0:00:00 > 0:00:01hormone pregnancy tests. First Brexit questions. Here's David
0:00:01 > 0:00:05Davis and his team of ministers.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Order, question to the Secretary of State for Exiting the European
0:00:10 > 0:00:15Union.Number one, please, Mr Speaker.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19With permission I will answer question one and three together. We
0:00:19 > 0:00:25have been working closely with the Secretary of State for Environment,
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Food and Rural Affairs on support for farmers. The Government will
0:00:28 > 0:00:31provide the same total in cash funds for the support until the end of
0:00:31 > 0:00:36Parliament. We continue to work closely with a ranges of
0:00:36 > 0:00:41stakeholders as well as the devolved assemblies.I recently met with
0:00:41 > 0:00:46local farmers in my constituency and represents from the NFU and
0:00:46 > 0:00:51understandably Brexit was one of those things we discussed could my
0:00:51 > 0:00:54honourable friend assure farmers across the West Midlands and across
0:00:54 > 0:00:59the UK that he's given consideration to the supply of adequate seasonal
0:00:59 > 0:01:06labour that many farmers rely upon? Yes, Mr Speaker. The migration
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Advisory Committee has gathered patterns on migration and migration
0:01:10 > 0:01:16in the wider economy, ahead of our exit from the EU. The workers on the
0:01:16 > 0:01:19UK labour market closed on 27th October but they will continue to
0:01:19 > 0:01:22engage with organisations to gather further evidence. The Government is
0:01:22 > 0:01:26clear that the UK is open for business.
0:01:26 > 0:01:33Thank you. On a similar note, West Oxfordshire has a successful
0:01:33 > 0:01:36agricultural economy, particularly in the field of poultry farming.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Whilst my businesses in my constituency are looking forward to
0:01:40 > 0:01:43the opportunities that open up as we leave the European Union, what
0:01:43 > 0:01:47assurances could be given about labour supply, even they have access
0:01:47 > 0:01:51to workers from the European Union or for training for British
0:01:51 > 0:01:56equivalents?Every step of these negotiations we will work to ensure
0:01:56 > 0:01:59the best possible outcome for the British people, including our farmer
0:01:59 > 0:02:03community, who play such a vital role in constituencies such as ours.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07No decisions have yet been made on our future immigration system. We
0:02:07 > 0:02:11are considering very carefully a range of options, taking into
0:02:11 > 0:02:16consideration the need of different sectors of the economy, including
0:02:16 > 0:02:20agriculture. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Farmers in
0:02:20 > 0:02:26Wakefield, Yorkshire and across the country face a triple whammy, the
0:02:26 > 0:02:31loss of capped subsidies and changes to the regime. Tariff and non-tariff
0:02:31 > 0:02:36barriers and potentially a flood of cheap imports in any new trade deal.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41What steps is he taking to mitigate those risks?Well, Mr Speaker, as I
0:02:41 > 0:02:45said in my original answer, we are protecting the total cash payments
0:02:45 > 0:02:51to farmers. As I said in a previous answer to a
0:02:51 > 0:02:55question, is the longest guarantee, right across the European Union. So,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58I don't accept the premise of her question. Of course we will continue
0:02:58 > 0:03:05to support farmers. With special reference to the global
0:03:05 > 0:03:11export can you outline what decisions have been held and how the
0:03:11 > 0:03:15department has sought the established trade rights for my
0:03:15 > 0:03:24constituency, in which there are manyThe UK farming sector enjoys a
0:03:24 > 0:03:28quality for animal welfare, strong dedication and the protection of
0:03:28 > 0:03:32owners and growers across the UK. We hope on that reputation we will
0:03:32 > 0:03:37flourish within the world market. There's been a lot of focus on the
0:03:37 > 0:03:41question of uncertainty for banking, which have contingency plans for
0:03:41 > 0:03:44relocation. For many farmers the question is not one of relocation,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47it is whether they stay in the industry at all. We need good
0:03:47 > 0:03:52farmers to stay in the business. Can I urge my honourable friend to work
0:03:52 > 0:03:57with colleagues at DEFRA and the farming communities to develop a
0:03:57 > 0:04:03strong Brexit plan. THE SPEAKER: Can I say he's been in
0:04:03 > 0:04:09the House seven-and-a-half years he shouldn't be standing for a
0:04:09 > 0:04:17supplementary on question two, not a supplementary on question one.
0:04:17 > 0:04:30Leaving the European Union means leaving the CAP.
0:04:30 > 0:04:3645 sector of Welsh production by value. Evidence from the Welsh meat
0:04:36 > 0:04:42marketing board suggest under WTO rules tariffs of 47% could be
0:04:42 > 0:04:48levelled on carcasses and 21% on cuts of lamb. Does the minister
0:04:48 > 0:04:55recognise that securing tariff-free access is vital for Welsh's
0:04:55 > 0:05:00agriculture sector?It is our policy to seek to do so.Number two,
0:05:00 > 0:05:05please, Mr Speaker.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13As you notice the questioner at least is clever, if I am not. There
0:05:13 > 0:05:17are three main reasons why an implementation period is in the
0:05:17 > 0:05:21interest of the UK and the European Union. Number one, it allows the UK
0:05:21 > 0:05:27Government with time to set up any new infrastructure. Number two, it
0:05:27 > 0:05:30allows European Union Governments to do the same. We should not forget
0:05:30 > 0:05:34that while we are planning for all scenarios many EU Governments may
0:05:34 > 0:05:38not put plans in place until the deal is struck. Number three and
0:05:38 > 0:05:41perhaps most importantly it avoids businesses in the UK and the
0:05:41 > 0:05:45European Union having to take any decisions before they know the shape
0:05:45 > 0:05:51of the final the deal. I welcome the recommendation that talks on the
0:05:51 > 0:05:54implementation period are agreed as soon as possible.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59I am very grateful to my Right Honourable friend for the answer.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02With regards to the implementation period it is necessary it is finite
0:06:02 > 0:06:06and that it will not preclude us from engaging with third party
0:06:06 > 0:06:10discussions with other countries who would like to do free trade deals
0:06:10 > 0:06:14with this country.Yes. I agree with my honourable friend on both counts.
0:06:14 > 0:06:22It is important it is finite for a number of reasons. If we try to go
0:06:22 > 0:06:27for an extended period we will run into all sorts of procedural
0:06:27 > 0:06:33problems, mixed approvals and so on which we won't if it is part of a
0:06:33 > 0:06:38withdrawal. We still need to do the negotiation. Is the right to
0:06:38 > 0:06:41negotiate and sign free trade deals during the course of that
0:06:41 > 0:06:43implementation period. It doesn't mean they will come into force but
0:06:43 > 0:06:48it means we can sign them. Thank you very much Mr Speaker. The
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Secretary of State told the Select Committee that it is the
0:06:51 > 0:06:56Government's intention to conclude free trade agreement with the EU by
0:06:56 > 0:07:02March 2019. Last Friday, however, the Environment Secretary told the
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Today programme that ironing out the details of a free trade agreement
0:07:06 > 0:07:11and moving towards a new relationship will take during the
0:07:11 > 0:07:14transition period K The Right Honourable gentleman confirm this is
0:07:14 > 0:07:18now the Government's new position? The negotiation that we will carry
0:07:18 > 0:07:23out... The first thing to say is implementation period is most
0:07:23 > 0:07:26valuable if companies know what the final outcome will be. It allows
0:07:26 > 0:07:32them to prepare for it. To that end we will seek to conclude the
0:07:32 > 0:07:36substantive portion of the negotiation before it.
