:00:11. > :00:21.Hello, good morning and welcome to BBC's permit coverage of the House.
:00:22. > :00:25.There will be questions taken at around half past 11, there will be a
:00:26. > :00:29.statement on Hurricane Irma that has caused devastation across the
:00:30. > :00:33.Caribbean. And then MPs will begin their first big debate on the
:00:34. > :00:37.European Union Withdrawl Bill. The Second Reading allows MPs to discuss
:00:38. > :00:49.the general principles of the bills which will repeal the EU act. And
:00:50. > :00:55.we'll set up current laws. The Bill contains provisions for the new law.
:00:56. > :00:59.It is controversial because the so-called Henry VIII powers
:01:00. > :01:04.effectively allow the government to decide on many issues without
:01:05. > :01:11.Parliament. There'll be a vote late on Monday evening. Join us for a
:01:12. > :01:14.round up at 11 o'clock tonight. First we have questions about the
:01:15. > :01:37.Brexit. On exit date, the agreement will
:01:38. > :01:44.cease to be. We need to think about how we withdraw from that EA
:01:45. > :01:58.agreement. I think the Secretary of State for his answer. But I'm afraid
:01:59. > :02:01.that article 127 of the ED EA EEA agreement. It states that we must
:02:02. > :02:07.give formal notice of at least one year. Can it be confirmed that such
:02:08. > :02:17.notice would have to be confirmed in order to leave the EEA tee and given
:02:18. > :02:18.the importance of this decision, that the decision to leave would be
:02:19. > :02:31.subject to a debate and a vote. Thank you Mr Speaker. There is an
:02:32. > :02:38.agreement that EEA the agreement will no longer work for the United
:02:39. > :02:41.Kingdom. We don't need to trigger an article to make sure that it takes
:02:42. > :02:57.effect. But we are going to look into it. Would you agree that
:02:58. > :03:16.continued yes, he is right, the simple truth
:03:17. > :03:29.is that one way to retain the EEA membership would be... We considered
:03:30. > :03:39.this. We thought maybe as an interim measure, but it seemed to be more
:03:40. > :03:44.complicated and more difficult. He has given a answer whether we need
:03:45. > :03:54.to have an EEA bid but will we have a vote for this letter? The heavily
:03:55. > :04:01.redacted letter wasn't from me. I'm not entirely sure to what he is
:04:02. > :04:03.referring to. But the answer is no. Would the Secretary of State agree
:04:04. > :04:07.with me that we've already had a vote and that was on June the 23rd
:04:08. > :04:10.last year. The British people decided to leave the Union. One of
:04:11. > :04:14.the things that we cannot all afford to is that we will now be able to do
:04:15. > :04:26.trade deals with a of countries throughout the world. EEA he makes
:04:27. > :04:30.exactly the right point. We are in a position be able to make trade deals
:04:31. > :04:36.once we leave the European Union. That will give us enormous benefit
:04:37. > :04:40.because as the European Union commission itself admits, 90% of
:04:41. > :04:48.global trade, world trade will be outside the EU, not within it.
:04:49. > :04:58.The Secretary of State set out his position on the 15th of August. He
:04:59. > :05:04.said that transitional agreement should be as close to what we have
:05:05. > :05:06.now. Two days before that it was said that Britons would leave the
:05:07. > :05:14.customs union and leave the single market. Both positions can't be
:05:15. > :05:19.right. Can he tell us what former transitional arrangements that
:05:20. > :05:22.permit is seeking to negotiate? EEA Well, I've just done a couple of
:05:23. > :05:52.days ago. I will read this for you. It was
:05:53. > :05:59.said on Sunday record the ambiguity. It was an approach that served as
:06:00. > :06:02.well on June the 8th. What was the ambiguity, and tell people you want
:06:03. > :06:10.to leave, tell people you want to remain. That is the ambiguity of the
:06:11. > :06:14.gentleman who has just been asking the question. In terms the
:06:15. > :06:21.transition it is very clear... The transition arrangements will meet
:06:22. > :06:25.the requirements. Three different requirements. One is to provide time
:06:26. > :06:32.for the British Government if need be to create new revelatory
:06:33. > :06:38.agencies. Time for companies to make their arrangements to deal with the
:06:39. > :06:40.regulations. And time for other countries to make arrangements. For
:06:41. > :06:46.example for customs, new custom proposals. That is why we need to be
:06:47. > :06:56.as close as we are to our current arrangement. It doesn't mean that we
:06:57. > :07:02.are leaving the customs... The material might be better located
:07:03. > :07:06.there. I asked the secretary has position and he stated my position.
:07:07. > :07:16.You are welcome to swap places anytime. Given the progress to date
:07:17. > :07:21.and knowing that we will go back to this sensor, what prospects do you
:07:22. > :07:34.genuinely believe of the bespoke transition agreements being
:07:35. > :07:53.inflicted by March 29 -- March 19 cannot? That's a very legitimate
:07:54. > :08:03.question. I believe that the benefits are twofold. They applied
:08:04. > :08:07.to other countries as they do to us. We are finding that the commission
:08:08. > :08:11.is open to discussion of transition. We've only raised it briefly at each
:08:12. > :08:16.of the last two meetings because it doesn't fit within the four groups
:08:17. > :08:29.of negotiations. I think there is a very good prospect. Mr Speaker, the
:08:30. > :08:33.UK already goes beyond the minimum standards and a number of employment
:08:34. > :08:37.areas. We have a long history of environment protection. We are
:08:38. > :08:44.committed to safeguarding and protecting both. The EU Withdrawl
:08:45. > :08:48.Bill will ensure that EU's worker rights and environment protections
:08:49. > :08:55.will continue to be in place. And will enable those laws to enable the
:08:56. > :08:58.function effectively. It will be than for parliament and the involved
:08:59. > :09:07.legislatures to make any future changes to EU derived law. Mr
:09:08. > :09:11.Speaker, Britain already has one of the most competition friendly
:09:12. > :09:14.economies in the world. But some people want to use exit to dismantle
:09:15. > :09:23.workers' rights. And a road workers' rights. And a road
:09:24. > :09:36.environmental protections. The EU... The EU brought us order. There is a
:09:37. > :09:39.huge pressure of time. We have to get done the order cleared the EU
:09:40. > :10:07.brought us from -- Prensa Leave can you assure that their rights
:10:08. > :10:11.will not be eroded? I am happy to a real sure him. I can reassert the
:10:12. > :10:17.government's commitment to not roll back workers' rights. It will be for
:10:18. > :10:25.Parliament in future to determine future role.
