:00:00. > :00:00.Parliament. Do join me for a round-up of the day in both Houses
:00:00. > :00:00.of Parliament at 11pm tonight, but first we have questions to the
:00:00. > :00:13.Secretary of State Brexiting the EU, David Davis. The artificial ear was
:00:14. > :00:16.the strongest on record and more Europeans say they are more likely
:00:17. > :00:24.to visit the UK rather than lessens the referendum. Southend is a
:00:25. > :00:31.wonderful tourist destination. The longest pleasure appear in the
:00:32. > :00:35.world. An airport with 26 international destinations. Southend
:00:36. > :00:40.Airport does not do Brussels but it does to Europe. With the Minister
:00:41. > :00:45.agreed to come to Southend to discuss how a new Britain can do the
:00:46. > :00:51.European Union and Britain are good job globally with trade with nation
:00:52. > :00:54.states? He raises an important point, both about regional aviation
:00:55. > :01:02.and the part of the world he represents. It is a part of the
:01:03. > :01:08.world that is now for its sense. We are working to ensure the best
:01:09. > :01:11.possible liberal access to European aviation markets and seeking to
:01:12. > :01:18.replicate third country arrangements with the US and Canada. I would be
:01:19. > :01:24.delighted to meet with my honourable friend to discuss how we could boost
:01:25. > :01:28.tourism and Southend. Tourism employs 12,000 people in Norwich,
:01:29. > :01:33.with the value of the sector has grown 87% in the last ten years and
:01:34. > :01:38.it is our top ten destination. That is a quarter of the city's
:01:39. > :01:41.employment. Well my are friend reassure me that the position of
:01:42. > :01:45.staffs who may be from other European countries will be a
:01:46. > :01:50.priority to him and that in seeking a strong future, especially for
:01:51. > :01:53.young people, the Government will address the skills that British
:01:54. > :02:00.workers could develop to offer Norwich's growing tourism industry.
:02:01. > :02:03.As the Prime Minister is said it is right that tourism and hospitality
:02:04. > :02:07.can access the skills they need from the EU and we make sure young people
:02:08. > :02:21.in the UK have the race goes to work in the sector. I know she will
:02:22. > :02:28.continue to support tourism. Tourism requires airport is to be open to
:02:29. > :02:34.people. Getting an early deal is off the art most priority. Stansted
:02:35. > :02:39.Airport said that no deal will mean no flights. What assessment has been
:02:40. > :02:45.made to the costs of the British students industry for no deal. We
:02:46. > :02:51.have the largest aviation network in Europe and the third largest in the
:02:52. > :02:55.world, handling to appoint 3 million tonnes of cargo last year. We are
:02:56. > :02:58.working closely with the industry and reassure the securing a deal on
:02:59. > :03:07.aviation will be in the interests of the UK and the US. Many businesses
:03:08. > :03:13.in rural areas have diversified stem recent years into short-term holiday
:03:14. > :03:18.lets, many of which are taken by members from the European Union
:03:19. > :03:21.coming over for short-term stays. There are concerns that after we
:03:22. > :03:28.leave the EU that could be a downturn in this. Can you give us an
:03:29. > :03:32.assurance that any deal with the EU goal remained freedom for people to
:03:33. > :03:40.come short time? There will be no Visa requirements for them to come
:03:41. > :03:44.to the UK for short-term stay? And recognise the importance of the
:03:45. > :03:47.issue in having met with the Scottish hospitality sector Job my
:03:48. > :03:52.last visit in Scotland I discuss some of these issues with them. We
:03:53. > :03:55.want to ensure the visitors from Europe can continue to come to the
:03:56. > :04:00.UK and spend the money here and we have the best access for tourists in
:04:01. > :04:05.both directions. That will be subject to negotiation. Southampton
:04:06. > :04:11.Airport in my constituency provides regular flights to Amsterdam to over
:04:12. > :04:17.55 African nations, driving bilateral trade. What is his
:04:18. > :04:21.department doing to promote similar initiatives that will bring benefits
:04:22. > :04:29.to the UK economy ready from leaving the EU? The honourable lady is
:04:30. > :04:32.correct champion the aviation industry in her constituency and the
:04:33. > :04:36.UK will continue to want to trade with Europe and the wider world.
:04:37. > :04:45.Having strong aviation links a liberal access to aviation will be
:04:46. > :04:49.part of that. Tourism in northern Ireland attracts four and a half
:04:50. > :04:56.million visitors. The aim is to double that by 2020 using the City
:04:57. > :05:02.of Culture. To achieve this goal, can the Minister outline the
:05:03. > :05:06.strategy for the incorporation of the UK wide tourism industry what
:05:07. > :05:12.support has been offered? I have been working closely with the CMS to
:05:13. > :05:18.make sure we have the best approach to selling the UK brand around the
:05:19. > :05:22.world. I recognise Northern Ireland has a fantastic tourist industry and
:05:23. > :05:25.I was elated to meet with representatives of the Northern
:05:26. > :05:30.Irish hospitality team and I was there last autumn. Some of the
:05:31. > :05:38.finest parts of the Peak District national park are in Staffordshire,
:05:39. > :05:41.many beautiful places. One of the skills are young people need to be
:05:42. > :05:45.can benefit from the tourism industry is the teaching of
:05:46. > :05:48.languages. What is my honourable friend doing together with the
:05:49. > :05:55.education department to ensure this is a priority? I rubble friend is a
:05:56. > :05:59.great champion for as local area and is right to raise this issue. We
:06:00. > :06:05.have discussed this with the tourism and hospitality industry. We're
:06:06. > :06:10.looking at how we might be able to continuing the agent with you as
:06:11. > :06:14.most in the future but there are other ways they need to boost our
:06:15. > :06:19.domestic skills and pasting languages will be very important to
:06:20. > :06:25.our global Britain. Tourism is the main catalyst for economic
:06:26. > :06:28.development in my constituency. How will cross-border tourism trade be
:06:29. > :06:33.nurtured and financially protected in the face of the challenges from
:06:34. > :06:42.Brexit and because the Republic of Ireland has a 9% rate of that on to
:06:43. > :06:46.lose and 20% of my constituency? Whenever how's per it is in these
:06:47. > :06:51.negotiations across our whole strategy of Brexiting the European
:06:52. > :06:54.Union is to secure a soft border and to make sure that is a return to the
:06:55. > :07:00.hard borders of the past and to make sure that that economic prosperity
:07:01. > :07:06.continues, that those bodies can be in place. This is an issue that we
:07:07. > :07:12.will continue to engage on and we will continue to promote excellent
:07:13. > :07:16.tourism in Northern Ireland. The ministers of the aware that a record
:07:17. > :07:22.number of receives visitors came to the UK in the last 12 month period.
:07:23. > :07:30.70% of those came from there. Those figures show that the UK might be
:07:31. > :07:35.leaving the EU, but we are open to visitors from the EU and the rest of
:07:36. > :07:39.the world. I agree with my rubble friend and neighbour. Can I thank
:07:40. > :07:42.him for all the work he has sunk to make sure our department guessing to
:07:43. > :07:54.hear directly from the tourism hospitality industry across the UK.
:07:55. > :07:58.With your permission, I will answer questions four and 11 together. The
:07:59. > :08:05.Northern Ireland consecutive have participated in joint ministerial
:08:06. > :08:08.procedures to discuss our clients are excellent and to ensure we
:08:09. > :08:14.deliver a plan that works for the whole of the UK. Want to see the
:08:15. > :08:16.political situation in Northern Ireland resolved. That is what the
:08:17. > :08:23.Secretary of State is working hard to achieve. Can I thank you for your
:08:24. > :08:26.interest in Northern Ireland and coming over to visit on a number of
:08:27. > :08:33.occasions, including in my constituency. Mike insurgency has a
:08:34. > :08:40.land border with the Republic of Ireland. How can you ensure that is
:08:41. > :08:42.further good cooperation as Brexit negotiations continue, particularly
:08:43. > :08:49.in the absence of the Northern Ireland executive. The Secretary of
:08:50. > :08:52.State for Northern Ireland and the Prime Minister committed to ensuring
:08:53. > :08:55.that has established a negotiating position the unique interests of
:08:56. > :08:58.Northern Ireland are protected and advance. They have a clearer
:08:59. > :09:04.understanding of the range of views from a course Northern Ireland will
:09:05. > :09:06.continue to champion is interest in the coming months. We remain
:09:07. > :09:10.committed to working with all parties and an executive in the
:09:11. > :09:13.months ahead despite forever to ensure we deliver a good deal for
:09:14. > :09:23.the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland. May I thank the
:09:24. > :09:25.Minister for all his hard work. In recent weeks there have been many
:09:26. > :09:31.discussions in Northern Ireland regarding electoral pacts. A bid to
:09:32. > :09:35.block Brexit, as if the decision can be rice. With the Minister agree
:09:36. > :09:41.with me is that the efforts of all parties would be better put together
:09:42. > :09:48.in achieving the best outcome for Brexit and Northern Ireland?
