0:00:10 > 0:00:14Welcome to BBC Parliament's live coverage of the House of Commons. In
0:00:14 > 0:00:21one hour's time, Plaid Cymru will ask a question about the situation
0:00:21 > 0:00:24in Catalonia. Andrea Leadsom will announce upcoming business in the
0:00:24 > 0:00:31chamber and take questions. The Northern Ireland Secretary will
0:00:31 > 0:00:37update MPs on the latest round of talks about power-sharing. The
0:00:37 > 0:00:42Justice Secretary will then make a statement on prison sentencing. The
0:00:42 > 0:00:48main business is two busy -- debates tabled by the Backbench Business
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Committee, the first concerns Calais and their arrival of child migrants
0:00:52 > 0:00:57in Europe, that is followed by a debate on violence and sexual
0:00:57 > 0:01:02harassment in schools. Join me at 11pm for a round-up, but first we
0:01:02 > 0:01:06have questions to the Secretary of State for exiting the EU, and his
0:01:06 > 0:01:16team of ministers.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Order, order. Questions for the Secretary of State for exiting the
0:01:29 > 0:01:40European Union. We have made a lot of progress
0:01:40 > 0:01:43through five rounds of negotiations, and we are now within touching
0:01:43 > 0:01:52distance of an agreement on citizens' rights. I am confident we
0:01:52 > 0:01:57can conclude discussions on citizens' rights in the forthcoming
0:01:57 > 0:02:01weeks. Universities UK and Scotland have
0:02:01 > 0:02:05expressed concerns about accessing skilled labour after Brexit. Would
0:02:05 > 0:02:09buy right honourable friend agree that the mutual recognition of
0:02:09 > 0:02:14professional qualifications should be a priority?Our science and
0:02:14 > 0:02:18research paper sets out the importance of continuing to meet the
0:02:18 > 0:02:22talent needs of our country, and we have set out a positive approach to
0:02:22 > 0:02:25the mutual recognition of professional qualifications. We
0:02:25 > 0:02:32would like to see broader Dafydd -- definitions for the professionals.
0:02:32 > 0:02:39It is our offer more generous than the other side? -- is our offer.
0:02:39 > 0:02:46I think my right honourable friend is correct to carry that, in areas
0:02:46 > 0:02:50such as voting rights which we would afford to EU citizens in the UK
0:02:50 > 0:02:56which we would like to see reciprocated across the EU.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01End the University has 25% of their senior academic staff as EU
0:03:01 > 0:03:05nationals. What a saying to such institutions, they need that staff
0:03:05 > 0:03:09to compete as one of the world's leading universities?
0:03:09 > 0:03:14I have met with them to discuss this issue, and I recognise the benefit
0:03:14 > 0:03:18they receive from EU nationals working at the University, and from
0:03:18 > 0:03:20nationals across the world who contribute to their research. We
0:03:20 > 0:03:27have set out, they have welcomed, and we will continue to work closely
0:03:27 > 0:03:32with the university 's sector. EU nationals living in my
0:03:32 > 0:03:37constituency, who are seeking permanent residency are being
0:03:37 > 0:03:40advised that currently there is no process, and they would have to wait
0:03:40 > 0:03:44for a letter telling them to leave the country, which unsurprisingly
0:03:44 > 0:03:47causes a great deal of anxiety and distress. Is that the official
0:03:47 > 0:03:55advice? The official advice is that the Home
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Office is working on a process to ensure that settled status can be
0:04:00 > 0:04:03achieved straightforwardly. There is no need to apply for that status as
0:04:03 > 0:04:07yet for anybody, because it is very clear that EU nationals in the UK
0:04:07 > 0:04:12have the right to be here. What we're talking about is a process so
0:04:12 > 0:04:16that when the legal order changes, as the Prime Minister says, we want
0:04:16 > 0:04:19them to stay and we want that process to be made as
0:04:19 > 0:04:23straightforward as possible. Would my honourable friend not agree
0:04:23 > 0:04:27it is not only EU citizens in this country who need reassurance, it is
0:04:27 > 0:04:31also the very large number of British citizens living in a host of
0:04:31 > 0:04:37EU countries, that did the same reassurance? When do they expect to
0:04:37 > 0:04:40conclude this agreement? It is very important we work through
0:04:40 > 0:04:44the detail of this agreement to show how it works on both sides, and that
0:04:44 > 0:04:49it can deliver for both EU citizens living in the UK and vice versa.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53These talks have been constructive, and we do believe we are in touching
0:04:53 > 0:05:00distance of a full agreement. Last night, this House unanimously
0:05:00 > 0:05:03passed a binding motion requiring the Government to provide 58
0:05:03 > 0:05:09sectoral impact assessments to the Brexit subcommittee, non-EQ UK
0:05:09 > 0:05:15nationals work in many of those 58 sectors, and you, Mr Speaker,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18indicated it did not need to be deliberated over for a long time.
0:05:18 > 0:05:26When will the papers be handed over? The right honourable gentleman was
0:05:26 > 0:05:32present for the whole of yesterday's debate, and I said we would this --
0:05:32 > 0:05:36respond appropriately, and we will do as soon as conceivable.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47As soon as conceivable, I would hope means by the end of the week, Mr
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Speaker, and certainly before this House goes into recess. I think that
0:05:51 > 0:05:56was the period we were discussing last night. But the motion is clear,
0:05:56 > 0:06:01it is the impact assessments that must be provided, not redacted
0:06:01 > 0:06:04copies, the assessments. The Government could have amended the
0:06:04 > 0:06:08motion, it chose not to. Can now be confirmed but the full copies will
0:06:08 > 0:06:12be handed over, and it would then be for the Brexit Select Committee to
0:06:12 > 0:06:18decide to what extent and in what form the assessments are published?
0:06:18 > 0:06:23I would point out that the first use of the word "Reductions" came from
0:06:23 > 0:06:28him speaking for the opposition. But I would say -- redaction is. But we
0:06:28 > 0:06:34take very seriously the motion of Parliament, the Secretary of State
0:06:34 > 0:06:37has already spoken to the chairman of the Select Committee for exiting,
0:06:37 > 0:06:45and we will be discussing this further with him in due course.
0:06:45 > 0:06:52With permission, I will answer questions two, 13, 19 together.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55The Government has firmly committed to workers' rights and extending
0:06:55 > 0:06:59them when that is the right choice for the UK. The European Union
0:06:59 > 0:07:03withdrawal Bill will ensure that workers' rights will continue to be
0:07:03 > 0:07:08available in UK law after we have left the EU. We do not need however
0:07:08 > 0:07:11to be part of the EU to have strong protection for workers. The UK
0:07:11 > 0:07:19already will be on minimum standards in a large tumbler of areas.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23The trade union act has shown us differently. The UK has some of the
0:07:23 > 0:07:27most restrictive trade union rights and freedoms in the Western world,
0:07:27 > 0:07:32and even these could be compromised post-withdrawal. Can you give a
0:07:32 > 0:07:36guarantee that my constituents will have as a minimum the same, if not
0:07:36 > 0:07:41more, workers' rights when we have left the EU?