:10:26. > :10:50.May I ask him... I must remind everybody that for 40
:10:51. > :10:58.what I would say to him that I am invigorated and incited to find that
:10:59. > :10:59.Parliament is reawakened to the need for proper scrutiny of secondary
:11:00. > :11:20.legislation. Does he recognize the impending gap
:11:21. > :11:26.for... How will he leave the environment in a better state than
:11:27. > :11:30.the way he found it? We are committed to leaving that
:11:31. > :11:42.environment a better state. She asked how he would find do that? I
:11:43. > :11:52.very much look forward to the debate on the particular way to do it. I
:11:53. > :12:01.welcome his comments. He is completely wrong because leaving the
:12:02. > :12:10.European Union enables us to take many bodies and we will be able to
:12:11. > :12:18.adapt everything to our own environment, our own landscape. Does
:12:19. > :12:22.he agree? I do agree. And I am grateful for him for giving me the
:12:23. > :12:25.opportunity to put on the record that we will up help Leave uphold
:12:26. > :12:44.all regulations on the environment. This will give them the power to
:12:45. > :12:53.wipe out workers's rights. Will the government commit to amending the
:12:54. > :13:00.clause that gives him that power so workers' rights will be protected.
:13:01. > :13:07.The powers in the Bill have been drawn widely so that this country
:13:08. > :13:11.can meet the imperative to deliver certainty and continuity and on the
:13:12. > :13:18.areas that the Honorable gentleman raises, on the withdrawal agreement
:13:19. > :13:20.in a way that allows us to leave the European Union smoothly and
:13:21. > :13:25.successfully. I will not give him the day the assurance that he is
:13:26. > :13:28.looking for. What I will say is that the person responsible for the Bill
:13:29. > :13:36.will look with the utmost seriousness at the amendments put
:13:37. > :13:39.forward. But what we will not do... Is except any amendments which
:13:40. > :13:43.compromises the fundamental purpose of the Bill, which is to deliver
:13:44. > :13:52.certainty, continuity as we leave and to allow us to make
:13:53. > :13:59.Thank you Mr Speaker. The reason that the government believes clause
:14:00. > :14:02.nine is necessary is a huge volume of legislation that would have to be
:14:03. > :14:08.put through the tidier anomalies and legislation. We have determined to
:14:09. > :14:13.bring in legislation they do not intend to use. If I want to commit
:14:14. > :14:20.the buttons of legislation the promise that is just given to the
:14:21. > :14:24.House. Mr Speaker, I think the honourable gentleman is confusing
:14:25. > :14:26.cause and seven and nine. What I was at this point is I look forward to
:14:27. > :14:30.the fullest debate on these matters on the floor of this has become, I
:14:31. > :14:42.hope, Parliament winning, the committee says... Stage. Isn't the
:14:43. > :14:45.right way for the honourable gentleman. Turns out to secure the
:14:46. > :14:49.rights of workers, to secure environmental protections that he
:14:50. > :14:52.wants, to vote for the EU Withdrawal Bill because if the Labour Party
:14:53. > :14:58.succeeds in blocking the EU Withdrawal Bill, protections will no
:14:59. > :15:01.longer exist. I'm most grateful to my honourable friend for his
:15:02. > :15:05.congratulations and support. I look forward to supporting the future.
:15:06. > :15:08.You got it right. The best way for mothers of this House which they is
:15:09. > :15:14.there because it was by delivering a working statute book currently in EU
:15:15. > :15:25.law is to vote for this Bill and support it. Thank you Mr Speaker. At
:15:26. > :15:28.the House is aware and the premises are set out, we have prioritised the
:15:29. > :15:33.stranded negotiations. We recognise the importance of providing swift
:15:34. > :15:44.reassurance to EU nationals living in the EU... UK and UK nationals of
:15:45. > :15:53.an EU. We want to protect health care... Thank you for your answer.
:15:54. > :15:56.Business across my constituency and throughout the country are worried,
:15:57. > :16:01.not just about retaining staff but about attracting the brightest and
:16:02. > :16:09.the best. He broke, just outside my seat employs 1000 medical
:16:10. > :16:14.research... What can you say to assure them that Brexit would
:16:15. > :16:18.destroy their competitiveness? Thank you. It's an important point. We do
:16:19. > :16:20.want to make sure that as we look towards the future and we look
:16:21. > :16:24.towards a new immigration policy after we have left the European
:16:25. > :16:28.Union, we can meet the needs of businesses and I country. And by the
:16:29. > :16:33.Home Office has commissioned work to look at all sectors of the economy,
:16:34. > :16:44.all parts of UK dementia we can continue to the brightest and the
:16:45. > :16:48.best. Will he reiterate giving EU national stability, including
:16:49. > :16:54.keeping families together? Absolutely. You are right to raise
:16:55. > :16:58.this issue. We set out in this paper a fair and serious offer to maximise
:16:59. > :17:01.certainty for individuals and families. It is important to
:17:02. > :17:05.remember that this applies equally EU national living in the UK and
:17:06. > :17:20.many of our own national living across the UK. Some of the proposals
:17:21. > :17:24.have been considered may apply on the day we leave the European Union
:17:25. > :17:26.also irrespective of that status of any leaked document, would the
:17:27. > :17:29.Minister agree that the government should not make any changes that
:17:30. > :17:37.would prevent them securing a transitional deed done deal to
:17:38. > :17:40.protect jobs and the economy. I'm not going to be commenting on any
:17:41. > :17:44.leaked documents but of course it is important that we secure certainty
:17:45. > :17:49.and continuity for citizens in this process. The Secretary of State
:17:50. > :17:53.assets are very clearly our to establishing interim arrangements
:17:54. > :17:56.and we look forward to discussing these issues in the context of the
:17:57. > :18:01.future partnership which is going to be gradual securing votes on both.