:09:49. > :09:53.Absolutely. One of the strengths of our electoral system is allows
:09:54. > :09:58.people to choose the best candidate to represent them, not stitch ups
:09:59. > :10:01.between politicians and parties. I campaigned on the remain said during
:10:02. > :10:07.the referendum, but I am working as hard as it can to make the decision
:10:08. > :10:11.of the UK is success. I think voters should represent about whether their
:10:12. > :10:14.representatives are working constructively to get the best
:10:15. > :10:19.outcome for their constituencies and the UK, rather than deals behind
:10:20. > :10:22.closed doors. Come I are both friend assure the House that he will do his
:10:23. > :10:27.utmost to ensure the United Kingdom withdrawing from the EE does not
:10:28. > :10:32.disrupt peace on the island of Ireland. He is right to raise this
:10:33. > :10:38.point and we must continually work to make sure we protect the peace
:10:39. > :10:43.agreement that underpins it. Because some unique relationship between the
:10:44. > :10:50.UK and the Republic of Ireland, which I think is a better state than
:10:51. > :10:54.it has been in decades. Number five, please, sir.
:10:55. > :11:00.We want to ensure that UK companies have the maximum freedom to trade
:11:01. > :11:04.with and operating in European markets and let European businesses
:11:05. > :11:07.do the same. Financial services is an area where a bold and ambitious
:11:08. > :11:10.trade agreement will be sold and we will talk to the industry as we
:11:11. > :11:14.prepare for negotiations, making clear that we can do validation
:11:15. > :11:18.payment will be important to minimise disruption. The Great
:11:19. > :11:22.Repeal Bill will prepare the ground for exits on the date really do it
:11:23. > :11:25.as little disruption, as much certainty and continuity as
:11:26. > :11:29.possible, and a strong government would be best placed to deliver
:11:30. > :11:33.this. I'm grateful for the contribution that the government
:11:34. > :11:37.intend that the financial services should be in the free trade
:11:38. > :11:40.agreement. Willie confirmed we will negotiate to ensure maximum access
:11:41. > :11:47.for a licence firms on the basis of mutual recognition? My honourable
:11:48. > :11:52.friend is absolutely right. As Brogue Kick Rick we are
:11:53. > :12:00.-- as a priority we are pursuing this agreement. We know our European
:12:01. > :12:05.neighbours have a stake in this because we know that they don't want
:12:06. > :12:08.to lose access to financial services of the City of London. One
:12:09. > :12:12.adjustable addict is important for the UK and the whole of Europe and
:12:13. > :12:17.it is one of the reasons we want to reach a deal with EU on financial
:12:18. > :12:20.services. We will seek to establish strong arrangement with the EU and
:12:21. > :12:23.will continue to support and implement napped -- international
:12:24. > :12:30.standards to safely serve the European, you get a global economy.
:12:31. > :12:39.Will the Minister stop reading his brief and read from the heart?
:12:40. > :12:48.I have a large number of people in the National Health Service with the
:12:49. > :12:51.cruel closure of the Huddersfield infirmary that this government is
:12:52. > :12:57.doing nothing to stop. Can't he do something about the financial sector
:12:58. > :13:06.workers and health workers with the EU catastrophe arriving? Mr Speaker,
:13:07. > :13:11.I am delighted it is a government that is standing up for every sector
:13:12. > :13:14.of our economy including the financial services sector. The
:13:15. > :13:18.honourable gentleman put up that this sector does not just met in
:13:19. > :13:24.London but because the country and we will fight for those jobs as
:13:25. > :13:32.every Labour government in history has destroyed jobs. Was my write an
:13:33. > :13:37.over friend impressed as I was by the new spirit witnessed at the
:13:38. > :13:46.prosperity UK conference yesterday where the Secretary of State spoke
:13:47. > :13:50.so inspirational? I'm grateful for my honourable friend's question and
:13:51. > :13:55.of course we welcome the engagement of so many businesses from across
:13:56. > :14:01.sectors in making this process the greatest success that it can be. I
:14:02. > :14:06.hope you will indulge me for a moment when I took my oath you told
:14:07. > :14:11.me that my voice would be heard in this chamber and you have kept your
:14:12. > :14:19.word. You have been a champion and I thank you for that. At the start of
:14:20. > :14:25.this week the EU 27 firm Abera Brexit guidelines and stated that
:14:26. > :14:28.any future framework should safeguard financial stability in the
:14:29. > :14:34.union and respect its regulatory and supervisory standards regime and
:14:35. > :14:40.application. After this major blow to the Prime Minister's unworkable
:14:41. > :14:46.plans for our hard Brexit, how do we expect to see a change in the
:14:47. > :14:51.Conservative manifesto...? Can I welcome the honourable lady's
:14:52. > :14:54.question because as I said in my answer previously, we recognise the
:14:55. > :14:59.importance of financial stability for the whole of Europe including
:15:00. > :15:02.the UK and of reaching a deal with our European counterparts. What I
:15:03. > :15:05.meant with the financial services industry in Scotland to talk about
:15:06. > :15:10.these matters they were very clear on the importance of it and also on
:15:11. > :15:15.the vast importance of the United Kingdom market for Scottish
:15:16. > :15:20.financial services. What assessment does my honourable friend make up
:15:21. > :15:27.the French government warnings that the city should continue to be
:15:28. > :15:30.overseen by EU regulators? I would say to my honourable friend that we
:15:31. > :15:34.recognise the importance of regulatory oversight and the mutual
:15:35. > :15:38.revelatory understanding as we move toward a trade agreement with the
:15:39. > :15:42.EU. But one of the things I have learned whilst doing this job is the
:15:43. > :15:45.huge respect in which UK regulators are held around the whole of Europe
:15:46. > :15:50.and we have some of the best financial regulators in the world.
:15:51. > :15:56.What assessment has the Minister been able to make about the loss of
:15:57. > :16:03.the European banking authority and what impact that might have on the
:16:04. > :16:05.financial services sector? The future of European agencies is of
:16:06. > :16:10.course a subject for the negotiations to come but I've no
:16:11. > :16:15.doubt that the UK will continue to be a global centre of the financial
:16:16. > :16:24.services and for leading the conversation into the regulation of
:16:25. > :16:28.financial services in years to come. Financial services are important to
:16:29. > :16:32.the economy in my constituency and I welcome all my honourable friend's
:16:33. > :16:36.comments. Would he agree with me that it is in Europe's interests
:16:37. > :16:40.that they should have a good deal here because they are going to need
:16:41. > :16:44.access to the City of London, it is not the UK which has a banking
:16:45. > :16:49.crisis at the moment. My honourable friend is right both in drawing
:16:50. > :16:51.attention to the importance of financial services across the whole
:16:52. > :16:56.country and that this is about the mutual interests of the UK and EU.
:16:57. > :17:00.We want a deal that works for both and access to the global leading
:17:01. > :17:06.financial markets in London will be as important for the other side in
:17:07. > :17:10.this negotiation as it is for us. Last month the Secretary of State
:17:11. > :17:13.confirm to the Brexit select committee that exiting the EU on WTO
:17:14. > :17:18.terms would mean an end to passporting writes. Does degree that
:17:19. > :17:22.would be for our financial services sector and all those who work in it
:17:23. > :17:27.and if so, does he agree that no deal is not a viable option for the
:17:28. > :17:30.financial services sector? As a priority we are pursuing the most
:17:31. > :17:35.ambitious trade agreement that has been achieved with the EU and that
:17:36. > :17:38.is in greater scope and omission than any before. We think that the
:17:39. > :17:43.financial services market access and access the European firms to the UK
:17:44. > :17:46.and vice versa is hugely important and that is what we're focused on.
:17:47. > :17:50.But let me say to the honourable gentleman that the position of his
:17:51. > :17:53.party that any deal is better than no deal is an absurdity when it
:17:54. > :17:58.comes to defending the national interests. We need to get the right
:17:59. > :18:01.deal and to be able to say to the other side that if they don't offer
:18:02. > :18:05.us the right deal the UK will manage and take the right steps and protect
:18:06. > :18:10.itself. Of course our focus should be on the best deal. The latest
:18:11. > :18:15.draft EU negotiating guidelines discussed on Monday suggest that the
:18:16. > :18:19.financial services would be separated from any agreement on our
:18:20. > :18:24.future trade deal. If the government cannot secure the safety and
:18:25. > :18:30.certainty of the financial services sector as part of any agreement,
:18:31. > :18:35.what is their back-up plan? I would say to the honourable gentleman that
:18:36. > :18:39.we don't write the guidelines but we recognise financial services will be
:18:40. > :18:44.part of of deal. We talked about this, they have not ruled it out,
:18:45. > :18:47.they said they don't want to do separate sectoral deals and nor do
:18:48. > :18:52.we, we want the most competent to deal agreement and that Jude include
:18:53. > :19:01.financial services. Question number six. I will start by disappointing
:19:02. > :19:07.the member for Huddersfield and stick to my brief! The White Paper
:19:08. > :19:12.published on the 30th of March set out that the employment and workers'
:19:13. > :19:17.rights under EU law will continue to be available in the UK law after we
:19:18. > :19:20.have left the EU will step since the Great Repeal Bill will convert EU
:19:21. > :19:24.law into domestic law. This will give certainty and continuity to
:19:25. > :19:30.employees and employers alike creating stability in which the UK
:19:31. > :19:34.can grow and thrive. I'm grateful to the Secretary of State for that
:19:35. > :19:38.answer, since the health and morals of apprentices act it is the
:19:39. > :19:42.conservatives who first protectors work is right and put those
:19:43. > :19:46.predictions onto the statute book. We'll be Secretary of State confirm
:19:47. > :19:50.that post Brexit we will continue to do so but not only to protect them
:19:51. > :19:56.but also to enhance them, proving that we are the real workers party?
