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HANSARDExports: No DealThis is the first opportunity I have had since my right hon. Friend left the Government to pay tribute to the work that he did as a senior Minister, in particular, if I may say…05 Sept 2019HANSARDExports: No DealWe have a ministerial meeting, chaired by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which is tasked each day with looking at specific issues. My focus—as Chair of the Exiting the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDNo DealI pay tribute to my hon. Friend. Despite some misgivings and the way that he campaigned during the referendum, he has consistently voted for a deal, and he was consistently…05 Sept 2019HANSARDNo DealAs the hon. Gentleman says, the Government want to leave with a deal. We also know that Labour Members do not want a deal, they are not prepared to leave with no deal, and…05 Sept 2019HANSARDNo DealNo. What is staggering about the hon. Gentleman’s question is his—05 Sept 2019HANSARDEthanol Imports: Tariff ScheduleAs I said, we have not only put in place an additional procurement framework in terms of capacity, but we have procured an express freight service to deliver small consignments on…05 Sept 2019HANSARDNo DealMay I join you, Mr Speaker, in welcoming the hon. Lady and paying tribute to her maiden speech yesterday? I thought she spoke with great distinction. The specific issues…05 Sept 2019HANSARDSupply of Medicines: No DealThe hon. Gentleman does not reflect the reality of the significant preparation that the industry has done over the last three years, and I pay tribute to it for that. For example,…05 Sept 2019HANSARDSupply of Medicines: No DealI would say that we should not be scaring people unnecessarily. The Government have put in place a framework to ensure supply. We have also put in place an express freight…05 Sept 2019HANSARDSupply of Medicines: No DealI was a Health Minister, and as part of business as usual there are always issues of supply, usually with around up to 50 lines. We have had it in the last few weeks with HRT,…05 Sept 2019HANSARDExports: No DealThe Government have prioritised flow of goods at the border and put in place a range of easements to support that fluidity.05 Sept 2019HANSARDExports: No DealMy hon. Friend is right that there are a number of things businesses need to do. That is exactly the purpose behind the public information campaign that we have launched to…05 Sept 2019HANSARDExports: No DealA huge amount of information has already been published, not least in the form of the technical notices that the Government have issued. However, I fear—this may be a rare area of…05 Sept 2019HANSARDNo DealThe Government are committed to leaving the European Union on 31 October, whatever the circumstances. We would prefer to leave with a deal, but to achieve that the EU must be…05 Sept 2019HANSARDNo DealIf the hon. Lady will give me a moment, I was just coming on to do precisely that. The point at issue is whether the UK is, as a sovereign state, able to determine its own laws…05 Sept 2019HANSARDNo DealMy right hon. Friend tempts me, with his knowledge of the relevant box sets, into dangerous territory. The Prime Minister does have clarity on what he is seeking in the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think the hon. Lady would agree that there is more than one voice in Tooting. I am sure there will be a range of voices, as indeed there is, but I do not resile from the fact…05 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises a specific issue and, as a former Economic Secretary to the Treasury, I know the markets take a keen interest in such discussions. If I may, I will ask the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur commitments were set out in the letter to President Tusk. It contains our commitment to the Belfast/Good Friday agreement, which includes putting no infrastructure at the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs was covered earlier in the question session, a huge amount of work has been done by the Department of Health and Social Care, including on additional procurement capacity and…05 Sept 2019