:18:02. > :18:05.Does my honourable friend agree that striking a positive position with
:18:06. > :18:10.respect to future migration from the EU is going to be really important,
:18:11. > :18:15.not just for the labour market, but the one we have skill shortages, all
:18:16. > :18:21.B1 of the keys to secure the best possible trailed with the EU. My
:18:22. > :18:26.right honourable and makes a broken point. It is cut from the PM has
:18:27. > :18:31.said that after we leave the EU we will continue to seek talent from
:18:32. > :18:35.Europe but we will strike a positive attitude. It is important that in
:18:36. > :18:44.the interest of bit UK and EU citizens that we get on with these
:18:45. > :18:47.discussions and give them security. Perhaps they'd have given the
:18:48. > :18:57.Minister time about answering the question. Which was, of course, a
:18:58. > :19:02.commitment not to introduce any new migration was from 2019 which will
:19:03. > :19:08.impact on a transitional deal. We also ask, looking beyond 2019, given
:19:09. > :19:14.that the government are committed to the principle of reciprocity on any
:19:15. > :19:17.deal on citizens rights, would he be happy for UK citizens living and
:19:18. > :19:27.working in the YouTube be subject biometrics greening and finger
:19:28. > :19:30.printing? He asked very theoretical questions. I'm not going to go into
:19:31. > :19:38.details answer Saville has been published. What is important that we
:19:39. > :19:45.negotiate in good faith for UK and EU citizens. That is what we are
:19:46. > :19:49.doing. Mr Speaker, we have been working with climate, food and rural
:19:50. > :19:55.affairs of farmers. The government will provide the same funds until
:19:56. > :20:00.Dublin parliament. Their weapon with a range of stakeholders as
:20:01. > :20:05.stakeholders as well as evolved... Maintain stability for farmers. We
:20:06. > :20:08.will also be introducing an agriculture Bill which supports our
:20:09. > :20:15.view for a self-sufficient farming sector which is more productive and
:20:16. > :20:17.profitable. To protect our nation 's natural environment for future
:20:18. > :20:20.generations and deliver on a manifesto commitment to provide
:20:21. > :20:27.stability for farmers as we exit the EU. Thank you for that response. You
:20:28. > :20:37.are the Minister is aware that the farming sector is highly requires on
:20:38. > :20:40.EU labour. I'm happy to tell my honourable friend about the
:20:41. > :20:45.government keeps its position on seasonal workers under review. Until
:20:46. > :20:49.we have left the EU, employers in agricultural and food processing
:20:50. > :20:55.sectors are free to continue employing EU workers to meet their
:20:56. > :21:03.needs. It remains the government of policy... Lower skill levels while
:21:04. > :21:06.employers have access from Labour from elsewhere in the EU. I know
:21:07. > :21:12.that the Home Office told the committee that a new source scheme
:21:13. > :21:15.could be introduced very quickly in five or six months once the need for
:21:16. > :21:18.such a scheme had been identified and I hope my right honourable
:21:19. > :21:22.friend will be reassured that we will have the agility to meet those
:21:23. > :21:27.needs. I hope that they are listening to the people that they
:21:28. > :21:31.have in the committee. Evidence that the food would end up rotting in the
:21:32. > :21:35.ground if we don't have the labour force to dig it up. Can I also urge
:21:36. > :21:39.the Minister that it is not just about subsidies to farmers, it is
:21:40. > :21:43.about access to the market and current free access to the market.
:21:44. > :21:48.Unless that is resolved, our industry will collapse. Of course it
:21:49. > :21:52.was just secure tariff free access to European markets. And indeed
:21:53. > :21:55.tariff free access to markets across the world but these are matters for
:21:56. > :22:00.negotiation. I'm sure she would join me in saying it is in all our
:22:01. > :22:08.interests are miserably in regards to our future agreement. Went Brexit
:22:09. > :22:12.give us the chance to design and agricultural policy that will be in
:22:13. > :22:17.their interests, not in the interests of inefficient farms in
:22:18. > :22:21.your? Either very right, Mrs Biggar. This is a unique opportunity for the
:22:22. > :22:23.United Kingdom to craft agricultural policies which suit our unique
:22:24. > :22:28.needs. I very much hope that that will be to the benefit of the United
:22:29. > :22:31.Kingdom and our farmers. Welsh farmers and fishermen need assurance
:22:32. > :22:37.now that UK and Welsh government are working together. How often will
:22:38. > :22:40.formal ministerial discussions of agricultural and fisheries sectors
:22:41. > :22:45.in the next three months? Will 's meetings be open to scrutiny? And
:22:46. > :22:56.very detailed for that detail question. I look forward to
:22:57. > :23:01.answering her in writing. Number five. A future partnership between
:23:02. > :23:07.the UK and EU is in the interest of both sides. I am sure we will get a
:23:08. > :23:16.good deal for the UK on a whole. We should prefer for all outcomes. Even
:23:17. > :23:25.that no satisfactory outcome can be reached. We are taking out
:23:26. > :23:28.analytical work to the effects of exiting the European Union. We will
:23:29. > :23:31.not be publishing any information which would prejudice our
:23:32. > :23:41.negotiation. Add that the Minister for that answer. It has been said
:23:42. > :23:43.that the implications of a new deal sub... Scenario would open a
:23:44. > :23:53.Pandora's box of economic consequences. We could face tariffs,
:23:54. > :23:57.huge tariffs. Can you assure that we will not walk away from his
:23:58. > :24:00.negotiations with no Deal? It is our intention to do what is in all of
:24:01. > :24:06.our interests, the mutual interest of all that nations in the EU and
:24:07. > :24:12.the UK. We want a deep and special partnership including a trade
:24:13. > :24:15.relationship. The world trade organisation is one of the great
:24:16. > :24:19.achievements of liberalism against nationalism and I very much look
:24:20. > :24:26.forward under which other circumstances we leave, the United
:24:27. > :24:31.Kingdom playing the fullest part in the improvement and element of the
:24:32. > :24:38.World Trade Organisation. Desmond Swayne. I hope you still believe
:24:39. > :24:43.that no deal is better than a bad deal. I would agree with my
:24:44. > :24:47.honourable friend and I would refer him to what the Chancellor famously
:24:48. > :24:50.said that what we can't do is accept some kind of punishment deal. I
:24:51. > :24:53.certainly think that an environment which the United Kingdom trade with
:24:54. > :24:57.the world in the context of controlling our own tariffs, our own
:24:58. > :25:05.taxes, domestic regulation is an environment of which we should not
:25:06. > :25:09.be afraid. Does it remain the ambition of ministers to secure
:25:10. > :25:13.barrier free access for the UK to the European single market? Is that
:25:14. > :25:16.the reality the only way to enjoy the benefits of the single market to
:25:17. > :25:24.comply with the rules of the single market? Mrs Biggar, we recognise the
:25:25. > :25:27.freedoms of the single market are indivisible and the people of this
:25:28. > :25:32.country wish for Parliament to set its own laws and wish Apple UK
:25:33. > :25:33.migration policy which means with their democratic convertible
:25:34. > :25:37.stoppage of the ambition of ministers secure trade which has an
:25:38. > :25:43.absolute minimum restrictions and I hope and look forward to doing so.