:19:57. > :20:09.I have to say I had not expected references to 1802? The very first
:20:10. > :20:14.piece of employment legislation in this house brought in by a
:20:15. > :20:18.Conservative government long before the Labour Party existed. I suspect
:20:19. > :20:24.we will be bringing them long after they cease to exist. He is
:20:25. > :20:32.absolutely right, we will continue to protect workers' rights and the
:20:33. > :20:38.Prime Minister has made it plain not just that we will protect them which
:20:39. > :20:42.was the line I started last year, when I took this job, but we will
:20:43. > :20:48.expand them and she has appointed the Taylor commission under Matthew
:20:49. > :20:51.Taylor with the explicit aim of ensuring that these rights are
:20:52. > :20:57.appropriate to the modern age and protect people in the modern age.
:20:58. > :21:00.All the evidence shows that the productivity and well-being of
:21:01. > :21:05.workers including those in the NHS is still awaiting that ?350 million
:21:06. > :21:09.a week as promised by the Leave campaign is improved by public days.
:21:10. > :21:14.Would you not agree that having an additional four as we propose,
:21:15. > :21:18.although still short of what they have in Finland and Spain which is
:21:19. > :21:23.14 and 15, would bring us into line with the European average of 12? At
:21:24. > :21:31.the moment we only have eight. It is an example of how... I think we have
:21:32. > :21:36.got the gist, the thrust of it has been communicated! The short answer
:21:37. > :21:39.is no but the more elaborate answer is that we have employment rights in
:21:40. > :21:45.this country which are better across-the-board than that European
:21:46. > :21:50.Union minimum and this is true of mandatory holidays and annual
:21:51. > :21:54.holidays and of maternity rights to give just two examples. I'm afraid
:21:55. > :22:01.we don't have an awful lot to learn from the EU in that respect. Mr
:22:02. > :22:07.Speaker, after these questions we go into a general election that, at the
:22:08. > :22:09.EU has already said, will make little difference to the
:22:10. > :22:13.negotiations and it has more to do with exploiting a civil war on the
:22:14. > :22:17.Labour benches and preventing another civil war on the Tory
:22:18. > :22:21.benches. In terms of workers' rights, what about those who are
:22:22. > :22:25.currently in work? This week the NGO announced they could be 100 job
:22:26. > :22:31.losses in Scotland with the union describing it as a company hedging
:22:32. > :22:37.their bets over Brexit and the government has been asleep at the
:22:38. > :22:43.wheel -- Diageo announced. We just need one sentence, spit it out. Job
:22:44. > :22:48.losses is very important and in terms of job losses will bets be a
:22:49. > :22:53.priority? The first thing I would say suppose if that is one thing I
:22:54. > :23:04.should take lectures from the SNP on it is promoting civil conflict! In
:23:05. > :23:09.terms... In terms of the question he put, is it a priority the promotion
:23:10. > :23:16.of the economy and the answer is yes. The reason why the SNP is out
:23:17. > :23:23.polling the Tories so highly if they are united in getting behind... And
:23:24. > :23:27.getting decent deal in Europe. The Secretary of State has put aside
:23:28. > :23:30.these negotiations for narrow political benefit that he would have
:23:31. > :23:37.in Scotland, what is he going to do about these threats to jobs? We will
:23:38. > :23:41.seek the best possible deal to maintain a relationship with the
:23:42. > :23:44.European Union and over and above that the best possible Beale the
:23:45. > :23:52.rest of the world where we already get 60% of our exports from. My
:23:53. > :23:55.department is responsible for overseeing negotiations to leave the
:23:56. > :23:59.EU and establishing the future relationship between a global
:24:00. > :24:02.Britain at the EU but it is working hand-in-hand with the Department for
:24:03. > :24:06.International Trade as we seek deep partnership with the EU and
:24:07. > :24:12.comparative trade agreement. The Great Repeal Bill will ensure a
:24:13. > :24:14.smooth and exit and laws will continue to apply wherever
:24:15. > :24:19.practicable. The negotiation on the future relation with Britain will be
:24:20. > :24:24.unlike any before because both sides will start from the exact
:24:25. > :24:28.equivalent. When it comes to these negotiations is it his intention to
:24:29. > :24:33.recruit an embed outside talent and expertise in different sectors to
:24:34. > :24:39.reinforce and bolster their own civil service teams? Has this
:24:40. > :24:43.outreach programme started? I can assure my honourable friend that we
:24:44. > :24:46.have been doing that outreach and both the Department of International
:24:47. > :24:51.trade and ourselves have been bringing egging expertise from
:24:52. > :24:59.across the civil service and the errors of the private sector -- have
:25:00. > :25:03.been bringing in expertise. In the last three months I have asked
:25:04. > :25:07.ministers six times how the government plans to extract is from
:25:08. > :25:11.the European Economic Area. Not once have I got a straight answer.
:25:12. > :25:16.Throwing away our membership of the single market with no plan for a
:25:17. > :25:22.vote in Parliament is the single largest act of economic self harm
:25:23. > :25:29.and democratic nihilism I can imagine. In which year that the
:25:30. > :25:33.minister believe we should come out of the European Economic Area and
:25:34. > :25:40.will the so-called Great Repeal Bill include the repeal of the 93
:25:41. > :25:43.European Economic Area act? I would say to the honourable lady that the
:25:44. > :25:47.government position on this is clear, we are a member of the
:25:48. > :25:51.European Economic Area as a consequence of our EU membership and
:25:52. > :25:54.we respect the position of European leaders that the four freedoms are
:25:55. > :25:58.inseparable and we are leaving the EU but we will be seeking to form a
:25:59. > :26:02.deep and come rancid free-trade agreement between the UK and the EU.
:26:03. > :26:20.-- and comprehensive agreement. We will hear from the fellows
:26:21. > :26:33.surely. I'm sure he knows his own name. Sir Edward. In the interests
:26:34. > :26:36.of good governance, will the Minister shot the permanent
:26:37. > :26:39.Secretary to make sure there are worthwhile discussions with the
:26:40. > :26:44.possible future Government to ensure how we are going to square the
:26:45. > :26:47.circle of staying in the single market but controlling immigration,
:26:48. > :26:53.and being outside the customs union, I don't know what they're going to
:26:54. > :27:00.do, and trying to make new trade agreements. Could he square the
:27:01. > :27:06.circle? I congratulate my honourable friend for his demonstration of the
:27:07. > :27:10.single transferable question. The speech from the Shadow Secretary of
:27:11. > :27:14.State has been widely picked up as being a confused position. Our
:27:15. > :27:25.permanent secretary is bright and brilliant enough to be able to work
:27:26. > :27:33.his way through it. Mr Speaker, it is nice to be here. The Government
:27:34. > :27:38.is committed to securing a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom,
:27:39. > :27:43.including all parts of England. We are working with the local
:27:44. > :27:45.Government Association and regional partners to understand the problems
:27:46. > :27:52.and to identify any regional differences. As my honourable friend
:27:53. > :27:56.will be aware, the Secretary of State has already committed to
:27:57. > :28:03.bringing the mayor 's together for a summit in the summer. The Secretary
:28:04. > :28:08.of State agreed to hold a meeting in York for the mayor is off the north
:28:09. > :28:13.to make sure the region's interests are properly represented. With
:28:14. > :28:17.Yorkshire's devolution deal is proving challenging, with the
:28:18. > :28:22.Secretary of State agreed to invite those areas that are not represented
:28:23. > :28:26.by a male? The Government is committed to securing a deal that
:28:27. > :28:32.works for the whole of the United Kingdom and every part of England.
