, as set out in the “Ministerial Code”, Ministers will abide by the law. If the law of the land dictates a certain course of action, Ministers will,…04 Apr 2019HANSARDArticle 50 ExtensionI do not know which selective poll the right hon. Gentleman is quoting from, but in our democracy we address these issues through the ballot box. In 2016 we had in essence the…04 Apr 2019HANSARDArticle 50 ExtensionI would have thought it was logical for the hon. Gentleman to follow his manifesto, which said that he would respect the referendum result. Going back to square one and asking the…04 Apr 2019HANSARDPolitical Declaration: Dynamic Alignment on Rights and ProtectionsThere is a real inconsistency here. Night after night we are told that we should trust the votes of the House of Commons. The Prime Minister has made a commitment not to lower…04 Apr 2019HANSARDPolitical Declaration: Dynamic Alignment on Rights and ProtectionsAs the right hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer) knows, we had discussions yesterday and there will be further discussions today. I am sure that…04 Apr 2019