:25:44. > :25:49.The question of potentially not having a deal raises the issue of a
:25:50. > :25:55.transition. The Secretary of State said there was a very good prospect
:25:56. > :26:02.on that point. Is it not the case to give certainty to business for a
:26:03. > :26:06.time frame to run from when we leave the when a deal signed? The
:26:07. > :26:10.government has agreed that the country would benefit from a period
:26:11. > :26:12.of implementation, but how that period of implementation works and
:26:13. > :26:21.the destinations which we are heading is still remains a matter
:26:22. > :26:25.for negotiation. With your permission I will answer questions
:26:26. > :26:30.six and 20. The Prime Minister has been clear that we will continue to
:26:31. > :26:34.cooperate on asylum. We will discuss the exact nature of this Corporation
:26:35. > :26:38.is part of the future partnership. As the Secretary of State said, we
:26:39. > :26:41.are a country without strong position of tolerance and generosity
:26:42. > :26:50.and if anything this will will he guarantee that unaccompanied
:26:51. > :26:56.children who are orphaned don't know where their parents are still have
:26:57. > :27:01.the right to be reunited with family members no matter who it is living
:27:02. > :27:08.in the UK once we leave the EU? These are after all the most
:27:09. > :27:12.vulnerable children. He is right. We should absolutely seek to continue
:27:13. > :27:20.our generosity towards these children. We have and continue to
:27:21. > :27:29.unite refugees to their families. We have granted thousands of visas. I
:27:30. > :27:39.can't set out what we will do. But we will continue to bring families
:27:40. > :27:47.together. I would call this person. There is a problem with this. That
:27:48. > :27:53.unaccompanied children have to make it into the EU and Duper list
:27:54. > :27:57.journeys to to apply under these provisions. Would you consider
:27:58. > :28:00.extending the provisions if we leave the EU so that wherever you are in
:28:01. > :28:08.the world, you can apply for those terms cannot it is not really a
:28:09. > :28:12.question for this department, but we want to establish something to have
:28:13. > :28:29.a generous policy of family reunion. The UK Government is committed to
:28:30. > :28:31.maintaining food safety standards. The Food Standards Agency is a
:28:32. > :28:35.science and evidence based government department responsible
:28:36. > :28:47.for could Leave protecting consumers. Once we leave the EU,
:28:48. > :28:53.these rules will be subject to a rigorous study. Our absolute
:28:54. > :28:56.priority is to continue with protection. And base it on the best
:28:57. > :29:08.since had Leave scientific information. Do agree that the
:29:09. > :29:20.standards pose Brexit will be relaxed? The government is committed
:29:21. > :29:25.to maintaining food standards and it will in future be a matter for the
:29:26. > :29:28.House of Commons to decide. The Bill that is coming before parliament
:29:29. > :29:33.will bring EU law as it applies to the UK into the UK law so it
:29:34. > :29:42.continues to apply. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The government knows that
:29:43. > :29:51.the UK relies on the EU for a large percent of our food. We grow just
:29:52. > :29:57.15% of our food the next fruit eared.
:29:58. > :30:04.15% of our food the next fruit A few don't want UK's family to go
:30:05. > :30:08.back to eating spam and canned peaches can you ensure assure that
:30:09. > :30:17.we won't be adding tariffs to food imports connect?
:30:18. > :30:21.we won't be adding tariffs to food imports She has put together a
:30:22. > :30:30.fantastical proposal. We will make sure that we continue to enjoy a
:30:31. > :30:37.wide range of products. Both sides of negotiations are clear and that
:30:38. > :30:41.we want to achieve the strongest possible partnership. To achieve
:30:42. > :30:47.this, we have said that both sides must be dynamic and flexible in the
:30:48. > :30:50.negotiations. We have made it clear that we want to protect the voting
:30:51. > :30:58.rights of the EU nationals in the UK. It is clear that a deep and
:30:59. > :31:07.special partnership to see that both parties are strong...
:31:08. > :31:30.would the government reconsidered rejoining the EEA?