:28:33. > :28:36.Ministers have visited Yorkshire on a number of occasions, including the
:28:37. > :28:39.Secretary of State's visitor November, and sure he will be
:28:40. > :28:48.willing to consider another visit after the election. There has been
:28:49. > :28:52.investment in funding from the European Union, counterbalancing the
:28:53. > :28:55.effect of this another Tory governments. What guarantee will he
:28:56. > :28:59.offered that the repatriations of powers from Europe will not mean
:29:00. > :29:05.further concentration and Whitehall and that it will be devolved to the
:29:06. > :29:09.region 's? After the United Kingdom lease the European Union will be
:29:10. > :29:13.giving full consideration to further devolution to bring powers as close
:29:14. > :29:17.as possible to all parts of the country, but we are committed to
:29:18. > :29:21.securing a deal that works for the north-east and ministers have
:29:22. > :29:25.visited every part of England, including a recent doesn't to
:29:26. > :29:32.Sunderland to talk to people about manufacturing issues. On his visits
:29:33. > :29:36.around the regions of the UK, will the Minister make it clear that in
:29:37. > :29:42.order to deliver and take back control of our money, our laws and
:29:43. > :29:46.our borders, we must leave the single market, leave the customs
:29:47. > :29:51.union, and establish sovereign control of our borders and the
:29:52. > :30:00.maritime waters. He has set out the Government position Abra boy. --
:30:01. > :30:05.admirably visiting the Northeast is always a good thing to do and we are
:30:06. > :30:08.happy to have him, but while he is there he needs to listen. The
:30:09. > :30:14.warned that walking away with no warned that walking away with no
:30:15. > :30:20.deal would condemn Northeast manufacturing to a painful and
:30:21. > :30:24.costly Brexit. Instead of posturing, the engineering employers Federation
:30:25. > :30:28.was the Government to focus on having a clear position on customs
:30:29. > :30:33.and a sensible transition period. Why isn't the Government listening
:30:34. > :30:38.to manufacturers in the north Christmas on the contrary, we
:30:39. > :30:45.regularly deal with manufacturing industry. I had a meeting with the
:30:46. > :30:50.EEF that was very successful. The fact of the matter is that we are
:30:51. > :30:54.planning to seek the best possible free-trade agreement with the
:30:55. > :31:01.continuing UDP union. Our position will be that no deal is better than
:31:02. > :31:05.a bad deal and I find it extraordinary that the Government of
:31:06. > :31:16.the opposition seems to think it is sensible to go to the negotiating
:31:17. > :31:21.Chamber expecting to have no deal. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We have
:31:22. > :31:27.regular discussions with ministers, including with the Attorney General.
:31:28. > :31:32.We fully respect the convention and happy working with the devolved
:31:33. > :31:39.administrations, through the joint ministerial Committee. Before what
:31:40. > :31:45.is my last question in this House, can I thank you and your staff
:31:46. > :31:49.across all areas in which colleagues across the House every success in
:31:50. > :31:54.the coming months. Can the Minister confirm whether the Great Repeal
:31:55. > :32:04.Bill will require consent from the dissolved assembly 's? Thank you for
:32:05. > :32:09.her warm remarks. Could I express my best wishes to her for the future.
:32:10. > :32:15.Whether or not legislative consent is required for the Great Repeal
:32:16. > :32:20.Bill will depend on the form and content of that, which will be
:32:21. > :32:25.published in the next Parliament. Has my right honourable friend
:32:26. > :32:28.received a report on the visit on Monday and Tuesday this week of the
:32:29. > :32:34.Scottish affairs Committee to Brussels? Does he share my delight
:32:35. > :32:38.that it was made absolutely clear throughout those discussions that
:32:39. > :32:40.the European Union is only interested in negotiating with the
:32:41. > :32:48.United Kingdom Government and not with the Scottish Government? I did
:32:49. > :32:52.note that, Mr Speaker, and the position is quite clear. It is
:32:53. > :32:57.member states and negotiate with European Union and given that this
:32:58. > :33:02.country voted as a single country to leave the European Union, we should
:33:03. > :33:06.be expecting the support of the Scottish National Party are not what
:33:07. > :33:10.they are doing at the moment. Scotland voted twice to remain in
:33:11. > :33:15.the European Union, because they told us that brought against
:33:16. > :33:24.independence was afoot to stay in the EU. Statutory instruments are
:33:25. > :33:27.not normally subject to legislative consent, but will the Government
:33:28. > :33:34.committed to ensuring that will be consent? It is very likely that the
:33:35. > :33:37.necessary competences will be created to allow the dissolved
:33:38. > :33:43.assemblies themselves to make those statutory instruments. On that
:33:44. > :33:48.point, there have been many who have criticised the Government's plans to
:33:49. > :33:54.make minor technical changes to legislation using the Henry VIII
:33:55. > :33:59.powers, which is no more than the plans to use delegated legislation.
:34:00. > :34:02.Does he agree with me that actually do use of delegated legislation is
:34:03. > :34:08.an established part of the legislative procedures used in this
:34:09. > :34:14.House? By honourable friend is entirely right. Any such statutory
:34:15. > :34:16.instruments would be under statute that would go through this House and
:34:17. > :34:32.the other place in the normal way. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The
:34:33. > :34:36.Government is working hard to get the best deal for the United
:34:37. > :34:40.Kingdom, are free-trade deal with the EU that is more ambitious than
:34:41. > :34:47.any other yet struck. We are considering and analysing the impact
:34:48. > :34:52.on future trading in all sectors of our economy, developing policies to
:34:53. > :35:01.support our vision for a global Britain that is producing more,
:35:02. > :35:06.selling more on exporting more. Could they Minister tried to
:35:07. > :35:12.concentrate. Welsh farmers are saying that the door is open to New
:35:13. > :35:16.Zealand competition which could clear welsh sheep off-the-shelf
:35:17. > :35:20.because of the price and the door is not open to new markets in the
:35:21. > :35:23.United States, although this was promised. The Minister will
:35:24. > :35:30.understand the culture of priority of men training Welsh farms, where
:35:31. > :35:36.one of the most ancient languages and the whole of Europe prospers in
:35:37. > :35:40.its purest and best form. Is this not a major priority to the
:35:41. > :35:49.Government, to give a guarantee to welsh farmers? I represent many more
:35:50. > :35:55.welsh farmers than he does and I intend to do so and after the
:35:56. > :35:59.general election. This Government is intent on ensuring the best possible
:36:00. > :36:04.free-trade agreement for this country, which will benefit all
:36:05. > :36:14.farmers including Welsh farmers, and we intend to ensure Welsh exports
:36:15. > :36:22.continue as the general election. If she would like to contribute, she
:36:23. > :36:25.was welcome to do so. Welsh sheep are important part of the
:36:26. > :36:29.agricultural sector in Wales and the farming community as a whole
:36:30. > :36:32.throughout the UK is looking for reassurance that they will be
:36:33. > :36:37.supported and to relieve the European Union full up there is a
:36:38. > :36:43.very high agricultural sector in my constituency and they would be
:36:44. > :36:47.grateful of the protection as you leave the European Union. The
:36:48. > :36:52.agricultural sector is very important in the forthcoming
:36:53. > :36:58.negotiations. We have already increased the number of exports from
:36:59. > :37:01.the British farming sector, we are currently in the process of
:37:02. > :37:07.negotiating to open a market in Saudi Arabia and there are other
:37:08. > :37:25.opportunities out there once we have left the European Union.
:37:26. > :37:35.Excellent, I was hoping the Honourable Gentleman would beetle
:37:36. > :37:47.into the House on time and he has done so. I reinstate number 13. Mr
:37:48. > :37:53.Henry Smith. Thank you, Mr Speaker. With your permission I will and so
:37:54. > :37:56.questions 1319 together. Engagement with industry is an essential part
:37:57. > :38:01.of our plan to build a national consensus around a negotiating
:38:02. > :38:05.position. We're been speaking to industry groups across the UK and
:38:06. > :38:12.internationally, including Rolls-Royce and the aerospace growth
:38:13. > :38:26.partnership. Thank you for your forbearance. Well my honourable
:38:27. > :38:32.friend... And much more, Mr Speaker. Well my honourable friend welcome
:38:33. > :38:38.Boeing's investment in a new hangar maintenance facility at Gatwick
:38:39. > :38:45.Airport as proof of the expanding aviation sector, even post-Brexit?
:38:46. > :38:51.Yes, indeed. Boeing have announced 100 new jobs of their facility at
:38:52. > :38:55.Gatwick. Aviation and the space industry are vitally important parts
:38:56. > :38:58.of our economy and we have no doubt that they will continue to thrive
:38:59. > :39:08.after we have left the European Union. I am grateful to the Minister
:39:09. > :39:11.for mentioning Airbus who have our location in my constituency. What
:39:12. > :39:15.discussions has the Minister had with these companies to reassure
:39:16. > :39:19.them that their supply chains are secure and that there will be
:39:20. > :39:28.well-placed to make the most of a global, facing Britain. I have had
:39:29. > :39:29.several discussions with various aerospace companies, including
:39:30. > :39:37.Airbus, Blair met in Bristol recently. We understand that supply
:39:38. > :39:40.chains across Europe are heavily integrated, but there is a mutual
:39:41. > :39:45.interest in agreeing trading arrangements. The British aerospace
:39:46. > :39:48.industry is the most important in Europe and there is a mutual
:39:49. > :39:55.interest in ensuring the continued elation ships persist beyond Brexit.