0:07:41 > 0:07:47Yes, I can. Her constituency voted overwhelmingly to eat -- leave the
0:07:47 > 0:07:52EU. It did that with open eyes. This assertion but somehow our trade
0:07:52 > 0:07:57union rights, more importantly our employment law rights, are less good
0:07:57 > 0:08:02than the rest of the EU, is simply untrue. My first meeting as
0:08:02 > 0:08:07Secretary of State was with the General Secretary of the trade union
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Council, because I had been co-operating with her over trade
0:08:11 > 0:08:16union law just a few months before. If she wants a single test, the
0:08:16 > 0:08:20single test of employment protection in the UK versus the EU, the most
0:08:20 > 0:08:24fundamental right is a right to safety at work. We have one of the
0:08:24 > 0:08:30best, best records in the EU, for safety at work, much better than
0:08:30 > 0:08:35Germany, Italy, nearly all the European countries.
0:08:35 > 0:08:42I'm very grateful to the Secretary of State for saying he would intend
0:08:42 > 0:08:46to extend workers' rights when it was like to do so. But I have got a
0:08:46 > 0:08:52great concern that some in his Conservative Party would see it as
0:08:52 > 0:08:55an opportunity to further deregulate rights of our citizens at work.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01Would he be looking towards doing away with employment tribunal fees,
0:09:01 > 0:09:05which prevent young workers, particularly women, from taking
0:09:05 > 0:09:10sexual harassment claims against their own employers?
0:09:10 > 0:09:14The first thing to say is I think in the first three speeches are made
0:09:14 > 0:09:19after we had taken this job, -- I had taken this job, I made it clear
0:09:19 > 0:09:25we were not going to use the departure from EU as a way of
0:09:25 > 0:09:31reducing employment rights. But the Prime Minister has, independent of
0:09:31 > 0:09:39this process, instigated the Matthew Taylor review, to report back on
0:09:39 > 0:09:44employment rights for security, pay, rights, progression, training,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47representation, opportunities for underrepresented group, and new
0:09:47 > 0:09:53business models in the gig economy. The Prime Minister is actually
0:09:53 > 0:09:57intended to improve on employment rights, not reduce them.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01I welcome the fact that the Secretary of State has said that he
0:10:01 > 0:10:05wants to extend workers' rights. With that in mind, with the
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Government look at the hard work done by the Member for Great
0:10:08 > 0:10:13Grimsby, whose Private Members' Bill has sought to enshrine workers'
0:10:13 > 0:10:18rights immediately into UK law? Let me say this to the honourable
0:10:18 > 0:10:24lady. The nature of the British constitution is that Parliament
0:10:24 > 0:10:29always is the last to decide, you can entrench anything in British law
0:10:29 > 0:10:32in perpetuity. So what we would be doing is, as a party, as a
0:10:32 > 0:10:38Government run up is seeking to extend workers' rights, and as a
0:10:38 > 0:10:46parliament it will be in our control to do that.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50The European Charter of rights contains protections for example in
0:10:50 > 0:10:54equality and children's rights not contained in the European Convention
0:10:54 > 0:10:58on human rights. Can the Secretary of State give us a commitment that
0:10:58 > 0:11:01these rights will be protected as we leave the EU?
0:11:01 > 0:11:06I thank my honourable friend for raising the point. As said all
0:11:06 > 0:11:11along, from the beginning, in fact from the White Paper, that presented
0:11:11 > 0:11:17what was then the repeal Bill, now the withdrawal Bill, was that we
0:11:17 > 0:11:23believe all the rights under -- enjoyed under the charter, are
0:11:23 > 0:11:27rights that come either from European Union law or from the
0:11:27 > 0:11:32agency are writes British domestic rights, or from EU law, which we are
0:11:32 > 0:11:37to carry forward. I said I think to the Shadow Secretary of State at the
0:11:37 > 0:11:41time, but if there were any rights missed, we would seek to put them
0:11:41 > 0:11:45back. So that is what we are going to do. And of course we will discuss
0:11:45 > 0:11:49this at great length in the committee, and at report stage of
0:11:49 > 0:11:58that Bill. And my undertaking to her is that we will preserve rights.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01I know my right honourable friend takes workers' rights seriously,
0:12:01 > 0:12:05however, one white which British workers will not have potentially is
0:12:05 > 0:12:10the right to go and work within the EU without a visa. The idea of
0:12:10 > 0:12:13associate citizenship was raised by the president of the European
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Parliament and others. Would he look seriously at this, so that British
0:12:16 > 0:12:22workers, perhaps younger ones, would be able to go and work in the
0:12:22 > 0:12:25European Union without a visa, certainly for a limited if not
0:12:25 > 0:12:31extended period of time?
0:12:31 > 0:12:41We will look at these altogether. I have spoken about this briefly
0:12:41 > 0:12:46already. I will be interested to hear what they are proposing. We
0:12:46 > 0:12:52will listen to anything of this nature. The aim is to be good for
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Europe, good for Britain and good for the citizens of Europe and
0:12:55 > 0:13:01Britain and that is what we intend to do.This question is ironic
0:13:01 > 0:13:06coming from the Labour Party who voted against the withdrawal bill,
0:13:06 > 0:13:12that will protect worker's rights. We pass legislation in this place to
0:13:12 > 0:13:17protect them and will continue to do so.I remember the last time he
0:13:17 > 0:13:23asked the question in this session on the subject and he reminded us
0:13:23 > 0:13:28that it was the Conservative Party that introduced the first employment
0:13:28 > 0:13:32protection legislation and we will still be doing it after the Labour
0:13:32 > 0:13:40Party has gone.Am sure I will take comfort from his assurances about
0:13:40 > 0:13:51the Prime Minister's change of mind. Given that there is no intention
0:13:51 > 0:13:55whatsoever to reduce worker's rights as a result of leaving the EU, would
0:13:55 > 0:14:01he undertake to table amendment so the unprecedented powers given to
0:14:01 > 0:14:06ministers in that bill cannot by statute be used to abuse worker's
0:14:06 > 0:14:14rights?The point is they are not intended to remove or reduce any
0:14:14 > 0:14:18law. They are intended to make the laws practical matters what they
0:14:18 > 0:14:23will do. If we haven't got it right, we will talk to everyone involved to
0:14:23 > 0:14:32make sure we have got it right.As well as the potential threat to
0:14:32 > 0:14:36worker's rights, there is a threat by the removal of the Charter
0:14:36 > 0:14:41fundamental rights from domestic legislation. As the junior minister
0:14:41 > 0:14:45was unable to give the Select Committee an example of anyone whose
0:14:45 > 0:14:50interests would be damaged by retaining that charter could he tell
0:14:50 > 0:14:57us who's interests will be damaged if we leave it in place?I have made
0:14:57 > 0:15:02this point over and over again. It is essentially a list of existing
0:15:02 > 0:15:08rights. It doesn't generate any new ones. I have said to the Shadow
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Secretary of State, if you identify one that is lost, we will put it
0:15:11 > 0:15:17back.Of all the people of Prime Minister could have chosen to fill
0:15:17 > 0:15:22another vacancy in her breakfasting, last week she sat upon someone who
0:15:22 > 0:15:32has called for the agency worker's directors and all the other barriers
0:15:32 > 0:15:37to employing people. What signal does the secretary of state think it
0:15:37 > 0:15:41sends to people across the country about how they will maintain rights
0:15:41 > 0:15:50at work?The new Minister of my department is a brilliant
0:15:50 > 0:15:52appointment and they will deliver the Government's policy incredibly
0:15:52 > 0:16:00well.The public will rightly be suspicious about the commitments the
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Secretary of State has given. The sentiments that Lord Callaghan
0:16:04 > 0:16:08expressed widely shared on the Government's ventures. The Secretary
0:16:08 > 0:16:21of State could accept the things that Hants worker's rights. Can he
0:16:21 > 0:16:25give a commitment today?I will take no lecture for somebody who voted
0:16:25 > 0:16:35against the entire bill.I will answer questions three, seven and 22
0:16:35 > 0:16:41together. We have been working closely with us create area of
0:16:41 > 0:16:50staple food and run affairs. -- rural affairs. We will provide
0:16:50 > 0:17:03stability for.It is important he is having those discussions with DEFRA.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06In terms of their financial arrangements, their future crop
0:17:06 > 0:17:13rotations and future animal stocks. In making our pledge to maintain the
0:17:13 > 0:17:17same cash funds to the end of Parliament, I would say we do expect
0:17:17 > 0:17:21the end of parliament to be 2022 which will give a greater level of
0:17:21 > 0:17:26security and certainty of the farm owners than anywhere else in the new
0:17:26 > 0:17:36-- EU, where funding is guaranteed until 2020.It is clear to me that
0:17:36 > 0:17:42Banbury cake should be enjoyed the world over. What opportunities are
0:17:42 > 0:17:49being done for global trade in the food and farming trade post Brexit?