:31:31. > :31:44.As you heard me say early we have considered this in some detail prior
:31:45. > :31:56.to the House speech. It is not as easy to negotiate as alternative
:31:57. > :32:01.arrangements may be. Now that the Secretary of State has accepted that
:32:02. > :32:04.there will need to be transitional arrangements, is that the
:32:05. > :32:08.government's policy that the UK will continue to make payments into the
:32:09. > :32:17.EU budget for that. However long it lasts? I think this must be the 20th
:32:18. > :32:23.time that I've said that I will not negotiate from here. And he should
:32:24. > :32:29.know that. What I will say is this, transitional arrangements as we have
:32:30. > :32:34.described are there for one purpose and that is to ensure, in his words,
:32:35. > :32:39.we want to avoid the cliff edge. It is not just true of us, it is not
:32:40. > :32:44.just the UK that has come to this conclusion some time ago as it turns
:32:45. > :32:48.out, but also the other members of the European Union. One of the
:32:49. > :32:52.things we have been doing in the last six, nine months is making sure
:32:53. > :32:53.that they understand from their point of view how valuable to them a
:32:54. > :33:07.transition arrangement would be. Past contributions we have made, and
:33:08. > :33:12.funded vital infrastructure across Europe which will have long-term
:33:13. > :33:15.financial benefit for the European Union, has this been discussed in
:33:16. > :33:21.the negotiations and used to mitigate our final Bill when the
:33:22. > :33:30.oceans come to a close? We have made very plain that we respect Leave
:33:31. > :33:37.expect to respect aren't national limit international obligations. One
:33:38. > :33:50.of the reasons that emotions have been so tense is that we where...
:33:51. > :33:53.What assurances can you give to financial services and others that
:33:54. > :33:59.they now face the cost of uncertainty of three rule books, the
:34:00. > :34:06.single market, post single market transition and the Post transition
:34:07. > :34:14.agreement? He makes a good point. We want to assure that there is a
:34:15. > :34:20.single transition not two. That is why I said that we want the
:34:21. > :34:23.transitional arrangement to be as close to the current circumstance.
:34:24. > :34:31.And you will remember also that when I responded to him I said that there
:34:32. > :34:41.are three right ear. Time for the government to government, time after
:34:42. > :34:49.for the financial services to accommodate them. Last week Michel
:34:50. > :34:55.Barnier said it wasn't fair that EU taxpayers to continue to pay for
:34:56. > :34:59.British taxpayers obligation. Is it fair that British taxpayers should
:35:00. > :35:06.continue to pay for EU obligations in circumstances where we may not be
:35:07. > :35:14.benefiting? She raises a point that we have already raised. And I will
:35:15. > :35:17.raise it with Michel Barnier. At the moment the unions negotiating team
:35:18. > :35:22.are taking the approach of stressing what are the legal possibilities.
:35:23. > :35:25.When we get to the end of that, we will make certain decision about
:35:26. > :35:31.political, and moral response abilities.
:35:32. > :35:43.The government the flexibility to new heights over the center the next
:35:44. > :35:50.summer, can the Secretary of State tellers how many more upper limit of
:35:51. > :36:04.the proposals are just ideas that are going to work in reality.
:36:05. > :36:13.May I gently say to my right honorable friend, what everybody is
:36:14. > :36:18.trying to do is try and form some form of consensus and I think we all
:36:19. > :36:28.agreed that we have a very very short. Of time to negotiate all
:36:29. > :36:30.manner of no complex matters. May I suggest to him rather than keep
:36:31. > :36:37.ruling things out, put everything back on the table and look at what
:36:38. > :36:40.we call Norway for now, what we could simply adopt that the
:36:41. > :36:47.traditional. Until we come to a final arrangement with the EU. She
:36:48. > :36:51.can be as gentle with me as she likes. The simple truth is we went
:36:52. > :37:03.through the process of considering what the best Leave negotiating
:37:04. > :37:07.situation would be. We came to the conclusion that the route we are
:37:08. > :37:13.taking which is discussing with member states initially and now with
:37:14. > :37:16.the union a transition based on maintaining the important components
:37:17. > :37:25.of what we currently have is the best way to do it.
:37:26. > :37:34.The Secretary of State and the chance are working together to do
:37:35. > :37:37.this. Any future decisions on VAT rates will be taken by the
:37:38. > :37:43.Chancellor as part of normal budget process. Our children go back to
:37:44. > :37:53.school this way, our parents are still paying a fortune on uniforms.
:37:54. > :38:04.My constituents have asked me to ask the ministers to raise this fact.
:38:05. > :38:09.She raises a very interesting fact. I would point out gently to her that
:38:10. > :38:13.the VAT raised billions of pounds and provides essential services such
:38:14. > :38:30.as education. I look forward to when we can set
:38:31. > :38:40.tax rates across a whole range. That is exactly right. With your
:38:41. > :38:48.permission I will take ten and 17 together. I was delighted to see
:38:49. > :38:53.this week that universities Oxford and Cambridge have been rated the
:38:54. > :38:56.top two universities in the world. To maintain the success we are
:38:57. > :39:02.listening very carefully to the sector. As the eat Leave UK leaves
:39:03. > :39:09.EU, one of our core objections is to continue collaborating. There's a
:39:10. > :39:15.paper that explores how we can obtain the subject objective
:39:16. > :39:19.together. Indeed, we have three of the top universities in this
:39:20. > :39:27.country. We also have a very vibrant life science. Some have sought not
:39:28. > :39:31.to give academic students that reasserts and I know that from
:39:32. > :39:37.talking to people at the University of Sussex and the University of
:39:38. > :39:45.Cambridge. What reasserts can he -- what reasserts can he give? As it
:39:46. > :39:53.was made clear, one of our greatest strength of the nature is our
:39:54. > :40:06.science communities. We are at a very popular destination the world
:40:07. > :40:07.for science study. I share your ambition for our university sector
:40:08. > :40:24.to act as a magnet Fratello. What steps are being taken to
:40:25. > :40:31.amplify and underscore the message that we welcome overseas students? I
:40:32. > :40:41.refer you to the answer I just gave. I would add that we are going to
:40:42. > :40:49.examine student migration. International students enhance our
:40:50. > :40:58.universities. We will continue to welcome them long into the future.
:40:59. > :41:02.The Prime Minister boasted about the number of Nobel Prize winners, but
:41:03. > :41:07.met the truth is many of those were migrants. They started their life
:41:08. > :41:10.elsewhere. They first came here to study in universities. Shouldn't we
:41:11. > :41:19.be proclaiming that as part of our proud inheritance? We are, and we
:41:20. > :41:24.will and we will continue to do so. Thank you Mr Speaker. Will you
:41:25. > :41:30.reassure us that the University of Bristol that he values working with
:41:31. > :41:36.EU counterparts to make sure that that continues? I will refer you to
:41:37. > :41:41.the paper that we published this week that set set out very clearly.