:39:56. > :40:15.-- the continued relationships. I think it is me again. This was the
:40:16. > :40:22.question that was due to be linked with number ten. The ministerial
:40:23. > :40:26.team have frequent discussions with colleagues across departments,
:40:27. > :40:27.including the Department for International Trade, about our
:40:28. > :40:34.future relationship with European Union. The Government wants to
:40:35. > :40:39.secure and mutually beneficial customs agreement and a bold and
:40:40. > :40:48.ambitious free-trade agreement on greater scale and ambition than any
:40:49. > :40:51.before it. Does the Minister agree with International Trade Secretary
:40:52. > :40:57.that it needs to be easier to hire and fire workers in the UK. Our
:40:58. > :41:02.commitment to the security of workers' rights has been stated many
:41:03. > :41:08.times. We called a debate in Government time to ensure that point
:41:09. > :41:22.was well made and I am surprised that the Honourable Gentleman raises
:41:23. > :41:28.the issue again. Car manufacturers a vital part of the Shropshire
:41:29. > :41:31.economy. Could he commit that any free-trade agreement will protect
:41:32. > :41:37.car manufacturer throughout the United Kingdom?
:41:38. > :41:42.Clearly a agreement would not only be a huge benefit to Land Rover in
:41:43. > :41:48.shops and many other motor manufacturers in the country. -- in
:41:49. > :41:51.Shropshire. We are seeking an ambitious agreement that would
:41:52. > :42:01.provide a host of opportunities for manufacturers across the world. The
:42:02. > :42:03.Minister will no doubt paragraph 19 of the European Council draft
:42:04. > :42:08.guidelines for the negotiations on the future EU UK relationship
:42:09. > :42:13.declared there must be a level playing field for competition with
:42:14. > :42:17.the same social and environmental standards. Does the Minister agree
:42:18. > :42:23.with that principle and would he be happy to see it in bedded in the
:42:24. > :42:30.agreement? Firstly these are draft guidelines, the final guidelines
:42:31. > :42:35.will not be issued until the 29th of this month. These are the guidelines
:42:36. > :42:38.under which the EU want us to operate the discussions, it remains
:42:39. > :42:51.to be seen what our response to that is. Although we are of one mind that
:42:52. > :42:57.we have to questions and only one knighthood! The government is right
:42:58. > :43:02.to seek continuing free-trade agreement with the EU, it would be
:43:03. > :43:09.in the interests of the EU as well as ourselves and it would be the
:43:10. > :43:13.first, best outcome. They cannot admit to what is quite likely that
:43:14. > :43:19.politics might, macroeconomics and there might be no deal. Can they
:43:20. > :43:23.confirm that in those circumstances we will go to a good second-best
:43:24. > :43:27.which is trading on most-favoured-nation terms as do the
:43:28. > :43:36.European Union's most successful partners, the USA, China, Japan and
:43:37. > :43:40.Russia? It would mean an average tariff of 4%, relatively small beer
:43:41. > :43:45.competitiveness because of the competitiveness because of the
:43:46. > :43:53.exchange rate and saving ?10 billion a year which is equivalent to a 7%
:43:54. > :43:57.tariff on our exports. Let me say quite clearly that the ambition and
:43:58. > :44:01.the intention of the government is to achieve the best possible
:44:02. > :44:10.free-trade agreement with our EU partners. However, opposition also
:44:11. > :44:13.is that we expect to negotiate toughly and unlike the opposition
:44:14. > :44:17.our position will be made clear to the EU that we are prepared to walk
:44:18. > :44:23.away from the negotiating table if it is not possible to achieve a deal
:44:24. > :44:26.that suits us. The Secretary of State when he gave evidence to the
:44:27. > :44:32.select committee told me the government had not undertaken any
:44:33. > :44:36.economic assessment of the impact of Brexit Cynthia Bean in his post.
:44:37. > :44:40.Could he update the house on whether there have been any progress and
:44:41. > :44:44.will be also ensure that when it comes to publishing the government's
:44:45. > :44:49.final deal that there is an economic assessment of the impact of that
:44:50. > :44:52.deal, of the impact of no deal, so my constituents and the country can
:44:53. > :44:59.about whether no deal is indeed about whether no deal is indeed
:45:00. > :45:02.better than a bad deal? The department has carried out an
:45:03. > :45:07.in-depth assessment right across 50 sectors of the economy. What we have
:45:08. > :45:12.made clear is that it is not in the national interest for us to produce
:45:13. > :45:19.a running commentary on how we are developing our negotiating position
:45:20. > :45:27.and that will remain the case. Question number 15.
:45:28. > :45:34.We're working closely with colleagues across government to
:45:35. > :45:39.assess the impact that withdrawal from the EU overlap across sectors
:45:40. > :45:41.in crosscutting areas and the environment sector is continuing the
:45:42. > :45:46.best options for future agricultural and land use Halsey that can benefit
:45:47. > :45:53.British farming, countryside and the environment. I'm grateful for his
:45:54. > :45:56.answer and the UK exit from the EU could provide many new and exciting
:45:57. > :46:01.opportunities for our farmers but in order to get the policy right, what
:46:02. > :46:03.work is going on alongside Defra to engage fully with our farmers and
:46:04. > :46:06.also with the sector more generally? also with the sector more generally?
:46:07. > :46:12.And at any time A-listers would be welcome the company date with my
:46:13. > :46:18.farmers in Corby and East Northamptonshire. We are presented
:46:19. > :46:20.with an unprecedented opportunity to redesign agricultural policies to
:46:21. > :46:27.suit the British agricultural industry. And we are meeting with a
:46:28. > :46:30.number of interested parties and stakeholders from the agricultural
:46:31. > :46:35.sector and we have had meetings with all the British farming unions, the
:46:36. > :46:38.national pig Association, country land and business Association and
:46:39. > :46:41.the International meat trade association to name but a few.
:46:42. > :46:54.Question 16, please. We're working closely with
:46:55. > :46:57.colleagues across government to assess the impact that withdrawal
:46:58. > :47:01.from the EU will have a number of sectors in cost-cutting areas. I
:47:02. > :47:05.have meetings with a number of stakeholders from the Scottish food
:47:06. > :47:07.and drinks sector including NFU Scotland, the Scotch Whisky
:47:08. > :47:10.Association, the Scottish fishermen Association, the Scottish fishermen
:47:11. > :47:16.'s Federation and the food and drink Federation. I'm grateful for the
:47:17. > :47:24.answer, Stirling constituency has many world-class food and drink
:47:25. > :47:27.companies. I wonder what assurances the Secretary of State or the
:47:28. > :47:31.Minister could give me if any that during the Brexit negotiations
:47:32. > :47:38.access to the important EU market for these excellent MPs can be
:47:39. > :47:41.maintained unprotected? As I have said already, we are seeking a
:47:42. > :47:45.free-trade agreement that would continue to secure such access but
:47:46. > :47:48.might I also say that the Scotch Whisky Association has said that
:47:49. > :47:52.there are enormous opportunities for the sector if the UK can secure
:47:53. > :47:57.favourable bilateral trade deals across other export markets. India
:47:58. > :48:01.is a growing market for Scotch whiskey but we are being held back
:48:02. > :48:05.by a 150% tariff so the honourable gentleman should be looking for the
:48:06. > :48:14.opportunities of Brexit and not being a wet blanket. Thank you, Mr
:48:15. > :48:17.Speaker. Since the SNP government came into office, the value of
:48:18. > :48:20.Scottish food exports has more than doubled with businesses in my
:48:21. > :48:26.constituency enjoyed excellent levels of growth. What impact
:48:27. > :48:31.assessment has his department carried out on the impact of Brexit
:48:32. > :48:37.on such excellent growth or is it simply fingers crossed approach?
:48:38. > :48:40.Morning I received a response from the Scotland Office in relation to a
:48:41. > :48:43.question I posted to the Secretary of State for Scotland and we now
:48:44. > :48:51.know that the Scotland Office has not made any assessment of the
:48:52. > :49:00.impact of Brexit on Scottish trade. I'm surprised to hear that, Mr
:49:01. > :49:04.Speaker. As I said a moment ago, in fact the Scotch was the association
:49:05. > :49:08.itself has identified enormous opportunities from Brexit so maybe
:49:09. > :49:12.when the honourable lady goes back to her constituency to do
:49:13. > :49:19.campaigning, she might go to her nearest distillery and ask them what
:49:20. > :49:25.they think. Number 17, please, Mr Speaker. The government has provided
:49:26. > :49:29.assurances to EU student in the UK and are welcomed the announcement
:49:30. > :49:33.that confirmed EU students applying to study at English universities in
:49:34. > :49:38.2018 at the 19th will continue to remain eligible for undergraduate,
:49:39. > :49:42.masters, and financial support even if the course concludes after the UK
:49:43. > :49:45.exit the EU. The government want an environment in which the UK remained
:49:46. > :49:49.a world leader in research and academia and continues to be home to
:49:50. > :49:53.the best universities in the world. I would like to echo this sentiment
:49:54. > :49:58.about international students and commend my honourable friend for all
:49:59. > :50:02.this work on that campaign. I'm proud to have the award-winning
:50:03. > :50:06.Huddersfield University in our town and I've visited the Institute for
:50:07. > :50:11.railway research a couple of weeks ago and thanks to a business growth
:50:12. > :50:15.fund they are working on innovative rail and tram projects around the
:50:16. > :50:18.world including in Australia, so can the Minister and his deep make sure
:50:19. > :50:23.what world-class universities will be Gavor heart of the opportunities
:50:24. > :50:26.that Brexit will bring? My honourable friend is absolutely
:50:27. > :50:31.right to champion our universities and along with my colleague I have
:50:32. > :50:35.been meeting regularly with his higher education and innovation
:50:36. > :50:39.Council which represents the views of the university sector and it is
:50:40. > :50:43.clear that UK collaborative research both with EU partners and widely in
:50:44. > :50:54.the world is a huge opportunity for improving this process.