0:17:49 > 0:17:53I agree that Banbury cake should be enjoyed the world over and we
0:17:53 > 0:17:56continue to work with the Department for trade to identify opportunities
0:17:56 > 0:18:05for such sales.I support the call from my honourable friend from
0:18:05 > 0:18:13Dumfries and Gallery -- Galloway. When will the Government respond to
0:18:13 > 0:18:17this request and can he reassure farmers in my constituency that
0:18:17 > 0:18:21wherever the future support system is developed post Brexit come it
0:18:21 > 0:18:24will affect the challenging conditions some farmers in Scotland
0:18:24 > 0:18:31face?I have characteristic attention to detail. We have
0:18:31 > 0:18:37received the letter from Dumfries and Galloway and I know the
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Secretary of State for environment is looking into the issues raised
0:18:40 > 0:18:47and will respond in due course.Can I encouraged the minister to wake up
0:18:47 > 0:18:53early in the morning and listened to Farming Today. Did he hear them
0:18:53 > 0:19:00saying that farmers are going to go bankrupt, farmers want to know what
0:19:00 > 0:19:06the prognosis is for the farming sector. Wake up, listen to BBC
0:19:06 > 0:19:12Farming Today and do something decent for farmers in this country.
0:19:12 > 0:19:20He makes his point in his characteristic style. My first
0:19:20 > 0:19:31interview was for Farming Today. I have always taken it seriously. The
0:19:31 > 0:19:36point I make is I don't always rise in time to listen to it but we have
0:19:36 > 0:19:40given the guarantees we have and I would reiterate the point we have
0:19:40 > 0:19:45made that we expect these guarantees to last until 2022. A better
0:19:45 > 0:19:55guarantee than anywhere else in the EU.Sheep farming is integral to the
0:19:55 > 0:19:59landscape and economy of Cumbria and much of the rest of the country. 40%
0:19:59 > 0:20:07of lamb products are exported. 90% of which goes to the European Union
0:20:07 > 0:20:13will stop rules state that tariff the sheep products is 52%. What can
0:20:13 > 0:20:16the Minister say to encourage and give confidence to our sheep
0:20:16 > 0:20:22farmers?The honourable gentleman knows that we wish to have a deep
0:20:22 > 0:20:28and special partnership of the European Union including a free
0:20:28 > 0:20:35trade agreement of unprecedented scale. I hope we will be able to
0:20:35 > 0:20:39complete tariff free trade.This Government is letting farmers down.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42They cannot agree what type of chicken we should be allowed to
0:20:42 > 0:20:51import after the EU -- after we'd leave the European Union. The
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Environment Secretary said many things but what is the Government's
0:20:55 > 0:21:01position on the importation of chlorinated chicken?When we have
0:21:01 > 0:21:07left the EU, I look forward to the debates in this house on all of
0:21:07 > 0:21:19these matters.I will take questions four and 17 together. The Government
0:21:19 > 0:21:24is committed to the best deal for the UK. A deal that works for all
0:21:24 > 0:21:28parts of the UK. We have been engaging with the Scottish
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Government and devolved administration should be engaged in
0:21:30 > 0:21:35this process. We are undertaking sector and analysis covering the
0:21:35 > 0:21:41whole of the UK economy including Scotland.Report concluded Scotland
0:21:41 > 0:21:45faces losing 30 billion in the event of a hard Brexit. How does that
0:21:45 > 0:21:49compare to this Government's own impact and how it affects Scotland
0:21:49 > 0:21:58and when will it be published?It is covering the entire UK economy. We
0:21:58 > 0:22:07will take into account the circumstances before negotiating the
0:22:07 > 0:22:16strategy. Keeping in mind, the documents I have requested don't
0:22:16 > 0:22:25exist in the form suggested in the motion.Scotland and the UK has it
0:22:25 > 0:22:27significant pharmaceutical industry. The Government repeatedly talks
0:22:27 > 0:22:31about the option of leaving the EU without a deal. Is the Minister
0:22:31 > 0:22:37aware the World Trade Organisation drug list was last updated in 2010.
0:22:37 > 0:22:44Any drugs developed since then would face tariffs.We have been engaging
0:22:44 > 0:22:49with the pharmaceuticals industry in Scotland and across the UK. She will
0:22:49 > 0:22:52note the joint letter from the Secretary of State for Health
0:22:52 > 0:22:59setting out our intention to establish close cooperation on this.