:41:42. > :41:53.We see a huge advantage of continuing that collaboration. With
:41:54. > :42:00.permission, I will answer oceans 11 and 21 together. As explained
:42:01. > :42:04.earlier the UK goes beyond the minimum standards and the EU
:42:05. > :42:10.Withdrawl Bill will not change that. It will be a future for Parliament
:42:11. > :42:13.to decide on future changes to employment law and of course the
:42:14. > :42:22.government has committed not to roll back workers' rights. Thank you,
:42:23. > :42:25.that is very interesting because in 2012 the secretary wrote in
:42:26. > :42:34.financial times to restore competitiveness we must start by...
:42:35. > :42:38.It is intellectually unsustainable that workplace rights should remain
:42:39. > :42:39.untouchable. Isn't it the case you can't trust Tories with workers'
:42:40. > :42:49.rights? Mr Speaker, it is not the case and I
:42:50. > :42:53.would say to him once again is that this government is committed not
:42:54. > :42:56.only to protecting workers' rights but ensuring that workers' rights
:42:57. > :43:00.keep pace with the changing labour market which is something evidence
:43:01. > :43:05.by the Taylor report which the government is currently considering.
:43:06. > :43:08.We have heard very warm words about protecting workers' rights which
:43:09. > :43:13.will of course be tested over time. But can minister details of the
:43:14. > :43:19.House how today precise mechanism they will use to work with employers
:43:20. > :43:21.and trade unions that upon exit Britain does not become the low
:43:22. > :43:26.standards Council of Europe I maintain that they deserve a time? I
:43:27. > :43:31.would say this government want to the race of the top. We want to
:43:32. > :43:40.ensure this country is either at or heading to the top of entry, every
:43:41. > :43:45.index of prosperity. Congratulations on your appointment. Whether in
:43:46. > :43:48.relation to workers' rights or more generally, when he agree that have
:43:49. > :43:52.the British people wanted to be subject to EU law, they would have
:43:53. > :43:57.voted in Russia's referendum. Does he agree that the Withdrawal Bill
:43:58. > :44:00.restores powers to Parliament on the vote against it is only a vote to
:44:01. > :44:05.ensure that the UK automatically keeps pace with EU law with no say
:44:06. > :44:09.of its own? Of course, my honourable friend makes a very important point
:44:10. > :44:13.which I am most grateful for. That is an easy way to automatically keep
:44:14. > :44:16.pace with EU law whatever it might be would have been to of course
:44:17. > :44:22.remain in the EU. The public has not chosen to do that, and therefore in
:44:23. > :44:27.future Parliament, Parliament will decide the law and scrutinise any
:44:28. > :44:30.proposed changes. I warmly welcome the Minister to his place. Does he
:44:31. > :44:33.agree with me that the Withdrawal Bill is not the Great Repeal Bill,
:44:34. > :44:37.but it is the great continuity Bill and that workers' rights will not be
:44:38. > :44:42.undermined by this Bill and in fact they are already in hand compared to
:44:43. > :44:46.the EU? Of course, my honourable friend is absolutely right. The
:44:47. > :44:49.original name of the Great Repeal Bill was inspired by the greatness
:44:50. > :44:53.of its constitutional significance and certainly not because of any
:44:54. > :44:59.changes it puts in place in relation to workers' rights. As we have said
:45:00. > :45:03.will continue unchanged. 12, Mrs Biggar. With your permission, I will
:45:04. > :45:11.answer questions for and 12 together. We aim to get the right
:45:12. > :45:17.deal for the EU and the UK. We have repeated both parties need to
:45:18. > :45:20.represent a dynamic approach to each run. That ability and credulity from
:45:21. > :45:23.both sides is needed and we have already said we are willing to meet
:45:24. > :45:30.as frequently as required. We want to meet... Reach agreement by the
:45:31. > :45:37.end of March 20 17. We'll believe the time of interim will be
:45:38. > :45:44.beneficial. To adjust to new arrangements. Thank you for your
:45:45. > :45:53.answer. Our future trade relations are vitally important, and it is
:45:54. > :45:56.good news. Given our unique position with the EU, surely it is perfectly
:45:57. > :46:02.possible to conclude a trade agreement either time we leave in
:46:03. > :46:06.March 2019? He is in fact it right and the Bill we are debating late
:46:07. > :46:10.today is designed with exactly that in mind. The unique nature of the
:46:11. > :46:14.free trade agreement we are seeking to agree with the European unit is
:46:15. > :46:19.that we all start from exactly the same standards, and given what has
:46:20. > :46:21.been happening the previous question, the same standards on
:46:22. > :46:23.labour law as far as the same standards on other matters.
:46:24. > :46:30.Actually, better standards on labour law. He is exactly right. That is
:46:31. > :46:38.the key to getting a fast, effective and wealth creating trade agreement.
:46:39. > :46:45.People and businesses in Middlesbrough are confident about
:46:46. > :46:48.the... After Brexit. We'll ignore the ill judged rhetoric coming out
:46:49. > :46:53.of the commission about teaching is a lesson and focusing instead on a
:46:54. > :47:13.deal that works for our mutual benefit with Mac I should say that
:47:14. > :47:17.Michel Barnier... He wanted the say about the benefits of the single
:47:18. > :47:23.market. That is what we intend to do. It is in neither side interest
:47:24. > :47:28.for there to be a cliff edge, for businesses or a threat to stability.