:50:55. > :51:02.Can I thank my honourable friend for his debate the other day in
:51:03. > :51:05.Westminster Hall where we discussed this issue. A Conservative
:51:06. > :51:10.government successfully secured the rebate in 1984 which was introduced
:51:11. > :51:13.in 1985 and compiling an aggregate figure in real to the context matter
:51:14. > :51:18.and the government has not published such figures but I know he has
:51:19. > :51:23.estimated it at well over ?100 billion. Details of the most recent
:51:24. > :51:26.rebate are published in a document and the latest edition was published
:51:27. > :51:35.in February report that the UK received a rebate of ?3.9 billion
:51:36. > :51:40.from the EU in 2016. A massive 117 billion pound total rebate since
:51:41. > :51:44.Margaret Thatcher negotiated it in 1984 is testament to her resolution
:51:45. > :51:49.and determination in getting the best deal for Britain and refusing
:51:50. > :51:54.to take no for an answer. Will my honourable friend agree to emulate
:51:55. > :51:59.her negotiating style and to swing the metaphorical handbag until we
:52:00. > :52:04.get the deal that Britain needs? I can assure my honourable friend that
:52:05. > :52:08.as both at the tap repetition of both our secretary of state and the
:52:09. > :52:11.Prime Minister we'll be robust in defining our national interest
:52:12. > :52:16.throughout this process. As the Prime Minister set out, the days of
:52:17. > :52:22.Britain making vast contributions to the EU every year will end. A
:52:23. > :52:27.strong, stable government will be best placed to secure the best deal
:52:28. > :52:30.for the British taxpayer and just as our first lady prime ministers
:52:31. > :52:33.secured the rebate and taxpayer Balliu, I am sure our second one
:52:34. > :52:44.will fight our corner in these negotiations. Number one, please.
:52:45. > :52:47.Before I answer that I start by thanking you for your forbearance
:52:48. > :52:53.and indeed for ever because you have done for this house. We have a clear
:52:54. > :52:57.plan for Britain, one that fosters a deep and a special new partnership
:52:58. > :53:02.with the EU and serves the interests of all parts of the UK. We want that
:53:03. > :53:07.partnership to be underpinned by a comp rancid free-trade agreement
:53:08. > :53:11.that gives UK companies the maximum access to European markets and
:53:12. > :53:15.European companies the same access to UK markets -- comprehensive
:53:16. > :53:18.free-trade agreement. Membership of the single market involves
:53:19. > :53:21.maintaining or four freedoms including free movement of people
:53:22. > :53:25.which is inconsistent with our desire to take back control of our
:53:26. > :53:30.borders. Britain is leaving the EU but not Europe and it has been in
:53:31. > :53:33.both our interest to see the EU succeed socially, politically and
:53:34. > :53:39.economically and it will be our policy. Would my right honourable
:53:40. > :53:44.friend confirmed that as part of that plant is the government's
:53:45. > :53:47.commitment to put the right to EU citizens to British law by the Great
:53:48. > :53:51.Repeal Bill and nothing will affect those right and as has the consent
:53:52. > :53:56.of this house? Indeed he is right and one of the things I think people
:53:57. > :53:59.have missed and he has picked up in this is that any change in those
:54:00. > :54:04.right would require primary legislation in this house in
:54:05. > :54:08.addition to that our plan is to put through the Great Repeal Bill and
:54:09. > :54:12.have subsequent consequential primary legislation which will
:54:13. > :54:18.underpin those rights. I have made these points to many of my opposite
:54:19. > :54:21.numbers but other member state and said this is obviously will be taken
:54:22. > :54:26.at the same time as protection of British rights abroad and all
:54:27. > :54:30.understood it and welcome it and I'm very confident that we can get a
:54:31. > :54:39.deal which will protect all of the 4 million people in very short order.
:54:40. > :54:44.Let me pick up on that theme because of the Secretary of State knows,
:54:45. > :54:48.around 3 million EU nationals are very anxious about their status when
:54:49. > :54:52.we leave the EU. Labour would unilaterally Danty their status from
:54:53. > :54:57.day one. Under this government, or they can do is apply for
:54:58. > :55:05.consideration for permanent residency. As the Brexit committee
:55:06. > :55:07.warned in March, the current process for consideration a permanent
:55:08. > :55:14.residency applications is not fit for purpose. He knows how important
:55:15. > :55:18.it is. Have things improved? The thing I would say and I respect his
:55:19. > :55:22.concern in this area and let me be clear about that, but I would say
:55:23. > :55:26.that the system is not designed to deal with 3 million people and it
:55:27. > :55:31.has been made plain, if you go on the Home Office website you will say
:55:32. > :55:35.that it says you don't need to make an application and when we move the
:55:36. > :55:42.primary legislation, I believe it will be very simple. As the
:55:43. > :55:46.Financial Times reported yesterday, the Home Office is now saying don't
:55:47. > :55:50.apply them is that the official government position for EU
:55:51. > :55:55.nationals, don't apply for permanent residency? Is that how they are
:55:56. > :56:01.going to deal with the anxiety? Don't apply? But that is about is
:56:02. > :56:04.the reflection of what is on the website of the Home Office which is
:56:05. > :56:09.that they don't need to apply for their rights to be underpinned. That
:56:10. > :56:14.is the approach we are taking. Bear in mind, for the next two years
:56:15. > :56:17.irrespective of anything the government does, all of the existing
:56:18. > :56:22.rights and privileges continue to apply. There will be no change in
:56:23. > :56:27.that respect. Before we come to the point of exit from the EU, we will
:56:28. > :56:39.have made this very clear in primary legislation.
:56:40. > :56:49.The Lincolnshire coast line is the best place in the country for a
:56:50. > :56:53.traditional seaside holiday. But the coastline also has pockets of
:56:54. > :56:57.deprivation and investment in infrastructure such as broadband,
:56:58. > :57:02.traffic solutions and renovated beach huts are key to the local
:57:03. > :57:08.economy. Can my honourable friend reassure my constituents that the
:57:09. > :57:14.coastal economy and rural economy will be central in preparations for
:57:15. > :57:19.our exit? I am grateful to the honourable lady for that question.