0:22:59 > 0:23:09There is huge mutual benefit in continuing to do so.We have an
0:23:09 > 0:23:13importance of in Scotland for the food and drink industry. What
0:23:13 > 0:23:20discussions has my honourable friend has -- had with the Department for
0:23:20 > 0:23:24rural affairs and ensuring the best deal for Scottish fishermen and
0:23:24 > 0:23:31seafood processing industries in the UK as we leave the EU?Emacs and
0:23:31 > 0:23:35important point. We have been meeting regularly with the Scotland
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Office and our colleagues to discuss these issues. They have been
0:23:38 > 0:23:51discussed in the JNC with regard to the important principles.Scotland
0:23:51 > 0:23:56is a significant beneficiary of the European investment bank. If Britain
0:23:56 > 0:24:00leads the European investment bank after Brexit, will the Government
0:24:00 > 0:24:04replace it with the British investment bank with equivalent
0:24:04 > 0:24:10resources?You will note the UK is a significant shareholder in the
0:24:10 > 0:24:14European investment bank as well as being a significant beneficiary from
0:24:14 > 0:24:18its lending is. The Chancellor set out this is an area where we will
0:24:18 > 0:24:22look at the opportunities for future cooperation when we come to the
0:24:22 > 0:24:25future relationship. The UK will take whatever steps are necessary in
0:24:25 > 0:24:30the event that there was no deal. We are working towards a constructive
0:24:30 > 0:24:38deal for both sides.A future partnership between the UK and the
0:24:38 > 0:24:43EU is in the interests of both sides and I am confident we will secure a
0:24:43 > 0:24:46good deal. A responsible Government should prepare for all potential
0:24:46 > 0:24:55outcomes and we are undertaking were to cross -- work across the group of
0:24:55 > 0:24:59scenarios. We will not risk are negotiating position.The Government
0:24:59 > 0:25:05are hiding the truth FAQs about Brexit from the British people. The
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Government using this information are making contingency plans for a
0:25:08 > 0:25:14failure to make a trade deal. How can businesses and public services
0:25:14 > 0:25:20make their plans if they don't have the same information?Who mentioned
0:25:20 > 0:25:26true facts? There is a misunderstanding about this central
0:25:26 > 0:25:31analysis. It is not a series of 50 plus quantitative forecasts and if
0:25:31 > 0:25:34they were such forecasts, they couldn't be said to represent true
0:25:34 > 0:25:37facts. We have made our position clear and we will continue as we
0:25:37 > 0:25:46have set out.The EU's refusal to discuss the future relationship is
0:25:46 > 0:25:49clearly founded upon the relief which no doubt the assessments will
0:25:49 > 0:25:58show to be mistaken, that they made the UK hand over large sums of money
0:25:58 > 0:26:02to be the horrors of no agreement. Will my right honourable friend and
0:26:02 > 0:26:07his colleagues are sure that you -- EU that was the UK is anxious to
0:26:07 > 0:26:11have a free trade agreement, it is also entirely happy to trade with
0:26:11 > 0:26:18them on a WTO basis?I am grateful for his question. He is an expert in
0:26:18 > 0:26:26these matters. President has said we all working actively on a deal. Mr
0:26:26 > 0:26:32Barnier has said we wanted build a lasting partnership with the UK. We
0:26:32 > 0:26:39want to deliver that partnership but the point he makes is well made.The
0:26:39 > 0:26:45Government recently published a law enforcement and criminal justice
0:26:45 > 0:26:48negotiation paper without consulting the Scottish Government. The
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Minister tell me what engagements did he have with the Scottish legal
0:26:52 > 0:26:59profession before this paper was published?He might honourable
0:26:59 > 0:27:04friend for Worcester has met with them and were he to be given a
0:27:04 > 0:27:08question, he would give a full and serve.It is wise of the Government
0:27:08 > 0:27:14to prepare dossiers on the impact Brexit within the UK. I assume the
0:27:14 > 0:27:17European Union has done something similar as to what they are going to
0:27:17 > 0:27:21do when they lose ten to £12 billion a year and the German Government may
0:27:21 > 0:27:25have done one about the impact of the German car industry and the
0:27:25 > 0:27:28French may have done one about the wine industry in France. Has he
0:27:28 > 0:27:32received any representations from any of the politicians opposite to
0:27:32 > 0:27:39press those governments to publish their dossiers?He makes an
0:27:39 > 0:27:43extremely good point. I feel sure all sides in this negotiation are
0:27:43 > 0:27:49conducting meta-analysis. He makes a good point and I think electors for
0:27:49 > 0:27:53all members of this house will know who is asking for which negotiating
0:27:53 > 0:27:56capital to be revealed on what it says about people's actual
0:27:56 > 0:28:02acceptance of the referendum result.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06As the Prime Minister set out in her speech, the Government would like to
0:28:06 > 0:28:10work with the EU to find ways of ensuring the long-term development
0:28:10 > 0:28:16of our Government. This includes programmes such as those which
0:28:16 > 0:28:19promote science, education and culture, and our mutual security.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24This will be a matter for the negotiations.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Why has the Secretary of State not engaged on the issue with more
0:28:27 > 0:28:31energy with the Commission? And if access is not maintained, will there
0:28:31 > 0:28:36be a commitment to funding UK researchers as third country
0:28:36 > 0:28:41participants? We have engaged with great energy on
0:28:41 > 0:28:46this issue, but the structure of talks means this is something for
0:28:46 > 0:28:49the funeral partnership -- future partnership. We have published a
0:28:49 > 0:28:54paper setting out a very open office to discuss these issues with the EU,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57and we look forward to their response. But those have not been
0:28:57 > 0:29:02published yet. The Minister does not seem to get
0:29:02 > 0:29:10it, that the time for phage is over. UK researchers are being excluded
0:29:10 > 0:29:13from projects now, because the Government have failed to confirm
0:29:13 > 0:29:20our position. -- the time for fudge is over. UK students considering
0:29:20 > 0:29:23applications now for the Erasmus programme starting in 2018, do not
0:29:23 > 0:29:27know whether they will be able to continue for this programme is'
0:29:27 > 0:29:32duration. Ministers should stop sending conflicting signals, and
0:29:32 > 0:29:36compete -- commit to both programmes for the duration of the
0:29:36 > 0:29:40multinational financial framework. Will they do that?
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Or I would point out to the honourable gentleman is that we have
0:29:43 > 0:29:47already protected funding up to 2022, the research and development
0:29:47 > 0:29:54funding guarantees is essential -- additional to science funding. With
0:29:54 > 0:29:57regard to Erasmus, we will underwrite successful bids,
0:29:57 > 0:30:01submitted while the UK was still a member state. So his information is
0:30:01 > 0:30:11just not right.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29I apologise, Mr Speaker. I will answer ten and 17 together. A
0:30:29 > 0:30:35reciprocal agreement to maintain the rights of citizens in the UK.The
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Minister's in rather a pickle. I feel his pain, but there is no
0:30:39 > 0:30:46grouping of ten with 17. As in American football, the honourable
0:30:46 > 0:30:55gentleman can have a brief time out! Children's rights.Our commitment
0:30:55 > 0:30:58will remain unwavering after we have left the EU. The Charter of
0:30:58 > 0:31:02fundamental rights did not create any new rights, instead it
0:31:02 > 0:31:09catalogued rights which have already existed. They will be retained in
0:31:09 > 0:31:15law at the point we accept. It is clear ministers take
0:31:15 > 0:31:18children's rights after Brexit very seriously, and the Minister will
0:31:18 > 0:31:23know that EU mechanisms such as Euro poll on the European Arrest Warrant
0:31:23 > 0:31:27have played a very significant role in protecting children from serious
0:31:27 > 0:31:33cross-border crime. What assurances can he give the House that
0:31:33 > 0:31:40children's interests of safeguarding will be paramount? -- Europol.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44I refer the honourable lady to our future security paper, which makes
0:31:44 > 0:31:48the point about our interest in cooperating on these matters. But
0:31:48 > 0:31:52this has takes the issue of children's rights seriously, and we
0:31:52 > 0:31:55will ensure that we establish the best approach to this, both in
0:31:55 > 0:32:06negotiations and our own domestic law.