:47:29. > :47:33.The UK and EU will work together during a interim period which will
:47:34. > :47:38.allow business in the UK and EU to adjust in a smooth and orderly way
:47:39. > :47:50.to new arrangements. That will minimise... Nowhere is the timetable
:47:51. > :47:56.for the... Nowhere is the timetable stated. Hourly work the border
:47:57. > :48:00.between Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland? What have the
:48:01. > :48:07.discussion is being? What has happened so far? So far... We can
:48:08. > :48:11.only talk at the moment to the discussions within the European
:48:12. > :48:16.Union with the European Union negotiating group. We raised, at the
:48:17. > :48:20.beginning, we were very keen that we started down this as quickly as
:48:21. > :48:24.possible. We understand that, of course, the conclusion we get will
:48:25. > :48:32.be dependent, on some extent, that all the other decisions. How many
:48:33. > :48:41.special arrangements will rely on the border. The commission was
:48:42. > :48:44.concerned continue with the common travel area would impinge on
:48:45. > :48:46.European citizens rights. We persuaded them that is not true and
:48:47. > :48:53.they basically accepted our arguments that. Does the Secretary
:48:54. > :48:58.of State not realise that every time he gets to this dispatch box and
:48:59. > :49:01.speaks, the uncertainty in the key areas of wealth creating in this
:49:02. > :49:05.country feel more and more uncertain about their future. We're
:49:06. > :49:10.haemorrhaging people. Can't recoup people in the City of London can't
:49:11. > :49:19.recruit people in universities or manufacturing. For goodness' sake,
:49:20. > :49:29.get on with the job! Perhaps I will organise a visit with Michel Barnier
:49:30. > :49:32.for himself. We have taken actions under pen universities. He has in
:49:33. > :49:40.the Nissan arrangements, financial services. About what we expect to
:49:41. > :49:44.happen. We have thought about this limitation period with them in mind.
:49:45. > :49:47.There is plenty of action being taken to improve the certainty and
:49:48. > :49:58.improve the clarity of where we're going. Mrs speaker, it is important
:49:59. > :50:03.to be reversed on the timetable but also robust in Brussels demands. We
:50:04. > :50:09.should not bullied blackmailed. We should be as a nation. I hear you
:50:10. > :50:12.loud and clear. We have been very clear that the UK and EU will have
:50:13. > :50:20.financial obligations to each other that will survive our exit from the
:50:21. > :50:24.EU. We have a duty to our taxpayers to interrogate that position
:50:25. > :50:29.regressing. That is what we did in the last negotiation. We went on to
:50:30. > :50:36.another question but we had two different ministers appearing at the
:50:37. > :50:42.box. He should feel very gratified he dedicated minister for his
:50:43. > :50:51.enquiry. It is something you can tell his grandchildren in years to
:50:52. > :50:57.come. Mr Martyn Day. Number one. Very funny. Since our last question
:50:58. > :51:05.Time, the government has made important progress. In the
:51:06. > :51:12.negotiations, we found important areas where we agree, for example,
:51:13. > :51:16.on pensions, health care, Northern Ireland and we are now working on
:51:17. > :51:20.the areas where we do not. We provided more clarity by publishing
:51:21. > :51:23.papers on a range of issues. Finally, we will debate the Repeal
:51:24. > :51:26.Bill which gives a fax to the result of the referendum by providing the
:51:27. > :51:31.legal certainty that will avoid unnecessary destruction. I believe
:51:32. > :51:35.it should command the support of all those who wish to have a smooth exit
:51:36. > :51:41.from the European Union. Leaving the EU single market and customer unit
:51:42. > :51:47.would be an axis up arms in the UK economy. Especially if the UK fails
:51:48. > :51:54.to reach agreement with the EU. If you fail to reach a deal with on a
:51:55. > :52:00.two-year deadline, will the UK remain in the EU? I will not. The
:52:01. > :52:04.votes of the British people was very clear. They wanted to leave the
:52:05. > :52:07.European Union. They wanted to take back control on both the Borders and
:52:08. > :52:14.laws. That will not be possible if we simply stayed inside the simple
:52:15. > :52:15.market -- single market in the current terms. EU legislation into
:52:16. > :52:33.divorce in 1993 which... -- I can assure my honourable and
:52:34. > :52:50.that the government fully supports the UK's products. We will protect
:52:51. > :52:56.food name. The government is also engaging directly produces on how
:52:57. > :53:08.best to protect traditional foods when we move the U. EU. What will
:53:09. > :53:15.replace... Is always somebody cut and paste version of events. I just
:53:16. > :53:17.wondered whether he ever, even for a moment, things from empty may be
:53:18. > :53:26.mistaken? LAUGHTER
:53:27. > :53:32.It will probably be a unique foray at this dispatch box Foreign
:53:33. > :53:35.Minister Tagamet area. I have said at the beginning this is a
:53:36. > :53:38.negotiation. It will take time. It will go in directions we do not
:53:39. > :53:46.expect and they will be give and take in it. That is as close as I
:53:47. > :53:51.can get. Later we will debate the EU Withdrawal Bill. A very important
:53:52. > :53:56.piece of legislation that provides certainty and a smooth exit from the
:53:57. > :53:59.EU. But at the Secretary of State layout for the House and the country
:54:00. > :54:02.what the consequences would be this Bill not been passed, and does he
:54:03. > :54:07.agree with me that any member that seeks to block it passing is not
:54:08. > :54:11.acting in the national interest? I'm afraid he is precisely right. The
:54:12. > :54:17.purpose of the Bill is to establish continuity for several reasons.
:54:18. > :54:24.Number one, certainty for business. Number two, the ability to carry out
:54:25. > :54:27.a deal which will be unique in the world. Number three, under pen or
:54:28. > :54:34.the rights and privileges privileges that we have promised to our country
:54:35. > :54:36.down the years including employment rights, consumer rights,
:54:37. > :54:41.environmental rights. Of those things are vital to national
:54:42. > :54:47.interest. How should employers in my constituency that I visited in
:54:48. > :54:52.recent months, today, is * of ending up with carrots or additional
:54:53. > :54:57.regulatory barriers for export in a single market when we leave the EU?
:54:58. > :55:01.Those employers should have confidence that it is in everybody's
:55:02. > :55:05.interests, our interest and all of the nations of the European Union to
:55:06. > :55:08.deliver tariff free access between our markets and was said to them
:55:09. > :55:15.they should have a great deal of confidence that we will secure the
:55:16. > :55:18.deal. The purpose of the EU with Withdrawal Bill is to provide
:55:19. > :55:21.continuity and a working statute book on the day that we leave. Will
:55:22. > :55:26.my right honourable friend be absolutely clear that a vote against
:55:27. > :55:34.this Bill is a vote for chaos and a vote for uncertainty? She's exactly
:55:35. > :55:38.right. It allows me to reiterate one other point. After all of the talk
:55:39. > :55:43.on that side of the House has been about changing things in this Bill.