0:07:36 > 0:07:43There's talk of a two-year implementation or transition period.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47What's to stop that simply being a two-year extension to our membership
0:07:47 > 0:07:55of the European Union?Well, one of the reasons is if we stayed in the
0:07:55 > 0:07:59European Union completely we would still be subject to the duty of
0:07:59 > 0:08:04corporation which is what constrains us from carrying out free trade
0:08:04 > 0:08:09negotiations. That is one reason at least.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14Mr Speaker, does the Secretary of State believe that the prospect of
0:08:14 > 0:08:17being granted an implementation or transition period by the European
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Union has been improved by the Secretary of State saying the past
0:08:20 > 0:08:24six months of negotiations have only led to a statement of intent by the
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Government? Would he like to restate the Government are committed to
0:08:28 > 0:08:32developing what they have secured in the last six months of negotiations
0:08:32 > 0:08:36with the European Union?Well, as usual the honourable gentleman takes
0:08:36 > 0:08:41a very partial quote and tries to make something of it. I have said in
0:08:41 > 0:08:45terms that the withdrawal agreement will be a treaty and treaties are
0:08:45 > 0:08:49binding on this country. What I said also in the interview I think he's
0:08:49 > 0:08:53referring to, it is our intent, whatever happens, to protect the
0:08:53 > 0:09:00status of Northern Ireland, both in terms of being within the United
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Kingdom but the bored. It would be very good if he didn't miss
0:09:05 > 0:09:10represent what I said.Negotiations on the implementation period include
0:09:10 > 0:09:15members to do with the UK's membership of the agencies of the
0:09:15 > 0:09:19European Union.I think it is unlikely they will continue beyond
0:09:19 > 0:09:23the period of departure and March 2019.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25That's something which we have accepted from the beginning, I
0:09:25 > 0:09:29think. Mr Speaker, how will the
0:09:29 > 0:09:34implementation period affect the devolved institutions? Will the
0:09:34 > 0:09:38powers bonanza promised be I the Secretary of State for Scotland be
0:09:38 > 0:09:41devolved during or after an implementation period?Well the
0:09:41 > 0:09:44timetable on that will be decided within the framework which is being
0:09:44 > 0:09:53discussed now. Between the first secretary and Mr Mike Russell.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58It is me again. With permission, Mr Speaker, I will
0:09:58 > 0:10:02answer four and 15 together. Last week we took an important step
0:10:02 > 0:10:05in these go yaesh exes, as the Prime Minister confirmed on the morning of
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Friday 8th December, the Government and European Commission published a
0:10:10 > 0:10:15joint report on progress during the first phase of the negotiations.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Following this last week the President is recommending to the
0:10:19 > 0:10:22European Council progress has been made to move on to the next stage
0:10:22 > 0:10:27and start talks between the feature relationship between the UK and
0:10:27 > 0:10:39European Union. There is much work to do.Essential to our ambition for
0:10:39 > 0:10:45an excellent deal is preparation for no deal, isn't it?That's one
0:10:45 > 0:10:51perspective. I will say one things about no deal - it has become
0:10:51 > 0:10:55massively less probable after the decisions of last Friday. That is a
0:10:55 > 0:11:01good thing, because the best deal is a tariff-free, non-tariff barrier
0:11:01 > 0:11:05free arrangement with the European Union. He is right, we do continue
0:11:05 > 0:11:08to prepare for all contingencies and will continue to do so until we are
0:11:08 > 0:11:12certain that we have a good free trade deal with the European Union.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17Thank you. Does the Secretary of State agree these trade talks give
0:11:17 > 0:11:21us the opportunity to built on the successes of the great British food
0:11:21 > 0:11:24programme, which enable British producers to increase exports around
0:11:24 > 0:11:29the world and showcase some of the finest products including cheeses
0:11:29 > 0:11:35and ales made in the South-West?He promotes his constituency well. As
0:11:35 > 0:11:40we, the more general point as we exit we want to ensure that UK
0:11:40 > 0:11:44producers have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within
0:11:44 > 0:11:48European markets and let European producers do the same as n the UK.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53At the same time, leaving the EU provides us with a unique
0:11:53 > 0:11:57opportunity to support a thriving and self-reliant farming sector
0:11:57 > 0:12:01which is more productive and profitable, to protect the
0:12:01 > 0:12:05environment for future generations and to deliver on the manifesto to
0:12:05 > 0:12:09provide stability for farmers as we exit the EU, as my honourable friend
0:12:09 > 0:12:10said earlier.
0:12:16 > 0:12:24Could I ask him, when he's talking to a commission, to actually go
0:12:24 > 0:12:29through, as is being suggested, a longer implementation period, could
0:12:29 > 0:12:36he give the House a reason for the extended implementation period,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39would it cause difficulties we don't understand? What research has he
0:12:39 > 0:12:44done on that?I'm surprised he doesn't think I am bright eyed and
0:12:44 > 0:12:52bushy tailed, but it is the extension on European coal, which is
0:12:52 > 0:12:57having an extension in my head! The point I made earlier was, if we try
0:12:57 > 0:13:01to go beyond two years, a lot of European national parliaments have
0:13:01 > 0:13:08said that it would require a mixed procedure. That is the first reason.
0:13:08 > 0:13:20The second reason is, we have been given instruction by 17.5 million
0:13:20 > 0:13:22citizens, and extending the transition period indefinitely would
0:13:22 > 0:13:30be seen as a breach of that promise. Keir Starmer.Mr Speaker, what ever
0:13:30 > 0:13:33comes out of negotiations, last night, this House voted that
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Parliament should have a meaningful vote, enshrined in law at the end of
0:13:37 > 0:13:42the process. That was a humiliating and entirely avoidable defeat for
0:13:42 > 0:13:47the government. This house, now having spoken, can the Secretary of
0:13:47 > 0:13:50State give an assurance that the government will not seek to
0:13:50 > 0:13:56undermine or overturned last night's result at the report stage was Mac
0:13:56 > 0:14:01let me first make an observation on last night's outcome.
0:14:01 > 0:14:10The effect of it is to make the powers deferred until after, as we
0:14:10 > 0:14:16see it, we get Royal assent to the withdrawal agreement and increment
0:14:16 > 0:14:21Haitian Bill, which means a compressed timetable. Those that
0:14:21 > 0:14:26want to see a smooth and orderly exit on the European Union,
0:14:26 > 0:14:31hopefully want to see a working statute book. We all have to think
0:14:31 > 0:14:34about our response, but we take the House of Commons's view seriously
0:14:34 > 0:14:41and will continue to do so.Keir Starmer. Mr Speaker, that was not
0:14:41 > 0:14:47the basis on which the debate was conducted yesterday. The next thing
0:14:47 > 0:14:50waiting to happen is government amendment 381, which seeks to put a
0:14:50 > 0:14:56fixed exit date on the Bill, rather than repeat last night's debacle,
0:14:56 > 0:15:03will the government now commit to dropping that ill-conceived gimmick?