:57:20. > :57:24.Her coastline, with the exception of the north Wales coastline, is one of
:57:25. > :57:28.the most beautiful in the UK. Coastal communities do contribute an
:57:29. > :57:32.important part to our economy. They are part of the study we have big
:57:33. > :57:36.undertaking and we intend to ensure their interests are reflected
:57:37. > :57:41.post-Brexit. The Prime Minister called the general election in the
:57:42. > :57:47.name of unity to strengthen her EU negotiating position, but this is
:57:48. > :57:51.the Prime Minister who said, -- sent Go Home vans around parts of
:57:52. > :57:56.Britain. She aided and abetted the most disgraceful campaign against
:57:57. > :58:01.the first-Muslim-macro back capital city and this is the Government
:58:02. > :58:05.which we did had Brexit allies seeks to call anyone who calls into
:58:06. > :58:11.question their negotiating strategy a bunch of saboteurs. He's not the
:58:12. > :58:18.truth that far from uniting this country, this Government has been
:58:19. > :58:21.dividing it since they took office? If the honourable gentleman wants an
:58:22. > :58:25.answer, the first place he should start is on the streets of Britain,
:58:26. > :58:30.where he will find a massive support for Prime Minister. A massive
:58:31. > :58:33.respect for our Prime Minister, and a belief that she will deliver the
:58:34. > :58:41.best outcome in the Brexit negotiations. Last week, I met staff
:58:42. > :58:46.at Norwich manufacturing, they small but impressive company with links to
:58:47. > :58:52.Ireland and the continent. Firms such as this need is free as
:58:53. > :58:57.possible trade between the other member states. Will he look for
:58:58. > :59:02.security, stability, and simplicity, for small firms up and down this
:59:03. > :59:06.country? We fully understand the importance of these issues to SMEs
:59:07. > :59:11.including those in her constituency, and let me repeat for the umpteenth
:59:12. > :59:14.time, we are pursuing a bold and ambitious free trade agreement which
:59:15. > :59:20.will be for the benefit of firms such as those and others around the
:59:21. > :59:24.country. Thousands of my constituents work in Edinburgh's
:59:25. > :59:29.financial sector, the second largest in the UK. Following the
:59:30. > :59:33.announcement by the EU 27 this week that the intend to exclude the
:59:34. > :59:37.financial services sector from any future trade deal with the UK after
:59:38. > :59:41.Brexit, can the minister tell me what contingency planning he is
:59:42. > :59:48.carrying out to protect my constituents' jobs? As I said
:59:49. > :59:51.earlier, we seek a competitive trade deal which absolutely would include
:59:52. > :59:54.comprehensive doublet financial services, but we have engaged with
:59:55. > :59:57.the Edinburgh financial services sector, who have been very clear
:59:58. > :00:04.with us that access to European Union market is in potent --
:00:05. > :00:07.important to them but even more important to them is their access to
:00:08. > :00:12.the rest of the UK and the relationship between Scotland and
:00:13. > :00:19.the rest of the UK. As my right honourable friend proceeds with the
:00:20. > :00:21.immense task of delivering a responsible and good Brexit for the
:00:22. > :00:26.country and most especially at these difficult times for me to six, would
:00:27. > :00:31.he agree with me that we cannot pretend to be a global player
:00:32. > :00:35.without running an open economy with an orderly, and bureaucratic
:00:36. > :00:42.immigration policy which will allow businesses and public services the
:00:43. > :00:50.people and skills they need? Mid Sussex is in good hands. Of course
:00:51. > :00:54.he's right. The balance that any Government strikes when it controls
:00:55. > :00:58.its own immigration policy, controls its own borders, something which he
:00:59. > :01:04.has fought for down the years, is one which is both... Provides proper
:01:05. > :01:07.security and proper policy, in terms of delivery of social services and
:01:08. > :01:14.delivering housing, that but at the same time, allows our businesses,
:01:15. > :01:19.universities, our research centres, I financial centres, all to take
:01:20. > :01:24.part in the battle for talent which actually makes our country one of
:01:25. > :01:29.the greatest in the world. Can I thank you for putting up with me so
:01:30. > :01:32.tolerantly for quite a long time? But can I also warn you I will make
:01:33. > :01:38.every effort to be back and troublesome in future? And can
:01:39. > :01:41.surprise you by asking a topical question? The fact is, I want to ask
:01:42. > :01:50.the Secretary of State, people like me, we were remainders but we accept
:01:51. > :01:53.for the will of the British people and we want a great deal for this
:01:54. > :01:59.country and we are very worried that this election will get in the way.
:02:00. > :02:02.GCC this morning's report from make pharmaceutical industry, by the
:02:03. > :02:09.pharmaceutical industry will move out of Britain for two reasons, one
:02:10. > :02:13.11, Brexit, and two, the fact we have not put sufficient resources
:02:14. > :02:17.into our national health service. He's the one person who has actually
:02:18. > :02:22.got me a rebuke from the Speaker in the past, so I look forward to him
:02:23. > :02:27.coming back and continuing that tradition. We have had industries
:02:28. > :02:33.relocated here. We have had people like GlaxoSmithKline increased
:02:34. > :02:37.expenditure here. And as for the other aspect of the attempt by the
:02:38. > :02:40.AP PI, it seemed to be pressure on the spending of the National health
:02:41. > :02:45.service, which is something I think is more for the Health Secretary,
:02:46. > :02:48.but I think he will make sensible decisions in the national interest,
:02:49. > :02:59.not in individual industry's interest. We have outstanding are
:03:00. > :03:05.space -- aerospace businesses in the UK, including Rolls-Royce. Would my
:03:06. > :03:10.right honourable friend agree that it is a vital sector to the UK
:03:11. > :03:14.economy, and assured this House that it will have a strong voice in the
:03:15. > :03:18.negotiations? Pendle has a strong voice going into the next general
:03:19. > :03:23.election. Aerospace is a key industry for this country and that
:03:24. > :03:26.is why, as I said earlier, we have paid so much attention. We will make
:03:27. > :03:35.sure we continue to have the most important are space industry in
:03:36. > :03:39.Europe. Far from there being an extra ?350 million a week to be
:03:40. > :03:45.spending on the NHS following Brexit, we are likely to face an NHS
:03:46. > :03:49.staff crisis and slow access to cancer drugs and treatment because
:03:50. > :03:53.of the loss of the European medicines agency. Is the Secretary
:03:54. > :03:59.of State going to be putting that sign on a bus in the next few weeks?
:04:00. > :04:03.One of the oddities of the position of the Labour Party is that on one
:04:04. > :04:10.hand, it says, you must represent everybody, which is entirely proper,
:04:11. > :04:13.but on the other hand, they want to revisit... I will answer when
:04:14. > :04:22.Heckerling stops. Clearly the onboard gentleman is getting into
:04:23. > :04:26.hustings at his constituency. It may be the last one he has. I will not
:04:27. > :04:33.revisit the oddments of the past. I will work on delivering the best
:04:34. > :04:37.outcome for the future. -- I will not revisit the arguments. As this
:04:38. > :04:41.is the last day and other than points of order, we will be
:04:42. > :04:50.suspending, my instinct is to hear colleagues who want to ask
:04:51. > :04:56.questions, but I hope that they will be able to be heard. If colleagues
:04:57. > :04:59.would like to put the questions forward to the Secretary of State
:05:00. > :05:05.and his colleagues, I am open to that. With great brevity. Does he
:05:06. > :05:10.agree that financial services in London, Edinburgh and throughout the
:05:11. > :05:13.country will be able to benefit for equivalence and mutual recognition
:05:14. > :05:18.as an alternative to pass porting to ensure that sector remained open and
:05:19. > :05:23.thriving, as stated by the Governor of the Bank of England recently?
:05:24. > :05:28.She's right and we will continue to work closely with the regulators to
:05:29. > :05:31.ensure we have some of the best regulated financial services in the
:05:32. > :05:38.world. The secretary of the state is a wise man and we all read his wife
:05:39. > :05:42.article in the Irish Times on September the 5th last year, when he
:05:43. > :05:49.said that Ireland did not have to choose between Ireland and the UK,
:05:50. > :05:54.it could have extensive trade and commerce. Ireland is a big market
:05:55. > :05:58.for England but not the biggest, so given his wise words in Ireland,
:05:59. > :06:00.what patients does he have with those that somehow suggest that
:06:01. > :06:06.England would like to have trade barriers with its largest market in
:06:07. > :06:13.Europe and at ?50 billion its second largest export market in the world,
:06:14. > :06:17.Scotland. Before I answer, I will say this, he's an old friend and
:06:18. > :06:24.politics notwithstanding I wish him well. The answer to his question, I
:06:25. > :06:30.don't want to see any trade barriers within the United Kingdom, which is
:06:31. > :06:36.why I support the union. Whilst all of us in this place want a good
:06:37. > :06:41.negotiating settlement, for some it is vital, not least the agricultural
:06:42. > :06:46.sector, who do stand to lose significantly if there is no deal.
:06:47. > :06:49.Could my right honourable friend continue to reassure that despite
:06:50. > :06:56.the necessary shorthand of our approach to the negotiations, that
:06:57. > :07:03.means the -- that the need for the agricultural sector to be secure is
:07:04. > :07:09.uppermost in his mind? He is right that the agricultural sector is the
:07:10. > :07:12.most sensitive to the issue of tariffs and indeed the issue of
:07:13. > :07:18.customs, because of the nature of the product. Very often it is
:07:19. > :07:24.biodegradable and so on. It is also true that this is true the other way
:07:25. > :07:28.round, we are an enormous market for France, Bavaria and many other
:07:29. > :07:33.agricultural areas of Europe. So we have dead centre the aim of getting
:07:34. > :07:36.a frictionless trade in that sector and we are confident that it is in
:07:37. > :07:42.the interests of the whole of the European Union, not just us. Will be
:07:43. > :07:46.minister tell us why we are going into this premature election? Those
:07:47. > :07:51.others who voted to remain have accepted fully the decision voted
:07:52. > :07:56.for Article 50 as they did in the other house. That is not the reason.