:55:44. > :55:46.This Bill is about maintaining continuity, about keeping in place
:55:47. > :55:50.the aims and purposes of all of the European law that we currently have
:55:51. > :56:01.and will have the day after we leave. The purpose of any transition
:56:02. > :56:04.arrangement is to avoid a cliff edge and to give continuity and certainty
:56:05. > :56:08.to the UK economy, but the Chancellor and the trade Secretary
:56:09. > :56:12.published an article last month saying that during any such period,
:56:13. > :56:16.the UK would not be in the single market or the customs union. What is
:56:17. > :56:19.the purpose of a transitional arrangement that undermines the very
:56:20. > :56:28.stability and continuity it is supposed to achieve? He makes a good
:56:29. > :56:31.point. The simple truth is, as I have said, we are starting from the
:56:32. > :56:37.aim of maintaining as much continuity as is necessary that
:56:38. > :56:42.anything might change in the final settlement. We will do that. Because
:56:43. > :56:47.we are not in the European Union at that point, legally, we won't be
:56:48. > :56:50.formally members of the single market and the customs union. We may
:56:51. > :56:53.well see a customs agreement for the period and a similar arrangement on
:56:54. > :56:58.the single market provisions. But we cannot make that decision ourselves.
:56:59. > :57:04.It is for a negotiation with the European Union. Does my right
:57:05. > :57:07.honourable friend agree that the system of secondary legislation
:57:08. > :57:10.contemplated by the Bill which we will be debating later today
:57:11. > :57:15.provides the best and most flexible means of ensuring that the United
:57:16. > :57:18.Kingdom is left with a coherent statue but when we leave the
:57:19. > :57:22.European Union? And is he not agree also that he there will be general
:57:23. > :57:27.bemusement in this country. The opposition as seeking to
:57:28. > :57:31.To begin by paying tribute to my right honourable friend Thrall the
:57:32. > :57:36.work he has done in the department. The quality of the work I have
:57:37. > :57:39.inherited is a testament to the leadership he provided in the
:57:40. > :57:46.Department, I am most grateful to him. But my right honourable friend
:57:47. > :57:48.has made a good point. Secondary legislation is a long-standing
:57:49. > :57:54.mechanism for making detailed changes to the loff, with a scrutiny
:57:55. > :57:57.procedure for each instrument agreed by Parliament. Since their
:57:58. > :58:01.introduction, every Government has used that you treat instruments,
:58:02. > :58:05.every Parliament has debated and approved statutory instruments. The
:58:06. > :58:10.minister earlier extolled the benefits of World Trade
:58:11. > :58:13.Organisation. Should there be an ideal scenario. But there is no
:58:14. > :58:19.automatic wavelength of the single aviation market or open skies, so
:58:20. > :58:22.what contingency the Minister and his team making to protect our
:58:23. > :58:25.aviation industry? The honourable lady makes a good point and of
:58:26. > :58:29.course the Government is well aware of these issues and we continue to
:58:30. > :58:37.develop our contingency plans, not only in those areas but right across
:58:38. > :58:43.Government. Constituents of mine at world beating companies are the the
:58:44. > :58:47.bedrock of those companies' success. Does my right honourable friend
:58:48. > :58:50.agree that the withdrawal bill must be the opportunity to cement
:58:51. > :58:56.employee me rides and not erode them? I do agree and I think we have
:58:57. > :59:01.cantered around this issue and I'm grateful to the opportunity to once
:59:02. > :59:04.again say the Government is committed to protecting workers'
:59:05. > :59:12.right and they keep pace with the changing market and nothing in the
:59:13. > :59:19.Withdrawal Bill will do that. I'm in an indulgent mood. Rachel Maskell.
:59:20. > :59:23.Thank you, Mr Speaker. Businesses are in desperate need of confidence,
:59:24. > :59:27.so well with the Secretary of State confirmed that he will have the
:59:28. > :59:29.transition arrangements in place? Because we will have left the
:59:30. > :59:35.European Union in just over 18 months and they are making their
:59:36. > :59:41.plans now and need answers to that. Two things, firstly, we will do that
:59:42. > :59:44.as soon as is feasible within the constraints of the negotiation.
:59:45. > :59:48.Secondly, if she is concerned about business confidence, the best way to
:59:49. > :59:56.guarantee stability is to vote for the bill this afternoon. Many
:59:57. > :59:59.farmers in Wales straddle the border with England. Can my right
:00:00. > :00:03.honourable friend outline he is ensuring the voice of cross-border
:00:04. > :00:07.communities are not ignored in discussions over Brexit and
:00:08. > :00:10.devolution? My honourable friend makes a very good point and we would
:00:11. > :00:15.be happy to meet with him and his constituents to address this issue.
:00:16. > :00:19.It is very important that this bill sets out a framework that protects,
:00:20. > :00:22.new Quay frameworks while we have a conversation with the devolved
:00:23. > :00:26.administrations as to where they are needed. It is a sensible approach to
:00:27. > :00:33.protect the interests of farmers and businesses across the UK. Business
:00:34. > :00:35.question, Valerie vows. But the Leader of the House please give us
:00:36. > :00:51.the forthcoming business. The Leader of the House. Thank you
:00:52. > :00:56.Mr Speaker. The business for the week commencing the 11th of
:00:57. > :01:00.September will be, Monday the 11th of September, conclusion of the
:01:01. > :01:03.second reading of the European Union Withdrawal Bill, day two. Tuesday
:01:04. > :01:07.the 12th of September, second reading of the Finance Bill,
:01:08. > :01:12.followed by motions relating to house business. Wednesday the 13th
:01:13. > :01:16.of September, Opposition Day, first allotted day. There will be a date
:01:17. > :01:17.on an opposition motion, subject to be