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Unlike the right honourable gentleman, I do not view votes of
0:15:07 > 0:15:13this House of commons as accidents, they decisions taken by the House.
0:15:13 > 0:15:19That decision was respected, as will the next one.And a Subaru.Mr
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Speaker, nobody on these benches that voted against the government
0:15:23 > 0:15:29took any pleasure in that, but we had... Nobody drank champagne. Not
0:15:29 > 0:15:35on these benches. Let's nail that one. These are serious matters. Can
0:15:35 > 0:15:39I say to the Secretary of State, it was avoidable if the but that was
0:15:39 > 0:15:42made by my right honourable and learn it friend from Beaconsfield
0:15:42 > 0:15:47had been taken up, and he had at least one meeting since Monday.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50There was no meeting with any minister, any which, since Monday.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55But we are where we are. Turning that to the withdrawal and increment
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Haitian Bill, which the Secretary of State has told us about, when does
0:15:59 > 0:16:02he anticipate that that will be laid in this place and produced? When
0:16:02 > 0:16:14will the first reading B?Firstly I will say to her, there have been
0:16:14 > 0:16:19meetings with various members of the backbenches since Monday with other
0:16:19 > 0:16:24ministers, as well as me. Putting that to one side, the withdrawal and
0:16:24 > 0:16:32implementation Bill...Order. I'm not to take point of order in the
0:16:32 > 0:16:35middle of question Time, but can I say to the Secretary of State, I
0:16:35 > 0:16:43understand his predicament, but he must face the House, because there
0:16:43 > 0:16:46are members saying they can't him. I am sure he would not want to mumble
0:16:46 > 0:16:54deliberately.Good lord, what a terrible thought! The withdrawal and
0:16:54 > 0:16:58implementation Bill cannot be brought to the House until we have
0:16:58 > 0:17:05agreed the withdrawal agreement, the conclusion of that. The European
0:17:05 > 0:17:10Union negotiator is expecting that in September, October of this year,
0:17:10 > 0:17:18which is probably right, so it will be after that date.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23Sectors such as the automotive and aerospace sector have succeeded in
0:17:23 > 0:17:27the UK because of the close regulatory alignment that exists
0:17:27 > 0:17:33with our European partners. Is it the Secretary of State's intention
0:17:33 > 0:17:38to seek as close alignment as possible in the future, or does he
0:17:38 > 0:17:42like some of the backbenchers, wish to break free from this regulatory
0:17:42 > 0:17:49regime?One of the fundamental components, possibly the most
0:17:49 > 0:17:55fundamental component, the decision was the decision to bring control
0:17:55 > 0:18:00back to this Parliament. That's what we will do over all sectors. It will
0:18:00 > 0:18:03then be for Parliament to decide whether it wants to continue
0:18:03 > 0:18:06parallel, to have mutual recognition, to have mutual
0:18:06 > 0:18:12agreement is, or whether to copy European Union law. We will seek to
0:18:12 > 0:18:23put in place mechanisms, whilst also allowing maximum access.Owen
0:18:23 > 0:18:30Patterson.Mr Speaker, we all wish the Prime Minister the best of luck
0:18:30 > 0:18:35today, and we hope she agrees a reciprocal free trade deal with zero
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Tarus. Would my right honourable friend agree that the Bath success
0:18:39 > 0:18:44is that the deal has got to be better than WTO terms, the terms on
0:18:44 > 0:18:47which we trade with huge parts of the rest of the world and other very
0:18:47 > 0:18:52large economies. Should they be an wise enough not to grant the
0:18:52 > 0:18:57supercool free trade with zero tariffs, we will move to WTO terms,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00and the government has no fears because they will have taken all the
0:19:00 > 0:19:05contingency measures.The Prime Minister said earlier this week that
0:19:05 > 0:19:09she still and he had to the view that no deal is better than a bad
0:19:09 > 0:19:18deal. He has defined what a bad deal would amount to. He is right in that
0:19:18 > 0:19:22respect. As I said earlier, we continue to prepare for all
0:19:22 > 0:19:26outcomes, all outcomes, because you can never be 100% sure what the
0:19:26 > 0:19:30outcome will be. I appeal to colleagues fall shorter questions, I
0:19:30 > 0:19:38want to get through the bulk. Kate Green.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Our overall programme of work is commented and continues the updated,
0:19:47 > 0:19:53but has never been a series of impact assessments.Kate Green.Last
0:19:53 > 0:19:58week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said the Department has
0:19:58 > 0:20:01modelled and analysed a range of potential structures between the UK
0:20:01 > 0:20:07and EU, and these analyses inform our negotiating position. Given it
0:20:07 > 0:20:10is this team of ministers responsible for our negotiations,
0:20:10 > 0:20:18can the Minister say if he has read the analysis.We work very closely
0:20:18 > 0:20:22with our colleagues at the Treasury, and of course, we make sure that we
0:20:22 > 0:20:28have information shared between us, and information is informed by a
0:20:28 > 0:20:34range of analysis, and much of it is in advice to ministers.Mr Geoffrey
0:20:34 > 0:20:41Clifton Brown.The Italian Prime Minister said this week, and called
0:20:41 > 0:20:48on the EU to give the UK a tailor-made trade deal. Isn't it
0:20:48 > 0:20:52precisely that sort of sentiment that would help all sectors if we
0:20:52 > 0:20:56concluded a trade deal?My honourable friend raises an
0:20:56 > 0:21:00interesting point. We need to reflect on the fact that the UK is
0:21:00 > 0:21:09uniquely aligned. There is a real opportunity for the EU to do a very
0:21:09 > 0:21:12good trade deal with what will be its biggest export market.Briefing
0:21:12 > 0:21:17quarries. Peter Grant.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27The member for East Ham queried the impact assessments, the Prime
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Minister said, no, it is not the case that no work has been done. How
0:21:30 > 0:21:35does the Minister reconcile that statement which directly contradicts
0:21:35 > 0:21:38other statements from the Secretary of State?I don't think it does in
0:21:38 > 0:21:42any way that all. We have always been clear that there is a wide
0:21:42 > 0:21:45range of qualitative and quantitative analysis. We draw on a
0:21:45 > 0:21:50range of work across government. We have released that information to
0:21:50 > 0:21:55the select committee on the sectoral analysis that has been done by our
0:21:55 > 0:22:00department. What we will not do is to release information that is
0:22:00 > 0:22:06either market sensitive.Could I gently remind the Minister that the
0:22:06 > 0:22:10new ruling is the department must provide to the select committee any
0:22:10 > 0:22:13impact assessments that have been done. The question from the
0:22:13 > 0:22:17honourable member from East Ham was not about sectoral analysis, it
0:22:17 > 0:22:25expressly used the phrase, exiting the European Union. Could the
0:22:25 > 0:22:32Minister explain what the difference is.My honourable friend, the
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Secretary of State made this clear in the evidence to the select
0:22:35 > 0:22:38committee. What I would say is, the information that has been shared
0:22:38 > 0:22:41with the select committee and is available to members of the House
0:22:41 > 0:22:46includes assessments of the impact on regulatory matters, assessments
0:22:46 > 0:22:53of the importance of EU trades to different sectors.My constituency
0:22:53 > 0:22:57is heavily dependent on to a risen revenue. Would my honourable friend
0:22:57 > 0:23:00inform the House of any recent discussions he has had with this
0:23:00 > 0:23:06important tourism sector.Tourism is a hugely important part of the UK
0:23:06 > 0:23:09economy, and we have had regular discussions with the tour with them
0:23:09 > 0:23:14sector, with the aviation industry that supports it, and it is good to
0:23:14 > 0:23:21see tourism numbers in the UK hitting record levels this year.