0:32:06 > 0:32:12Number 11. This one is mine! My colleagues and I have engaged with
0:32:12 > 0:32:19the financial security -- services sector, and have received assurances
0:32:19 > 0:32:26from a wide variety of stakeholders, and will continue to do so.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31Because of our current inability to access European markets, London
0:32:31 > 0:32:34financial services sector processes transactions worth about £880
0:32:34 > 0:32:42billion every day. -- because of our ability. That is about 100 times our
0:32:42 > 0:32:47net annual contribution to the EU at the moment, and about 15 times the
0:32:47 > 0:32:51highest spoken of as a potential financial settlement. Does he not
0:32:51 > 0:32:58agree it is imperative... I'm glad the? 'S coming! Questions
0:32:58 > 0:33:03are terribly long-winded. -- the question mark.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08Is it not imperative we protect access to financial sectors to
0:33:08 > 0:33:12European markets? My honourable friend draws attention
0:33:12 > 0:33:16to the huge importance of global financial sector in London to the
0:33:16 > 0:33:20whole of Europe, and we are very well aware of the importance of
0:33:20 > 0:33:24financial services market access, that the access that we have
0:33:24 > 0:33:28benefits customers and business across the EU and Europe, and we are
0:33:28 > 0:33:32-- UK and Europe. That is why we are working closely with the Treasury to
0:33:32 > 0:33:35make sure we have the strongest possible offer reciprocal market
0:33:35 > 0:33:39access. It is not just that you're clearing
0:33:39 > 0:33:45houses deal with transactions worth ?1 trillion a day, it is that the
0:33:45 > 0:33:49100,000 jobs in the sector could be at risk if Brussels decides that
0:33:49 > 0:33:53because of systemic risk, the clearing houses have to move to
0:33:53 > 0:33:57within the EU. Colour as the Minister to take this seriously, and
0:33:57 > 0:34:06enter into negotiations to make sure we protect the vital industry?
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Negotiations are ongoing, and the council is still discussing the
0:34:09 > 0:34:16merits of relocation policy. HM Treasury as you know Leeds financial
0:34:16 > 0:34:18services including ongoing business as usual EU negotiations, but this
0:34:18 > 0:34:23is an issue with which we continue to work with them very closely.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28What percentage of the 75,000 people the Bank of England put that could
0:34:28 > 0:34:32lose their jobs might come from the Europe clearing sector? And would he
0:34:32 > 0:34:35support the call from the Bank of England for that to be an amendment
0:34:35 > 0:34:42to the EU withdrawal Bill to protect derivatives?
0:34:42 > 0:34:45The honourable gentleman refers to a figure which I understand the Bank
0:34:45 > 0:34:50of England discussed and did not produce, and I think with regards to
0:34:50 > 0:34:54amendments to the repeal Bill we look forward to debating those of
0:34:54 > 0:35:04the upcoming committee stage. Number 12, so. Article 50 stipulates
0:35:04 > 0:35:07that the final withdrawal agreement should be concluded on behalf of the
0:35:07 > 0:35:11union by the council after obtaining consent from the European
0:35:11 > 0:35:16Parliament. They are entitled to a state yes or no vote, it cannot
0:35:16 > 0:35:21amend the withdrawal. As if I minister has said, we are confident
0:35:21 > 0:35:24we will be able to conclude the negotiations in time to honour the
0:35:24 > 0:35:29voting commitments made both in our Parliament and the European
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Parliament. We do not expect failure, but success.
0:35:33 > 0:35:39Given that crazed Europhile MEPs are seeking to punish the United Kingdom
0:35:39 > 0:35:44for daring to vote to leave the European Union, and given that these
0:35:44 > 0:35:49same people are under the deluded impression that no deal is actually
0:35:49 > 0:35:53worse for the UK than a bad deal, it would seem to me that it is very
0:35:53 > 0:35:58likely the European Parliament will seek to veto any such agreement.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Should we therefore redouble our efforts to prepare for a no deal
0:36:01 > 0:36:07situation? The last time I used the phrase "Get
0:36:07 > 0:36:15the behind me, Satan", he thought I was calling him Satan! So I will
0:36:15 > 0:36:20keep off that and say this. Of course the European Parliament is
0:36:20 > 0:36:24very enthused about the institutions of the European Union. But when it
0:36:24 > 0:36:27comes to the throat, the vote will be clear on the deal will be clear
0:36:27 > 0:36:33that we will agree with the EU. And they will also have to reflect their
0:36:33 > 0:36:38responsibilities, the MEPs, to their own constituents, in their own
0:36:38 > 0:36:42countries. And what he and I have always agreed is that the best
0:36:42 > 0:36:47outcome for everybody is a free trade arrangement bubble help not
0:36:47 > 0:36:50just us, but Holland, France, Germany and all the other 27 member
0:36:50 > 0:36:55States. His honourable friend told the
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Select Committee that the deal will cover permission to protect personal
0:36:59 > 0:37:05data between the EU -- UK and EU, so if there is not a deal, there will
0:37:05 > 0:37:11no longer be a formal basis for that part of the economy that depends on
0:37:11 > 0:37:15particular cases. Should we then take steps now to ensure a data
0:37:15 > 0:37:18adequacy declaration from the European Commission, and in that
0:37:18 > 0:37:23light, can I commend to him amendment 151 in my name to the
0:37:23 > 0:37:30European withdrawal Bill? Let me say this. When talking to but
0:37:30 > 0:37:33the Select Committees both in the Lords and the Commons, in the last
0:37:33 > 0:37:39week or so, I made plain that I think a so-called no deal is not
0:37:39 > 0:37:44probable. The deal is by far and away the most probable thing that is
0:37:44 > 0:37:50in the future for our country. But even a no deal is not likely to be a
0:37:50 > 0:37:55complete blank slate, I talked to him about what is called a basic
0:37:55 > 0:37:59deal, so areas such as data and aviation and nuclear trade and a
0:37:59 > 0:38:03whole series of whether our massive amounts to lose on both sides, I
0:38:03 > 0:38:07would expect a deal in any event. But we are looking in our
0:38:07 > 0:38:11contingency plan exercise at all options, and we will have plans for
0:38:11 > 0:38:19them as well. As we leave the EU, the Government's
0:38:19 > 0:38:23committed to ensuring that Britain remains a global hub. A future paper
0:38:23 > 0:38:28sets out our aim for a -- and ambitious arrangement that ensures
0:38:28 > 0:38:33valuable research links between us continue to grow.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36The Prime Minister established in the Lancaster House speech the
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Government's priority in terms of science and technology. Can the
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Minister of data house on the Government's plans for future
0:38:43 > 0:38:47collaboration with the EU in this area?
0:38:47 > 0:38:52As champion of the fourth industrial Revolution, he is right. The
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Government said that the UK will build on its relationship with the
0:38:55 > 0:38:58EU and establish an agreement on science and innovation that ensures
0:38:58 > 0:39:03valuable research legs continue to grow, this will deliver shared UK
0:39:03 > 0:39:07prosperity. The UK would like to work with EU on designing this
0:39:07 > 0:39:10agreement, and would welcome a full and open discussion about all the
0:39:10 > 0:39:12options, and continued collaboration.