:07:57. > :07:59.Can he confessed today that the real reason that we are having this
:08:00. > :08:04.election is that the Government want to escape from the promise they made
:08:05. > :08:10.two years ago, the five-year promise not to raise taxes and to respect
:08:11. > :08:15.the triple lock? And isn't it true that what lies ahead on the economic
:08:16. > :08:21.front isn't a great -- is a great sink hole into which our economy
:08:22. > :08:26.will fall in a tailspin? I note the attention to your call for a short
:08:27. > :08:31.question, Mr Speaker. But I will give it a short answer. The Labour
:08:32. > :08:35.Party throughout this has maintained its interesting schizophrenia. On
:08:36. > :08:39.the one hand, saying, we respect the outcome of the referendum, and then
:08:40. > :08:44.at every turn trying to thwart it. They say, you have a mandate to lead
:08:45. > :08:51.but not on these terms. When the election is over, we will have a
:08:52. > :08:58.mandate on those terms. Thank you. We'll be minister consider a West
:08:59. > :09:03.Midlands Brexit summit with the new mayor of the West Midlands, who will
:09:04. > :09:07.hopefully be Andy Street and with key regional businesses so that we
:09:08. > :09:10.can ensure that the West Midlands' interests are considered in the
:09:11. > :09:15.Brexit negotiations and Brexit delivers for the West Midlands as
:09:16. > :09:19.well as the rest of the country? One of the best things that could happen
:09:20. > :09:23.to the West Midlands is for Andy Street to be elected, and I will
:09:24. > :09:31.make time to see him as soon as he is. London is the predominant
:09:32. > :09:37.economic force in the country. I want assistance and cooperation --
:09:38. > :09:41.what assistance and cooperation has my right honourable friend received
:09:42. > :09:45.from the Mayor of London and the authorities in London to ensure a
:09:46. > :09:49.smooth, clean Brexit that benefits the capital and the whole of the
:09:50. > :09:55.country? He's dead right that the financial sector in London is the
:09:56. > :10:01.largest, but not just London, remember Scotland is a major
:10:02. > :10:03.financial sector, and so on. We have been in constant communication. All
:10:04. > :10:10.of the ministers in the department and the relevant ministers in the
:10:11. > :10:14.Treasury, with the whole sector, and representative groups of the sector,
:10:15. > :10:20.and a large number of companies in the sector. And to give him his due,
:10:21. > :10:25.I have also had representations from Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, and
:10:26. > :10:32.useful, day since -- useful conversations with him and we
:10:33. > :10:36.recognise we have the interests of London at heart. What kind of deal
:10:37. > :10:39.does he think he will get if he and his Government refuses to pay their
:10:40. > :10:46.dues in Europe? Surely negotiations are about give and take? It is
:10:47. > :10:54.interesting that the Scottish National Party wants to give ?60
:10:55. > :10:57.billion. My constituency in Bromley and Chislehurst welcome the emphasis
:10:58. > :11:02.given to the financial services, our largest employer. Wilkie also
:11:03. > :11:09.acknowledge that these are important to the Crown dependencies? And also
:11:10. > :11:14.to the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar? Will he make sure those
:11:15. > :11:15.two key areas also get the full benefit of our ambitious free-trade
:11:16. > :11:23.deal? The honourable gentleman is just
:11:24. > :11:29.about old enough to remember me defending Gibraltar before and we
:11:30. > :11:32.defended it then and we will now. My constituency with the net
:11:33. > :11:36.beneficiary from the EU is to boost our economy we need continuous
:11:37. > :11:39.investment for jobs so will the Minister commit to the same high
:11:40. > :11:44.levels of infrastructure investment for the future? The honourable
:11:45. > :11:51.gentleman will know that the government has guaranteed structural
:11:52. > :11:54.fund payments to 2020 and he must also understand that the
:11:55. > :11:57.responsibility for delivering infrastructure in Wales is that the
:11:58. > :12:00.Welsh Assembly government and no doubt he will be speaking to his
:12:01. > :12:05.colleagues as soon as Parliament is risen. I thought we were about to
:12:06. > :12:15.hear from the member of South Norfolk who has -- but we are
:12:16. > :12:18.ratified we will hear from him. I'm grateful, I only wish to ask about
:12:19. > :12:25.the pig industry, an important industry across is Anglia. Can you
:12:26. > :12:28.tell us what prospect they see for the industry which is not happy
:12:29. > :12:31.subsidy from the public purse but would have made huge gains
:12:32. > :12:38.particularly in China where the pigs ear deal added ?5 per carcass, what
:12:39. > :12:43.vast ecstasy to see for this important sector? I am sure that my
:12:44. > :12:49.honourable friend will be declaring his interest, but can I assure him
:12:50. > :12:53.that the government understands the importance of pig meat to the
:12:54. > :12:55.economy. I have met with the National pig Association and that
:12:56. > :13:05.the say that they are very positive about the future. Can the Secretary
:13:06. > :13:07.of State name one power or policy area he can definitely guarantee
:13:08. > :13:16.will be devolved to the Scottish Parliament in the event of Brexit?
:13:17. > :13:20.All the ones they currently have. In an earlier question reference was
:13:21. > :13:25.made to the English regions which are of course an EU construction.
:13:26. > :13:29.They divide great counties like ligature between the East Midlands
:13:30. > :13:34.and Yorkshire and the Humber. Would it be too much to expect a future
:13:35. > :13:37.government when we regain our independence to scrap these regions
:13:38. > :13:45.or at least ensured that linking to it in one of them? -- Lincolnshire.
:13:46. > :13:50.Or I can say is that the honourable gentleman tempts me to much! In
:13:51. > :13:55.relation to the preparation for the UK leaving the EU, can I ask how
:13:56. > :13:58.Northern Ireland will be represented taking into account the state of
:13:59. > :14:03.devolution and how does he believe he will be able to meet the needs of
:14:04. > :14:08.Northern Ireland at this time? We continue to urge all parties to come
:14:09. > :14:11.together so there can be a restoration of the devolved assembly
:14:12. > :14:14.and we can engage with all parties in Northern Ireland to make sure
:14:15. > :14:17.their views are represented in this period. I would say to him that
:14:18. > :14:21.earlier this week I was attending the British and Irish chambers of
:14:22. > :14:25.commerce where there was cute interest in maintaining strong and
:14:26. > :14:32.positive relations between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
:14:33. > :14:36.and UK -- huge interest. How can any negotiator achieve any concession
:14:37. > :14:41.from any other negotiator if it is known in advance that he will not
:14:42. > :14:46.walk away if no concessions are given? My honourable friend is
:14:47. > :14:54.absolutely right and he crystallises the point on no deal is better than
:14:55. > :14:56.a bad deal and he demonstrates why the Labour proposal, apart from
:14:57. > :15:03.being completely impractical, would never be deliverable. Then the
:15:04. > :15:09.Secretary of State Guaranty regional aid for the West Midlands after
:15:10. > :15:16.Britain leaves the EU and more importantly, we have a fine
:15:17. > :15:19.candidate for the mayor's job. Certainly the West Midlands is one
:15:20. > :15:23.of the powerhouses of this country that will be important for powering
:15:24. > :15:29.the economy after we have left the EU. These will be matters discussed
:15:30. > :15:37.in the fullness of time. And with the new mayor. Andy Street. Three
:15:38. > :15:43.years ago David Cameron and I launched my first election campaign,
:15:44. > :15:45.British Sugar in Newark, three years and approaching three elections
:15:46. > :15:51.later, the sugar industry continues to employ hundreds of people in
:15:52. > :15:55.Nottinghamshire and keeps the field of Nottinghamshire full of rich beet
:15:56. > :16:01.crop. And the sugar industry is optimistic about the prospects for
:16:02. > :16:06.Brexit. I know he has acquired a reputation as something of a bruiser
:16:07. > :16:09.over the years but with 13 years of experience at Tate Lyle, will he
:16:10. > :16:15.retain his sweet tooth as he approaches the negotiations? I must
:16:16. > :16:20.admit I am wondering whether I should declare an interest on the
:16:21. > :16:23.half my pension fund if nothing else! But of course we will fight
:16:24. > :16:33.the interests of the sugar industry as much as anything else and will be
:16:34. > :16:37.successful. Mr Speaker, in my constituency energy is the largest
:16:38. > :16:41.sector, we have wind farms can nuclear power, gas even a panel
:16:42. > :16:45.going under the day to fit a electrical cables from one end of
:16:46. > :16:51.Cumbria into Lancashire. EDF energy is the largest employer and they are
:16:52. > :16:55.continually reinvesting and have plans to expand. Would my honourable
:16:56. > :17:01.friends agree with me that this is a sign of things to come? We have had
:17:02. > :17:05.a number of meetings with the energy industry including with EDF and I
:17:06. > :17:08.would be delighted to meet my honourable friend to discuss this
:17:09. > :17:12.further because making sure we continue to have the energy to power
:17:13. > :17:18.the British economy in the future is vital part of our considerations.
:17:19. > :17:22.Can the Minister confirmed that Britain's withdrawal from the EU
:17:23. > :17:26.will not affect the border controls and also the immigration controls
:17:27. > :17:34.that people from the EU are currently subjected to as they enter
:17:35. > :17:38.the UK? Clearly it is a part of our negotiating aims to have free and
:17:39. > :17:44.frictionless travel as well as trade. There will honestly be in the
:17:45. > :17:48.future more control of our borders but it will not be controlled the
:17:49. > :17:53.signs to inconvenience people, but designed to deliver the national
:17:54. > :17:55.interest and also keep this a free and open country that welcomes
:17:56. > :18:00.people from all over the world in the way we have done for centuries
:18:01. > :18:05.and will do for centuries to come. Is that the last question? Can I
:18:06. > :18:10.just wish everybody in the house are happy six weeks and I look forward
:18:11. > :18:13.to seeing some of them again! I thank the Right Honourable gentleman
:18:14. > :18:20.for what he said and for kind remarks about me earlier. Thank you.
:18:21. > :18:26.Points of order, I will start with Mr Alex Salmond. Have you had any
:18:27. > :18:27.notification of statement from