0:23:21 > 0:23:29His sectoral analysis might tell him that the food sector in Northern
0:23:29 > 0:23:34Ireland depends entirely on an open border, which is to be secured on a
0:23:34 > 0:23:41promise of regulatory alignment. The Environment Secretary has
0:23:41 > 0:23:43contradicted the Prime Minister, saying this is a perpetually open
0:23:43 > 0:23:48and ongoing discussion placing future regulatory alignment in
0:23:48 > 0:23:54doubt. Isn't he inflicting a lifetime of uncertainty on the food
0:23:54 > 0:23:59sector and people of Northern Ireland? The answer to that question
0:23:59 > 0:24:05shortly is no. We are trying to set out in the joint agreement that the
0:24:05 > 0:24:10first priority for delivering on the soft border will be in a strong
0:24:10 > 0:24:15future trade deal between the UK and the EU. Of course, it is right that
0:24:15 > 0:24:19we ensure, where it is necessary to meet obligations, there will be
0:24:19 > 0:24:23regulatory alignment so that we can ensure the continuing free new front
0:24:23 > 0:24:27of people and goods across that border.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Mr Speaker, we continue to work closely with the Department of
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Health, reports that large logs of EU nationals leaving the NHS are
0:24:39 > 0:24:43untrue. The latest figures from NHS digital show that there were over
0:24:43 > 0:24:513000 more EU nationals, including 470 more doctors working in the NHS
0:24:51 > 0:24:55in June, 2017, than before the referendum result. That is an
0:24:55 > 0:25:00increase of 5.4%. The overall share of the NHS workforce that are EU
0:25:00 > 0:25:05nationals also increased over that time from 5% to 5.2%. I believe this
0:25:05 > 0:25:08proves that EU nationals recognise that we value the enormous
0:25:08 > 0:25:11contribution that they make to the NHS, and I hope that gives the
0:25:11 > 0:25:26agreement on citizens rights even more certainty.
0:25:28 > 0:25:311700 are considering leaving and one in five have made further plans to
0:25:31 > 0:25:36go, many after 30 years. The message isn't reaching doctors and nurses.
0:25:36 > 0:25:42What more will he do to convince them to stay?Mr Speaker, I am
0:25:42 > 0:25:46happily married to a doctor, and I have read the article online, and
0:25:46 > 0:25:49would recommend to anyone that they read the entire article to put all
0:25:49 > 0:25:54of those things in context. I respect he is a doctor, of course,
0:25:54 > 0:26:01but what I would say to all members of the House, we must celebrate
0:26:01 > 0:26:04where we have reached, and everyone of us, without exception, to send
0:26:04 > 0:26:11out the message that we value people from they may come.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Somerset Kerry my constituency in point 172 EU workers and they are
0:26:14 > 0:26:18vital to caring for those that really need it. The whole health
0:26:18 > 0:26:21care sector in the south-west already struggles with getting
0:26:21 > 0:26:26enough staff. Could you reiterate the insurances, but also what they
0:26:26 > 0:26:32will want to know is how they stay and what will they do?
0:26:32 > 0:26:36The agreement we have reached is one we have every intention of carrying
0:26:36 > 0:26:41forward to a successful conclusion and that agree includes provisions
0:26:41 > 0:26:46to ensure the process of registering for settlement status is a smooth
0:26:46 > 0:26:54one.Question number one.The latest figures show the UK has the highest
0:26:54 > 0:27:05number of participation with 8z056. Higher and secondary state education
0:27:05 > 0:27:12is doing well. The majority of E students who study in Europe choose
0:27:12 > 0:27:18to in the UK. The number of international students wanting to
0:27:18 > 0:27:23high was higher than 2016. While there was a dip in application for
0:27:23 > 0:27:302017, EU domicile applications were higher in 2015, 2014 or 2013.Can
0:27:30 > 0:27:37the minister confirm the Government will seek to secure arrangements for
0:27:37 > 0:27:40horizon 2020 but made up to the end of the programme for their full
0:27:40 > 0:27:44duration?I would refer the honourable lady to the positive news
0:27:44 > 0:27:48in the joint statement that was agreed last week which reflects the
0:27:48 > 0:27:54fact that we have agreed to work together on this and that the length
0:27:54 > 0:27:57of the horizon 2020 programme we will continue to be able to bid into
0:27:57 > 0:28:04that scheme.When we discussed this last month, the minister brushed
0:28:04 > 0:28:09aside concerns over the falling participation rates of UK
0:28:09 > 0:28:13researchers in 2020 projects. Since then he will know that it has been
0:28:13 > 0:28:17confirmed in figures published and if that rate in falling
0:28:17 > 0:28:21participation continues by March 2019 we would have dropped by
0:28:21 > 0:28:25two-thirds, a significant blow for UK research. What assessment has he
0:28:25 > 0:28:30made and what will he do about it?I would that the figures show the UK's
0:28:30 > 0:28:35funding share is holding up went it shows how competitive we... He says
0:28:35 > 0:28:41it has fallen. From 15.3 to 14.7%. That is 15% either way. We want to
0:28:41 > 0:28:45ensure and I think the joint statement will reassure people that
0:28:45 > 0:28:49they can continue to bid. They continue to participate and the UK
0:28:49 > 0:28:53will continue to benefit. Of course we want to explore the potential for
0:28:53 > 0:28:57a strong future relationship with the EU in this place.Can I suggest
0:28:57 > 0:29:01two things he could do - could he confirm that applications not fully
0:29:01 > 0:29:04signed off at the point we depart from the European Union in March
0:29:04 > 0:29:092019, will be fully supported for their entire duration and could he
0:29:09 > 0:29:13also say that he will put participation and framework
0:29:13 > 0:29:17programme nine and successor programmes at the heart of the
0:29:17 > 0:29:20ambitions for negotiating our future with the European Union?I think to
0:29:20 > 0:29:24the second part it is very clear from our science and research paper
0:29:24 > 0:29:28that is our ambition we want to explore all potential for working
0:29:28 > 0:29:32the European Union on these issues. And the first part I refer him back
0:29:32 > 0:29:39to the Joint Declaration last week.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44The Government is conducting these negotiations with our commitment to
0:29:44 > 0:29:48keep Parliament and the public informed. We have been clear that we
0:29:48 > 0:29:57will be as open as possible, subjected to not revealing any
0:29:57 > 0:30:01revealing. We expect the Government to be open
0:30:01 > 0:30:06in negotiations. Is my Right Honourable friend aware of any
0:30:06 > 0:30:13member opposite asking the EU to be more open over their negotiating
0:30:13 > 0:30:19process? We always hear criticism of our own, we never hear criticism of
0:30:19 > 0:30:24the European Union's openness. To help with that, understand that, the
0:30:24 > 0:30:30European Union's own fact sheet sets out and I quote "a level of
0:30:30 > 0:30:37confidential is necessary to protect European interests and to keep
0:30:37 > 0:30:42chances for a satisfactory outcome high. No-one starts to reveal the
0:30:42 > 0:30:45strategy to his counterpart from the outset. This is the case for the
0:30:45 > 0:30:48European Union." That is their approach. Therefore I think it is
0:30:48 > 0:30:56right we take a similar approach. We saw with the debackal of T-tip that
0:30:56 > 0:31:04people were unhappy with the lack of transparency. Does he agree we need
0:31:04 > 0:31:10a much more democratic process for approving trade deals and
0:31:10 > 0:31:14scrutinising negotiation as they are going on?I do in principal. That is
0:31:14 > 0:31:19why when we made the central allowances available to the Select
0:31:19 > 0:31:23Committee, both Select Committees, the Commons and the Lords, we also
0:31:23 > 0:31:27set up an arrangement for Members of Parliament - confident reading room
0:31:27 > 0:31:34for them to read those briefings to. That generally speaking is our
0:31:34 > 0:31:38approach. I report back to this House, if the Prime Minister doesn't
0:31:38 > 0:31:44after every round of negotiation and that is much more than the European
0:31:44 > 0:31:49Parliament gets, for example.Thank you. With your permission I would
0:31:49 > 0:31:52like to answer nine and 19 together. As the Prime Minister set out to the
0:31:52 > 0:31:57House earlier an agreement has been reached which will secure the rights
0:31:57 > 0:32:01of three million EU citizens living in the UK. This agreement will
0:32:01 > 0:32:06enable it is Seines to live their lives as they do now in the country
0:32:06 > 0:32:09they have chosen to live in.I welcome both that answer and the
0:32:09 > 0:32:13agreement which has been reached. Does my honourable friend agree with
0:32:13 > 0:32:19me that agreement not only delivers on the pledges and reassurances we
0:32:19 > 0:32:23have made to EU citizens living in this country but in delivering for
0:32:23 > 0:32:28both EU citizens in this country and British citizens abroad it is a
0:32:28 > 0:32:31vindication of the sensible approach taken by this Government?