0:39:12 > 0:39:19The UK has a world beating universities and research sector,
0:39:19 > 0:39:22and Newcastle University in my constituency is an excellent
0:39:22 > 0:39:28example. They have emphasised to me repeatedly that successful research
0:39:28 > 0:39:31and innovation depends on collaboration with people from all
0:39:31 > 0:39:35disciplines, coming to the UK. What will the Minister do to ensure that
0:39:35 > 0:39:40it's possible, ensure -- reassure research is now in the UK that they
0:39:40 > 0:39:44will continue to be able to work? We have been very clear we do not
0:39:44 > 0:39:48see the referendum result as a vote for the UK to pull up the
0:39:48 > 0:39:52drawbridge. We will make an open and tolerant country that recognises the
0:39:52 > 0:39:58valuable contribution people coming to our country will make to edge. As
0:39:58 > 0:40:08science paper sets this out, our citizens' White Paper sets this out.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13We have made great progress through five rounds of negotiations, and are
0:40:13 > 0:40:17now within touching agreement bust-up distance of agreement. --
0:40:17 > 0:40:24touching distance of agreement. As can be seen in the last
0:40:24 > 0:40:30publishing joint table, over two thirds is in the green sector. This
0:40:30 > 0:40:33progress has been built further in the latest round of negotiations. We
0:40:33 > 0:40:37reached agreement on a number of issues including the broad framework
0:40:37 > 0:40:41for residents. All aspects of reciprocal health care arrangements,
0:40:41 > 0:40:47the vast majority of security social -- session security arrangements,
0:40:47 > 0:40:55and enabling citizens directly. We are confident that with flexibility
0:40:55 > 0:41:03and creativity on both sides, we can reach a final agreement shortly.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07EU citizens living in Colchester are important parts of our community.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10What assurances can buy right honourable friend give me and them
0:41:10 > 0:41:14that reaching an agreement will their rights before our departure
0:41:14 > 0:41:20from the EU will continue to be the utmost priority in our negotiations?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23I can reassure my honourable friend and his constituents that protecting
0:41:23 > 0:41:27the rights of European Union citizens in the UK and UK nationals
0:41:27 > 0:41:32in the EU is the first priority for us in these negotiations. As my
0:41:32 > 0:41:39right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made clear repeatedly,
0:41:39 > 0:41:43we want people to stay and we want families to stay together. We
0:41:43 > 0:41:46continue to seek a reciprocal arrangement, that will work in the
0:41:46 > 0:41:51interests of both EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the European
0:41:51 > 0:41:56Union. We are confident that with flexibility and creativity, will be
0:41:56 > 0:42:01able to conclude discussions on these citizens' right swiftly.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06Could you perhaps outlined the discussions do you have had with the
0:42:06 > 0:42:11Home Secretary in relation to the EU citizens' rights in relation to the
0:42:11 > 0:42:19visa situation for seasonal workers? We have had a number of other
0:42:19 > 0:42:24stations around a whole Dutchman whole question of the labour market
0:42:24 > 0:42:30generally and Northern Ireland in particular. But we have commissioned
0:42:30 > 0:42:33of course the migration advisory Council to produce a report which
0:42:33 > 0:42:38will cover this issue as well. However, he has -- if he has
0:42:38 > 0:42:44specific issues, I'll be happy to from him? --.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47As I touched on earlier, reaching a reciprocal agreement to safeguard
0:42:47 > 0:42:51the rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU is our
0:42:51 > 0:42:55first priority. It is clear this is the share priority for both sides,
0:42:55 > 0:42:59we are confident we will reach a deal, and we will have held five
0:42:59 > 0:43:03rounds of discussions so far.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08Despite the Foreign Secretary telling EU nationals their rights
0:43:08 > 0:43:16will be protected whatsoever they remain unsure. Their morale remains
0:43:16 > 0:43:19challenged. Why doesn't the Government accepts Labour's
0:43:19 > 0:43:24suggestion of a unilateral recognition of EU citizen's rights
0:43:24 > 0:43:29which will transform the town of these negotiations and be a giant
0:43:29 > 0:43:34step forward for this country and the people we serve?What the Prime
0:43:34 > 0:43:40Minister has said is we want them to stay if the honourable gentleman
0:43:40 > 0:43:43looks at the detail of the negotiations, he will see this is
0:43:43 > 0:43:46about making sure it works and making sure people have those rights
0:43:46 > 0:43:55properly protected. We have received agreement and the UK -- and let UK
0:43:55 > 0:44:00goes beyond the EU. We want to make sure we end up with a deal that
0:44:00 > 0:44:09provides certainty to citizens in the EU and UK.We build a bridge to
0:44:09 > 0:44:12our future partnership to our business and people time to adjust
0:44:12 > 0:44:17and allowing new system to be put in place. It makes sense for there to
0:44:17 > 0:44:24be one set of changes. The Prime Minister's speech set out for a time
0:44:24 > 0:44:28limited implementation period based on the existing shops of EU rules
0:44:28 > 0:44:32and regulations to provide certainty to individuals and businesses. The
0:44:32 > 0:44:37European Council set up the possibilities in its guidelines. We
0:44:37 > 0:44:42want to get this agreed as early as possible.The Chancellor has
0:44:42 > 0:44:45described the proposal for a transitional arrangement as a
0:44:45 > 0:44:51wasting asset the businesses. The arrangements become less vulnerable
0:44:51 > 0:44:55the longer it takes to negotiate them. They seized to provide
0:44:55 > 0:45:02certainty about the future. Does the Minister agree with this assessment
0:45:02 > 0:45:06can he therefore rule out lengthy negotiations over the terms of the
0:45:06 > 0:45:11transitional arrangements?The honourable lady makes a good point.
0:45:11 > 0:45:17There are three reasons for the implementation period. One of them
0:45:17 > 0:45:20is to give businesses a significant amount of time after the decisions
0:45:20 > 0:45:26are made so they can make their decisions on the basis of clarity
0:45:26 > 0:45:34and certainty. The other two are to give Government time to prepare
0:45:34 > 0:45:40changes and to give foreign governments time to accommodate also
0:45:40 > 0:45:48because we will depend on French customs arrangements. The first is a
0:45:48 > 0:45:55wasted thing if it goes on very long. The council is the middle of
0:45:55 > 0:46:00December. If it finds progress on that point, we'll start straightaway
0:46:00 > 0:46:07and conclude as fast as we can. It is a negotiation and there are two
0:46:07 > 0:46:13sides to the decision. We will be as quick as we can to give greater
0:46:13 > 0:46:20certainty to British business.We are better informed in including any
0:46:20 > 0:46:29consideration that might be thought to be in any degree material.In the
0:46:29 > 0:46:38event of a no deal, why would the EU agreed to a transitional period?