0:32:33 > 0:32:37I do agree with him. The Prime Minister has always been clear we
0:32:37 > 0:32:43wanted an early agreement and any agreement must be resiplial to
0:32:43 > 0:32:48protect four million people. The agreement will mean that UK citizens
0:32:48 > 0:32:52in the EU can have confident they can live their lives to the full. It
0:32:52 > 0:32:56will provide them with certainty about health care and pensions. The
0:32:56 > 0:33:01same goes for EU nationals in the UK.I recognise the huge
0:33:01 > 0:33:05contribution that the three million EU nationals living in the UK have
0:33:05 > 0:33:12put forward, particularly in the NHS. My efficiency Stefan Gagan has
0:33:12 > 0:33:17brought that forward to me. Can the minister confirm this will remain
0:33:17 > 0:33:21front and centre in any difficult negotiations going forward?My
0:33:21 > 0:33:25honourable friend is right to raise the case of one of her constituents
0:33:25 > 0:33:28who has made a significant contribution. We all recognise that
0:33:28 > 0:33:32from our own constituencies. I trust you join me in welcoming the
0:33:32 > 0:33:36cost-free exchange of the documents for the new settled status documents
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- just one part of the agreement we have reached. We must continue to
0:33:40 > 0:33:46take this issue seriously. Unfortunately the three million EU
0:33:46 > 0:33:5227 citizens living in this UK
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Could the Government not commit now to putting an amendment down on the
0:33:57 > 0:34:03face of any of the forthcoming bills to give that certainty?I think the
0:34:03 > 0:34:06honourable lady will recognise that certainty has to be delivered
0:34:06 > 0:34:10through the withdrawal agreement. We have been clear that we want to
0:34:10 > 0:34:13protect the rights of citizens and make sure they can continue to live
0:34:13 > 0:34:17their lives as before. That is a commitment on which we delivered
0:34:17 > 0:34:22through the joint resolution last week.Due to the staffing crisis in
0:34:22 > 0:34:26the NHS, the trust has spent thousands recruiting EU citizens to
0:34:26 > 0:34:31work in the service. In York, they recruited 40 Spanish nurses. Only
0:34:31 > 0:34:36three remain because of the uncertainty they have. What
0:34:36 > 0:34:41assessment has the minister made of this situation?I refer the
0:34:41 > 0:34:45honourable lady to the answers from earlier, which show there are more
0:34:45 > 0:34:49NHS citizens working in the NHS than a year ago. We have to continue to
0:34:49 > 0:34:54send the message that we welcome the work they are doing and that these
0:34:54 > 0:34:57people make a significant contribution to our country and the
0:34:57 > 0:35:04NHS.Mr Speaker, number ten. Thank you, Mr Speaker. In assessing
0:35:04 > 0:35:12the options for the UK's future outside the customs union, by these
0:35:12 > 0:35:17three objectives ensuring that it is as frictionless as possible avading
0:35:17 > 0:35:21the hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland and an independent
0:35:21 > 0:35:26trade policy.I understand the minister to have said in answer to
0:35:26 > 0:35:30an earlier question that some quantitative assessment has been
0:35:30 > 0:35:34undertaken in relation to leaving the customs union. Last week the
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Secretary of State admitted the Government has undertaken no
0:35:38 > 0:35:44quantitative assessment. Why it is, Mr Speaker, that every time we ask a
0:35:44 > 0:35:47question in relation to Brexit we get a different answer depending on
0:35:47 > 0:35:54the time, the day or the minister? If Government simply cannot or won't
0:35:54 > 0:35:59say whether leaving the customs union will make Britain poorer, does
0:35:59 > 0:36:02the minister not agree... THE SPEAKER: Questions need to be
0:36:02 > 0:36:07briefer. There are people lower down the paper who will not get reached
0:36:07 > 0:36:16and it is not fair.The Secretary of State emphasised there wasn't a full
0:36:16 > 0:36:23judgment made on the range of a basis of... ...
0:36:26 > 0:36:31IsIs the minister agree whether or not the commission is making an
0:36:31 > 0:36:36assessment on the economic effect on the remaining member-states of not
0:36:36 > 0:36:42reaching a trade deal with the UK?I am sure there's plenty of work going
0:36:42 > 0:36:47on both sides. The EU Commission doesn't share all of its analysis in
0:36:47 > 0:36:53public.Quantitative assessments of the impact of leaving the European
0:36:53 > 0:36:59Union on the sectors of the UK economy should have been basic spade
0:36:59 > 0:37:03work for these negotiations?Well, as the honourable gentleman will
0:37:03 > 0:37:09know, as we debated at great length, there's been a huge amount of
0:37:09 > 0:37:14analysis on these issues. These were discussed at length in the Select
0:37:14 > 0:37:18Committee with the Secretary of State why quantitative assessments
0:37:18 > 0:37:22were not appropriate.One of the assessments the Government has made
0:37:22 > 0:37:26is how much money we will save by not having to pay into accessing the
0:37:26 > 0:37:31customs union, but also the impact on all sectors of industry in this
0:37:31 > 0:37:34country by the fact we will be able to do our own trade deals around the
0:37:34 > 0:37:39world.My honourable friend is right to draw attention to the
0:37:39 > 0:37:41opportunities for wider trade deals around the world. As the Prime
0:37:41 > 0:37:46Minister has said we will not make the same huge payments to the EU we
0:37:46 > 0:37:53have to date. That will mean more money for services within the UK.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58Thank you. The Government has agreed a number of important principals
0:37:58 > 0:38:04with the European Union but will arrive in due course, that includes
0:38:04 > 0:38:06taking account of all assets.