0:46:38 > 0:46:57You'll have to ask the Union mats. -- that.I am hoping...Eager to
0:46:57 > 0:47:04hear the question but number one will do for a start.I have been
0:47:04 > 0:47:07here a lot longer than the honourable lady so I have less
0:47:07 > 0:47:14excuse. The Prime Minister's speech in Florence provided new dynamic for
0:47:14 > 0:47:17the EU negotiations. This was recognised at the October counsel
0:47:17 > 0:47:25when leaders confirmed to start internal work on the partnership. We
0:47:25 > 0:47:29are making good progress on a raft of separation issues, financial
0:47:29 > 0:47:32separate and I look forward to further hard work when I travelled
0:47:32 > 0:47:37to Brussels to continue talks next week. I will continue to engage with
0:47:37 > 0:47:39member states across Europe to talk about the deep and special
0:47:39 > 0:47:44partnership we seek to strike. I am meeting with my counterparts in the
0:47:44 > 0:47:56Irish Government later today.I thank the Minister. I'm hoping the
0:47:56 > 0:48:00Secretary of State can help answer a question that my constituents keep
0:48:00 > 0:48:06asking about how much is all of this going to cost us? It is certainly
0:48:06 > 0:48:09something Government departments don't seem able to answer. I have
0:48:09 > 0:48:12been asking them and some of them think they are not paying anything
0:48:12 > 0:48:17at all and thinks everybody else is paying. Department for business as
0:48:17 > 0:48:21it has received extra cash to do with the negotiations. Culture says
0:48:21 > 0:48:26he does know how much this will cost. DC LG says it is expecting the
0:48:26 > 0:48:37Treasury to pick up the tab. The MoD says no funding is required. Can the
0:48:37 > 0:48:40Secretary of State committed publishing by departments, buy gear,
0:48:40 > 0:48:44how much money is being put aside for the cost of the negotiations and
0:48:44 > 0:48:50whether that money is...Order. I know she is an academic Doctor but
0:48:50 > 0:48:59it is not time to give the presentation of a thesis.The speed
0:48:59 > 0:49:07of whip doesn't equate to speed of question. We have already said they
0:49:07 > 0:49:21had decided money from planning.
0:49:48 > 0:49:59I have the nations and regions in the UK and I have already seen the
0:49:59 > 0:50:06London mayor talking about the North and I'm about to see Andy Street. We
0:50:06 > 0:50:08will continue our ongoing discussions with the regions of the
0:50:08 > 0:50:17UK though through the local Government but the businesses.
0:50:17 > 0:50:34Callum steel said that failure will... Organised crime does not
0:50:34 > 0:50:36respect national borders so can he assured the Scottish Police
0:50:36 > 0:50:50Federation that it will continue after Brexit.
0:50:51 > 0:50:54We are making plain that the question of security,
0:50:54 > 0:51:00counter-terrorism, foreign policy, it will make a second treaty which
0:51:00 > 0:51:04we intend to put to the European Union and every single member state
0:51:04 > 0:51:09I have spoken to has welcomed that. I expect we will be able to make the
0:51:09 > 0:51:19Scottish Police Federation very happy.One of the questions our fine
0:51:19 > 0:51:23producers asked in Lincolnshire was they wanted access to labour to
0:51:23 > 0:51:27continue as free movement and. I wonder if he can reassure those
0:51:27 > 0:51:30great businesses that he will continue to work with the Home
0:51:30 > 0:51:35Office to make sure some version of seasonal agricultural worker's
0:51:35 > 0:51:43scheme continues as free movement ended.I will make one further point
0:51:43 > 0:51:48to the one I made to that question about the NAC looking at this.
0:51:48 > 0:51:54Throughout the last year, I have said that taking back control of
0:51:54 > 0:51:57migration doesn't mean their sudden stop on migration or a being managed
0:51:57 > 0:52:04in a way that damages the economy. He can take comfort from that.
0:52:04 > 0:52:08Following the very clearly expressed will of the houses that the sectoral
0:52:08 > 0:52:14analysis should be given to the select committees, does he agree
0:52:14 > 0:52:18that the Government must give the papers to the select committee in
0:52:18 > 0:52:24fall? Or does he not trust the Select Committee?I missed a very
0:52:24 > 0:52:30good debate by the sound of it, one that would suit my character. I have
0:52:30 > 0:52:36spoken to the chairman of the Select Committee. He sends his apologies
0:52:36 > 0:52:44for not being here today. I am organising to talk to him about how
0:52:44 > 0:52:49we handle the confidentiality of the documentation. I reiterate the point
0:52:49 > 0:52:55that these documents are not some grand plan. They are data about the
0:52:55 > 0:52:59regulations, markets of individual sectors which will form our
0:52:59 > 0:53:09negotiation. We will be open as we can be with the Select Committee.
0:53:09 > 0:53:13Has the Secretary of State be made aware of the evidence from the
0:53:13 > 0:53:16aviation industry to the transport select committee on Monday when they
0:53:16 > 0:53:22spoke very positively about the future of their industry post-Brexit
0:53:22 > 0:53:26bust up they were satisfied with the Government's approach and talk of
0:53:26 > 0:53:32aircraft being grounded is nonsense. I thank him for that important
0:53:32 > 0:53:36question. We have been aware of that evidence. We will continue to work
0:53:36 > 0:53:41with the industry to make sure we have the best approach to future
0:53:41 > 0:53:44negotiations on this front. It is reassuring to her confidence from
0:53:44 > 0:53:51the aviation industry.Ministers have kindly committed to coming back
0:53:51 > 0:53:56to the House with their response to last night's vote in due course. We
0:53:56 > 0:54:03note that shortly meant to four months. But the ministers confirm
0:54:03 > 0:54:12what they mean by due course and if they don't know yet, when will they?
0:54:12 > 0:54:16He has spoken already to be chairman of the Select Committee and I spoke
0:54:16 > 0:54:21with him briefly last night. We will move as swiftly as is possible in
0:54:21 > 0:54:32normal circumstances.Today's resilient fishermen are based in my
0:54:32 > 0:54:36constituency. Did -- for decades they have seen their livelihoods and
0:54:36 > 0:54:40freedoms eroded by EU regulations. Will the Minister explain and
0:54:40 > 0:54:44reassure the fishermen about the opportunities they face once we
0:54:44 > 0:54:50leave the EU and take back control over our fisheries policy?If travel
0:54:50 > 0:54:55during my duties I have met fishermen who have been keen to take
0:54:55 > 0:54:59back control of our waters and I can assure her that this Government will
0:54:59 > 0:55:02be seeking a fairer share of quota as we take control of our fisheries
0:55:02 > 0:55:10policy.Will the Secretary of State undertake and publish a list of the
0:55:10 > 0:55:15regulatory agencies currently operating under the European Union
0:55:15 > 0:55:18which he believes will need to be replicated by the United Kingdom on
0:55:18 > 0:55:27the day Brexit?That workers currently ongoing. Departments have
0:55:27 > 0:55:31set out that they will expect to bring forward together between 800
0:55:31 > 0:55:35to 1000 statutory instruments to carry forward the degree of
0:55:35 > 0:55:39certainty and continuity we expect to deliver through the Repeal Bill
0:55:39 > 0:55:44and we will put those instruments before the House.The President of
0:55:44 > 0:55:49the article will be presenting in London later this month. He take
0:55:49 > 0:55:53that opportunity to explore with him the opportunity that court might
0:55:53 > 0:55:58give as a means of resolving dental legal disputes and other matters of
0:55:58 > 0:56:05resolution in a transitional future arrangements?I have met the
0:56:05 > 0:56:08President and he is a very enterprising individual who wants to
0:56:08 > 0:56:15get more business for his court. I don't think it will be the one that
0:56:15 > 0:56:19we land with that when we go through the whole question of arbitration
0:56:19 > 0:56:31mechanism, we will look at all options.What steps has it taken to
0:56:31 > 0:56:37look at environmental standards on the UK leaving the EU?We take the
0:56:37 > 0:56:42environmental standards very serious. It has promised to be the
0:56:42 > 0:56:46first ever to leave the environment and a better state than previous
0:56:46 > 0:56:49generations. This is something we looking forward to discussing with
0:56:49 > 0:56:57the EU as part of their partnership discussions.Whilst looking for an
0:56:57 > 0:57:01open free trade agreement, isn't it sensible planning to prepare for a
0:57:01 > 0:57:06no deal scenario?Yes, he is right and that is precisely what we are
0:57:06 > 0:57:16doing. We are planning for all options. The deal option, the
0:57:16 > 0:57:20bare-bones or basic deal or the incredibly improbable no deal
0:57:20 > 0:57:27option. All of them are prepared for.Speaking on behalf of small
0:57:27 > 0:57:30businesses in my constituency, what plans does his department have to
0:57:30 > 0:57:41protect supply chain SME's when the UK leaves the EU?