0:38:09 > 0:38:16The European Union has a wine cell cell lar of 42,000 bottles and
0:38:16 > 0:38:22artwork £14 million. Some may say loted from the capitals of Europe.
0:38:22 > 0:38:28After we leave, will the minister promise to take back our fair share
0:38:28 > 0:38:34of art and wine and not leave it to Mr Juncker to enjoy?It is a very
0:38:34 > 0:38:39interesting question. The legal basis of assets and liabilities has
0:38:39 > 0:38:42been analysed in details and accounted for. The scope of the
0:38:42 > 0:38:50settlement is laid out in the joint report.As the first advisory
0:38:50 > 0:38:54referendum was conducted in ignorance of the contents of the
0:38:54 > 0:38:59wine cellars and everything else and was a choice between operation fear
0:38:59 > 0:39:03and operation lies, isn't it appropriate that we listen to all
0:39:03 > 0:39:09those independent bodies who have looked at the prospects and decided
0:39:09 > 0:39:13that Brexit, no Brexit would be better than any Brexit. Isn't it
0:39:13 > 0:39:24time to think about a second well informed confirmation referendum?
0:39:24 > 0:39:29The answer I give to him is the same one I gave them. The referendum
0:39:29 > 0:39:33debate we had didn't come out of the blue, after 30 years of debate in
0:39:33 > 0:39:36this country. The Government at the time wrote to every household in the
0:39:36 > 0:39:39country setting out the impact of the referendum. I believe we should
0:39:39 > 0:39:46respect the decision of the British people.
0:39:46 > 0:39:52MrI will answer 12 and 18. The UK has a proud record of protecting
0:39:52 > 0:40:02rights. As we leave the EU to provide a smooth exit. The bill will
0:40:02 > 0:40:06ensure that laws and bills we have now will as so far as possible
0:40:06 > 0:40:11continue to apply as they did before Brexit.The Prime Minister said the
0:40:11 > 0:40:15full regulatory alignment with the Republic of Ireland is part of the
0:40:15 > 0:40:21deal negotiated last week. Can he give a guarantee that product safety
0:40:21 > 0:40:25and working place practises will be guaranteed after we have left the
0:40:25 > 0:40:30EU?There are a great range of rights for which we do not rely on
0:40:30 > 0:40:33the European Union to meet the standards we do. What I would say is
0:40:33 > 0:40:38that trade deals are always founded on WTO principals and that includes
0:40:38 > 0:40:50a wide range of measures in relation to trade, and other matters.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54The charter of fundamental rights has protected human rights. Does the
0:40:54 > 0:41:00minister agree with the liberty, Amnesty International and oh theirs
0:41:00 > 0:41:06that banishing a charter from the UK because we have other sources of
0:41:06 > 0:41:12rights would be like hammers because spanners can also strike bales?
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Those EU fundamental rights are, in any case, only applicable within the
0:41:22 > 0:41:26scope of EU law. The government has now published its analysis of the
0:41:26 > 0:41:30Charter, which clearly sets out how each substantive right, reaffirmed
0:41:30 > 0:41:36in the charter, will be reflected in the domestic law of the UK.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40We worked intensively with European partners to settle issues in the
0:41:40 > 0:41:43first phase of negotiations, and as the honourable did when those, we
0:41:43 > 0:41:48published a joint report. We want to focus on agreeing the detail of an
0:41:48 > 0:41:51increment patient period to give certainty to people and businesses.
0:41:51 > 0:41:57As has been emphasised, we enter the next phase and we want to work
0:41:57 > 0:42:00closely with the European medicines agency, in the interest of public
0:42:00 > 0:42:04health. The high costs of not maintaining
0:42:04 > 0:42:10regulatory alignment were recently laid bare in evidence to the select
0:42:10 > 0:42:16committee. Can the Minister tell us how much prescription charges would
0:42:16 > 0:42:20have to go up, and can he tell us whether it is the objective, in
0:42:20 > 0:42:26which case, what is the point in all of this?As part of our except
0:42:26 > 0:42:32negotiations, we want to discuss with the EU and when the state how
0:42:32 > 0:42:37best to progress in the interest of businesses, citizens, but what we
0:42:37 > 0:42:44cannot do is prejudge the outcome of the negotiations.
0:42:44 > 0:42:50Number 14, sir.I can confirm to my honourable friend that the
0:42:50 > 0:42:53government is working closely with the aviation sector to make sure it
0:42:53 > 0:43:00is a success story for the UK economy, we have met widely with
0:43:00 > 0:43:02representatives within the sector since the referendum in 2016,
0:43:02 > 0:43:09covering the full spectrum of issues affecting the industry.Given that
0:43:09 > 0:43:12the European aviation safety agency is very important to the aerospace
0:43:12 > 0:43:21and aviation industries, when will EAS AB discuss in Brexit
0:43:21 > 0:43:25negotiations because we all want clarity.My honourable friend is
0:43:25 > 0:43:37absolutely right. The UK is important.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43We are considering carefully all the implications arising from our exit
0:43:43 > 0:43:47from the EU, including the question of continued participation. This is
0:43:47 > 0:43:49a matter for negotiations and we look forward to opening discussions
0:43:49 > 0:43:53on the future partnership as soon as possible.The commission has made
0:43:53 > 0:43:56clear that UK carriers will now enjoy flying right under any
0:43:56 > 0:43:59agreement towards the EU
0:43:59 > 0:44:01enjoy flying right under any agreement towards the EU. What is
0:44:01 > 0:44:03the garment doing to protect hundreds of thousands of aviation
0:44:03 > 0:44:10jobs? Either take to the Honourable gentleman, working closely with the
0:44:10 > 0:44:13aviation industry, we look forward to discussing the issue as part of
0:44:13 > 0:44:22discussions.It isn't right to rule issues out in that way.
0:44:22 > 0:44:26Our exit from the EU is a result of a long democratic process.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29Parliament has passed the referendum act and passed a decision over
0:44:29 > 0:44:32whether to leave all remain to the people of the United Kingdom. The
0:44:32 > 0:44:37referendum saw a clear majority of people, and we will respect the
0:44:37 > 0:44:47result. Parliament is now debating the EU
0:44:47 > 0:44:50withdrawal Bill. There has been a long democratic process, and they're
0:44:50 > 0:44:55competing news to be one. There will not be a second referendum.
0:44:55 > 0:45:00Recent polls now show there is a clear majority in favour of a
0:45:00 > 0:45:05referendum on the deal, and is it any wonder this government has lost
0:45:05 > 0:45:09control. Yesterday, Parliament took back control, and now the public
0:45:09 > 0:45:14want to take back control from the Tory party and the DUP. Can the
0:45:14 > 0:45:18Minister please explain to my constituents how a referendum on the
0:45:18 > 0:45:22deal, the first referendum on the facts would be anti-democratic. Does
0:45:22 > 0:45:30he not trust them...Order. Order. The Honourable Lady must resume her
0:45:30 > 0:45:34seat. We have the thrust of it, but what is required, I am trying to be
0:45:34 > 0:45:37helpful, in these situations is a question, not the development of an
0:45:37 > 0:45:44essay theme. Sorry, but she must learn to appreciate the difference.
0:45:44 > 0:45:48The question was too long and it shouldn't happen again.I am tempted
0:45:48 > 0:45:55to point out the polling results to the Liberal Democrat party, but the
0:45:55 > 0:46:00simple point to her is this, no opinion poll comes anywhere near the
0:46:00 > 0:46:07votes of 17.5 million people, which we will respect.Following events in
0:46:07 > 0:46:11the chamber last night, some prominent members of the remaining
0:46:11 > 0:46:16campaign took to Twitter, saying this was another step towards their
0:46:16 > 0:46:20aim of preventing Brexit. With the Secretary of State please confirm
0:46:20 > 0:46:24and reassure the 17.4 million people that voted to Leave, that this
0:46:24 > 0:46:27covenant is absolutely committed to delivering a positive Brexit for
0:46:27 > 0:46:32this country.Let me start by saying that I do not agree with the people
0:46:32 > 0:46:40who tweeted that. I'd think the people that voted last night did it
0:46:40 > 0:46:44in good faith. He is right. The aim of the governor is to take is out of
0:46:44 > 0:46:51the European Union.Daniel Rowe Lee.
0:46:54 > 0:46:58Mr Speaker, the primaries and I sat down with the president of the
0:46:58 > 0:47:01European Commission and chief negotiator to agree that enough
0:47:01 > 0:47:04process had been made to move negotiations forward to our future
0:47:04 > 0:47:07relationship. The deal has involved Coppermine is on both sides, but
0:47:07 > 0:47:11adds up to a clear settlement that provide certainty for both the
0:47:11 > 0:47:15United Kingdom and European Union. It will allow our country to leave
0:47:15 > 0:47:17the European Union and grasp the opportunities that exist outside it
0:47:17 > 0:47:20while maintaining a close partnership with European
0:47:20 > 0:47:26neighbours. I believe this is a step forward that all sides of the House
0:47:26 > 0:47:29can support and my friend the primaries double travel to Brussels
0:47:29 > 0:47:35today to seek to confirm it with her fellow leaders.Last night, the
0:47:35 > 0:47:38government suffered an embarrassing defeat, but not one Scottish
0:47:38 > 0:47:43Conservative past through the lobby and voted for that amendment. Can
0:47:43 > 0:47:47the Secretary of State tell me what representations he had from the
0:47:47 > 0:47:52Scottish Conservatives on the amendment.As far as I am aware, I
0:47:52 > 0:47:57have to be careful, because things don't come immediately to the
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Secretary of State when they arrived at the department, but as far as I
0:48:00 > 0:48:11am aware, none.Recreational boating is a vital part of my constituency's
0:48:11 > 0:48:16leisure facilities around Campbell and Netley. Can the Minister
0:48:16 > 0:48:23outlined what assessment is made on the impact of leaving the EU on
0:48:23 > 0:48:28recreational boating and the impact on the Solent.As a former fast
0:48:28 > 0:48:35catamaran sailor in the areas of the CEO around which she refers to, I am
0:48:35 > 0:48:40happy to say the report sets out a descriptor of the sector, the
0:48:40 > 0:48:43current EU regulatory regime, existing frameworks for how trade is
0:48:43 > 0:48:46facilitated between countries within the sector and sector views. This
0:48:46 > 0:48:51has been available to both houses and the UK will remain a great
0:48:51 > 0:48:59maritime nation.Matthew Pennycook. The house will be aware that
0:48:59 > 0:49:03yesterday the European Parliament had a vote on a resolution to
0:49:03 > 0:49:06endorse the agreement reached last week. Can the Secretary of State
0:49:06 > 0:49:12tell us why, unlike Labour MEPs, Conservative members would abstain
0:49:12 > 0:49:20not vote in support of the joint report.Very interesting, but I
0:49:20 > 0:49:23don't think it compares anything like the 18 that voted against the
0:49:23 > 0:49:35Labour Party in the past. Can my right honourable friend sure
0:49:35 > 0:49:38the people that voted overwhelmingly for Brexit that we won't pay a penny
0:49:38 > 0:49:44to the EU if we don't get a free trade deal.The withdrawal agreement
0:49:44 > 0:49:50is written in light of Article 50, which takes into account the future
0:49:50 > 0:49:56relationship. If that doesn't happen, the whole deal falls away.
0:49:56 > 0:50:04What plans does the Minister had to write the tobacco products directive
0:50:04 > 0:50:12into EU law, and what about TPD?As the honourable gentleman will know,
0:50:12 > 0:50:16the purpose of the EU withdrawal Bill is to bring EU law into UK law
0:50:16 > 0:50:21in the state it is in at our point of Exeter. Beyond that, in the input
0:50:21 > 0:50:25in patient period, things are a matter of negotiation.Doctor Sarah
0:50:25 > 0:50:31Wollaston.I recently booked an appointment in the Reading room, and
0:50:31 > 0:50:35I thought it would be like an inner circle of hell and I would be
0:50:35 > 0:50:40trapped in there the days to read the sector analysis. Indeed, I was
0:50:40 > 0:50:44with the Honourable Lady opposite. There are only nine pages on health
0:50:44 > 0:50:46and social care, and the entire document is relevant to the select
0:50:46 > 0:50:50committee and took me less than an hour to read. I feel, in the
0:50:50 > 0:50:53interest of transparency, these are straightforward documents, and they
0:50:53 > 0:50:56should be in the public domain. With the Secretary of State published
0:50:56 > 0:51:03them.It has been made available to the select committees, as per the
0:51:03 > 0:51:09motion of the House, through the reading room. They contain a range
0:51:09 > 0:51:12of information, some of which would be of certainly great interest to
0:51:12 > 0:51:17the other side in these negotiations.Mr Speaker, following
0:51:17 > 0:51:21yesterday's today, will the Secretary of State now publish a
0:51:21 > 0:51:23timetable of the decision-making process, so Parliament will given
0:51:23 > 0:51:28absolute clarity when the parliamentary vote on the deal will
0:51:28 > 0:51:33take place.It would all be fine if I could commit the European
0:51:33 > 0:51:36Commission to do the same. Unfortunately, it depends on how
0:51:36 > 0:51:41long the negotiation takes. And as she will have seen in the last 6-7
0:51:41 > 0:51:47months, that hasn't been an entirely predictable process.Does the
0:51:47 > 0:51:50Minister share my passion for environmental protection, and does
0:51:50 > 0:51:55he agree that leaving the EU gives us the opportunity to go further and
0:51:55 > 0:52:01faster.We are a country that has been a world leader on the
0:52:01 > 0:52:07environment, and we must ensure we take all the opportunities from the
0:52:07 > 0:52:12process, to strengthen our environmental connections.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15The Secretary of State knows very well be portents of the renewables
0:52:15 > 0:52:21industry to the Humber. And how important it is to trade
0:52:21 > 0:52:26competitively when we leave the EU. Will he support new clause 83,
0:52:26 > 0:52:32calling for a full impact assessment on the particular industry.Mr
0:52:32 > 0:52:35Speaker, the UK will continue to play an active role internationally
0:52:35 > 0:52:39as demonstrated by the UK ratifying the Paris Agreement on climate
0:52:39 > 0:52:43change, will continue to hold up obligations under international
0:52:43 > 0:52:55environment or treaties, the clause itself we will return to indicate.