0:57:41 > 0:57:44Small businesses will benefit from the access etc in the paper and this
0:57:44 > 0:57:55is something we're looking to discussing.There have been reports
0:57:55 > 0:57:58that senior current and former parliamentary figures have been
0:57:58 > 0:58:02engaged in private discussions with the EU's chief negotiator and that
0:58:02 > 0:58:05some of these individuals are members of Her Majesty's Privy
0:58:05 > 0:58:10Council. And the interests of transparency is, at the transcript
0:58:10 > 0:58:16you made available and is Bjerregaard extra activity as
0:58:16 > 0:58:20helpful only hindrance to the national interest of the country.
0:58:20 > 0:58:33There are no such records, helpful or pendants, it Doi...A series of
0:58:33 > 0:58:37amendments have been tabled to protect the place of Scotland and
0:58:37 > 0:58:39Wales at any constitutional settlement and they wonder if the
0:58:39 > 0:58:43have been representations from the Scottish or Welsh Conservative
0:58:43 > 0:58:52leaders about areas is the ability to be changed.We are in constant
0:58:52 > 0:58:57discussion with the Conservatives and both Scotland and Wales over the
0:58:57 > 0:59:04future of the Brexit and they have been very active.Again today the
0:59:04 > 0:59:07Government has completely failed to understand the urgent need for a
0:59:07 > 0:59:12transition agreement as soon as possible. Greedy Secretary of State
0:59:12 > 0:59:21say apart from being out of the European Commission -- could the
0:59:21 > 0:59:31Secretary of State say which other will not be included in radio.We
0:59:31 > 0:59:33really position with the European Council will come to a conclusion
0:59:33 > 0:59:43then the middle of December. We have said today that we are going to
0:59:43 > 0:59:47undertake the negotiation as fast as possible thereafter. However urgent
0:59:47 > 0:59:54we can be a do not know.Could be have some error clarity about the SU
0:59:54 > 1:00:00or protected status for agricultural exports including the 14
1:00:00 > 1:00:07agricultural products and Wales worth over £300 million.I would be
1:00:07 > 1:00:11very clear it is our intention to seek agreement with European Union
1:00:11 > 1:00:16about recognition of unprotected names of origin, at a something we
1:00:16 > 1:00:23will continue to work with colleagues at Stephan to deliver.
1:00:23 > 1:00:27The nuclear safeguards built committee were told by witnesses
1:00:27 > 1:00:31that the bill was inadequate and the time insufficient to create an
1:00:31 > 1:00:36alternative structure when you leave the EU. Given the risks, with the
1:00:36 > 1:00:39Secretary of State committed to pushing for maintaining in the
1:00:39 > 1:00:48agreement.What I've say is that the restitution act likely coupled to
1:00:48 > 1:00:53the pain union and therefore we need to leave it as the eve of the year.
1:00:53 > 1:00:59While we will listen you look carefully at the advice which has
1:00:59 > 1:01:02been given by those experts and stick what steps are appropriate to
1:01:02 > 1:01:08the Government.The young people of the Glasgow youth Council are
1:01:08 > 1:01:14applying for Erasmus funding, the Secretary of State like to give them
1:01:14 > 1:01:18best wishes. They are applying as the pattern of year of young people
1:01:18 > 1:01:22and to make sure that generation is not the last to benefit from freedom
1:01:22 > 1:01:29of blood across Europe. The Mac freedom of movement.Erasmus is one
1:01:29 > 1:01:38of the institutions we will stay in member of after we leave.The rest
1:01:38 > 1:01:41of the economy contributed £10 billion to the Treasury. Is it
1:01:41 > 1:01:47conceivable that we will in due course understand what the exact of
1:01:47 > 1:01:50leaving is on the west of England economy and can it be added to his
1:01:50 > 1:01:56list of people who will be met about the impact?Someone originally from
1:01:56 > 1:02:00Cornwall I was very pleased to visit there in the course of the regional
1:02:00 > 1:02:05engagement and I hope and expect we will that as we seek ways to ensure
1:02:05 > 1:02:08opportunities of leaving the European Union are enjoyed by all
1:02:08 > 1:02:15parts of the United Kingdom.The prime ministers, the Secretary of
1:02:15 > 1:02:21State for Scotland and Wales have not been able to answer this, can he
1:02:21 > 1:02:25name one power that we would default to the Scottish fun as it result of
1:02:25 > 1:02:38Brexit? Doi the Scottish Parliament. There is a discussion underway with
1:02:38 > 1:02:40the default administrations, agreement has been reached on
1:02:40 > 1:02:46principle with common frameworks have been required. A long list of
1:02:46 > 1:02:48powers as we increase the competence of each of the devolved
1:02:48 > 1:02:56ministrations.Far from creating a global Britain, the Government have
1:02:56 > 1:03:01created a Britain in which EU citizens are having to seek
1:03:01 > 1:03:04counselling and 10% who worked in the NHS have left. Why would the
1:03:04 > 1:03:12Government ring fence this issue or issue a unilateral declaration to
1:03:12 > 1:03:19provide certainty?The Prime Minister has been very clear that we
1:03:19 > 1:03:25want EU citizens to stay. We are looking for certainty as to how that
1:03:25 > 1:03:32will be achieved and it is important as it is agreed as soon as possible.
1:03:32 > 1:03:35The Government paper on foreign defence and security after our
1:03:35 > 1:03:38leaving the European Union suggests there are many areas where we want
1:03:38 > 1:03:42to maintain a very strong ocean ship with the EU. The paper seems to
1:03:42 > 1:03:46suggest that we should have some kind of observer status at the
1:03:46 > 1:03:50governor Council meetings afterwards. Would it not be bizarre
1:03:50 > 1:03:56for us not to have that if we are still engaged and things like
1:03:56 > 1:03:59operation Atalanta and many other projects that otherwise the rules
1:03:59 > 1:04:02and determination of how those projects should be progressed will
1:04:02 > 1:04:08be determined by people and a room which we are not able to access?He
1:04:08 > 1:04:13makes a very good point, I was speaking with the French Foreign
1:04:13 > 1:04:21Secretary last week and it was clear that member states see a very
1:04:21 > 1:04:24important role for Britain but just as a provider of military power but
1:04:24 > 1:04:30wisdom and skill, history and tradition and refutation.