0:52:55 > 0:53:02We are leaving the EU, the common agricultural policy and Common
0:53:02 > 0:53:05fisheries policy, as we do so, will my right honourable friend worked
0:53:05 > 0:53:11closely with deaf wrap to ensure we support farmers and food producers
0:53:11 > 0:53:14in having an agricultural system, but also the environment as well.We
0:53:14 > 0:53:19will absolutely continue that work. My honourable friend is right, the
0:53:19 > 0:53:22British countryside is an asset for the entire nation and we want to
0:53:22 > 0:53:25continue to support both the environment and productivity in the
0:53:25 > 0:53:32future.Yesterday, the EU warned that the Secretary of State risks
0:53:32 > 0:53:37damaging trust in the negotiations with his contradictory statements. I
0:53:37 > 0:53:41wonder if he could reclaim some by telling us what is the difference
0:53:41 > 0:53:46between an impact assessment and a sectorial analysis.The first thing
0:53:46 > 0:53:50I would say to the honourable lady, she voted against the second reading
0:53:50 > 0:53:55of the Bill, so she clearly doesn't want to make progress with it. She
0:53:55 > 0:54:05perhaps ought to put in her Christmas list at -- and a
0:54:05 > 0:54:11dictionary. It outlines the components of a problem, which we
0:54:11 > 0:54:15will be doing. The regulatory structure, the markets, the size and
0:54:15 > 0:54:20so on. And impact assessment is played out in the Whitehall
0:54:20 > 0:54:27guidelines, and involves a forecast. China is a massive market, does the
0:54:27 > 0:54:32Secretary of State agree with me that the open skies policy, recently
0:54:32 > 0:54:36agreed with China, increasing the number of flights by 50% to 150 a
0:54:36 > 0:54:42week, will be a great boost to business in the country, as well as
0:54:42 > 0:54:46doing trade deals with China.He is absolutely right. According to the
0:54:46 > 0:54:50European Commission itself, 90% of world growth will come from outside
0:54:50 > 0:54:54the EU by 2020. It points to the importance of the UK turning
0:54:54 > 0:54:58outwards to be a global nation, a global trading nation, enjoying
0:54:58 > 0:55:05productive prosperous relations with the whole world.The Secretary of
0:55:05 > 0:55:09State claims that the phase one agreement gives security to EU
0:55:09 > 0:55:13nationals, but this is constantly undermined by the reference to a no
0:55:13 > 0:55:17deal Brexit, which would rip that up. Does he not accept that there is
0:55:17 > 0:55:22a need to give legal standing to EU citizens rights now, not put them
0:55:22 > 0:55:26through another year of anxiety.The first thing I would say to the
0:55:26 > 0:55:28Honourable Lady is that the government has made clear from the
0:55:28 > 0:55:33beginning the values, 3.2 million citizens that are here, the
0:55:33 > 0:55:40primaries has written to the ones we have records for, and it is our
0:55:40 > 0:55:43clear intention, and it will be legally binding within the
0:55:43 > 0:55:52withdrawal Bill that they will have the rights we have laid out.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55Does my right honourable friend not agree that just because we are
0:55:55 > 0:55:58leaving the EU doesn't mean to say we can't cooperate with them at the
0:55:58 > 0:56:02very closest level on the environment to lead the rest of the
0:56:02 > 0:56:06world.My honourable friend is absolutely right. We leave the EU,
0:56:06 > 0:56:10not leaving Europe. The primaries that has been clear that we want to
0:56:10 > 0:56:12work together on shared talent, such as global warming and the
0:56:12 > 0:56:16environment.
0:56:16 > 0:56:20Does the Secretary of State agree that the worst place to be in any
0:56:20 > 0:56:24negotiation is when you are fixed and declared your own deadline and
0:56:24 > 0:56:29that in tabling amendments 381 the government has effectively put a gun
0:56:29 > 0:56:36against its own head?Mr Speaker, the House voted overwhelmingly for
0:56:36 > 0:56:40the Act of Parliament which triggered Article 50. The terms of
0:56:40 > 0:56:44Article 50 were well-known to this House and they have a fixed duration
0:56:44 > 0:56:53of two years.Can the Secretary of State tell us what recent
0:56:53 > 0:56:56discussions he's had with representatives of the UK financial
0:56:56 > 0:57:03sector on the effect of the UK leaving the single market, as there
0:57:03 > 0:57:08are increasing reports of jobs being transferred to other EU countries.
0:57:08 > 0:57:12Since the creation of our department we have engaged closely with the
0:57:12 > 0:57:16financial services industry and received representations from UK
0:57:16 > 0:57:20finance for city UK, Association of foreign banks and investment
0:57:20 > 0:57:24Association as well as many firms in Edinburgh which is a global leader
0:57:24 > 0:57:26in the asset management and insurance industry. We'll continue
0:57:26 > 0:57:32to work closely with them and colleagues at the Treasury to ensure
0:57:32 > 0:57:35our financial services industry thrives.Will the government
0:57:35 > 0:57:44consider negotiating our continued participation in Erasmus?The Prime
0:57:44 > 0:57:49Minister said we will continue in areas of culture and education. I
0:57:49 > 0:57:54believe this is something we will explore in the next phase of talks.
0:57:54 > 0:57:58Last week's agreement recognise the rights of Northern Ireland citizens
0:57:58 > 0:58:00in line with the Good Friday Agreement. All the government be
0:58:00 > 0:58:04seeking the same rights for my constituents in Bristol to work,
0:58:04 > 0:58:10travel and live in the European Union?The issue of onward movement
0:58:10 > 0:58:14in the European Union is an issue we wish to continue to press. It's
0:58:14 > 0:58:17interesting that the European Parliament made resolutions
0:58:17 > 0:58:21yesterday that it would support the right of UK nationals to have
0:58:21 > 0:58:24movement within the EU. This is something we will continue to take
0:58:24 > 0:58:30forward into the next phase of the negotiations.On financial services,
0:58:30 > 0:58:35how hopeful ministers that through the negotiations the UK will retain
0:58:35 > 0:58:42a passport for service providers to trade across the EU?We are at the
0:58:42 > 0:58:45start of negotiations on the future relationships but I think we should
0:58:45 > 0:58:49explore all the possibilities to make sure the UK and the EU continue
0:58:49 > 0:58:52to benefit from the fact we have a global financial services Centre in
0:58:52 > 0:58:59London and the UK.Mr Speaker, B Secretary of State for Scotland said
0:58:59 > 0:59:02the government would bring forward amendments to close 11 of the EU
0:59:02 > 0:59:05Bill, well these amendments be published and shared with the
0:59:05 > 0:59:11Scottish Government had Welsh Assembly before being tabled?The
0:59:11 > 0:59:15honourable gentleman is ingenious in raising the topic of amendments. Of
0:59:15 > 0:59:22course we will want to insular as we take forward our engagement with the
0:59:22 > 0:59:24devolved administrations this issue of clause