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Syria — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Alan James Carter Duncan (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman is very well experienced in this area and speaks with authority in the House. A lot of what the Russians have done is absolutely contemptible. They have continued close military co-operation with the regime, in spite of the atrocities committed by it, including the use of chemical weapons. To go back to what we were discussing earlier, they have demonised the White Helmets as bad people and agents of the west, and as people who have committed atrocities themselves, when in fact, they are the most generous-spirited, decent citizens that we could ever hope to find anywhere in the world, in many ways. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to draw the difference between what is right and what is wrong in this conflict.
Syria — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Kevin John Foster (Conservative, Centre-right): The war in Syria has haunting similarities to past conflicts when the international rules-based order was unable to deal with the parties taking part in them—including, in particular, the Spanish civil war. What reassurances can my right hon. Friend give me that, as rebel forces and refugees are driven towards Idlib, work will be done to ensure that we do not see that city become another Srebrenica?
Syria — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Alan James Carter Duncan (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend, like other right hon. and hon. Members, is absolutely right to point out the dangers that face Idlib if, as it were, the forces of evil drive towards it and we see renewed conflict there. The international community has to focus very heavily on Idlib and make sure that it is not subjected to the kind of military assault that we must at all costs work together to avoid.
Syria — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Alan James Carter Duncan (Conservative, Centre-right): We will work with our international partners to do whatever we can. The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about barrel bombs and chemical weapons. We have condemned their use and, as I said, have been at the forefront of strengthening the authority, power and reach of the OPCW in attributing any use of chemical weapons. This is not an easy issue to address. We agree that Idlib is looking very vulnerable, but I will be discussing this with my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Middle East, who is primarily responsible for these issues, and I have no doubt that there will be suitable occasions, when the House resumes in September and then again after the party conference season, to explain our policy in detail, as the right hon. Gentleman requests.
Syria — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Alan James Carter Duncan (Conservative, Centre-right): I hear what the hon. Gentleman says about the Kurds and I will convey his views straightaway to my right hon. Friend, who I am sure will be in touch with him, as he has been already in the past.
Syria — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Alan James Carter Duncan (Conservative, Centre-right): I have already explained to the House the quantum, if you like, which over the past few years has totalled £2.71 billion. It takes all sorts of forms—medical, vaccines, relief packages of food, water and so on to meet the basic needs of any human life or existence—but as always with humanitarian aid in a conflict, rather than a famine, the problem is access and humanitarian aid workers being attacked, blocked or prevented, or, even worse, accused of being parties to the conflict when quite clearly they are neutral humanitarian aid workers doing their best for human beings in difficulty. We will work with the UN and other countries and with the many brave organisations inside Syria that manage to get the necessary supplies to people who are desperately starving, thirsty and ill.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Steven John Baker (Conservative, Centre-right): The least worst of the negotiable mechanisms to deliver the implementation period was the one in the White Paper of repealing the European Communities Act 1972 but saving its effect with modifications to the end of the implementation process. Will the Secretary of State confirm that he is going to ask this Parliament—this House—to agree to that mechanism in the same vote that we are asked to sign up to the future relationship through that political statement?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Stephen Crabb (Conservative, Centre-right): It is becoming increasingly fashionable to criticise the Northern Irish backstop as either a tactical blunder that we have made, or some kind of dastardly trick that the EU is playing on us, so will my right hon. Friend confirm that the backstop remains important precisely because we are a Government who take our obligations towards Northern Ireland seriously, who value Northern Ireland, and who will do nothing to undermine peace there or the integrity of the whole United Kingdom?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. There are two distinct issues at play here. We are absolutely committed to the Belfast agreement and to peace and stability in Northern Ireland. At the same time, it is unacceptable for a customs border to be drawn along the Irish sea, as that would be a direct threat to the territorial integrity of this country. I am sure that that is not what our European partners intend—there may be similar pressures in countries within the EU—but we are absolutely clear about our position on this.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): I apologise for the disruption that this is causing to the right hon. Gentleman’s evidence session, which I look forward to joining later We are very clear that, in the event of no deal, there would be no wholesale removal of rights of EU nationals in this country. We are absolutely committed to providing the reassurance and security that they need. That is the point of agreeing these aspects of the withdrawal agreement up front and publishing this White Paper—so that EU nationals here and UK expats abroad can see precisely not only the substance of their rights, but how they will properly be protected.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
David Ian Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): May I commend my right hon. Friend for restating so robustly that the payment of any financial settlement will be conditional on an agreement on the future relationship with the EU? Will he confirm that the necessary flexibility to accommodate that conditionality will be built into the Bill?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend heard what I said in my statement. The most important thing is that we are clear that there is no deal until the whole deal is done, and it will be important to establish that linkage in the withdrawal agreement directly.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Jonathan Simon Djanogly (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government are still maintaining that no deal is preferable to a bad deal. Over the summer, the Secretary of State will be going round the European Union selling the Government’s White Paper policy document, and in that he has my full support. However, if he were to fail, for whatever reason, would he accept the clear evidence that a customs union-based approach is still preferable to no deal?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): I appreciate the way in which my hon. Friend tries to tempt me down that particular path, but I think that it is only right to prepare for all eventualities in relation to the money, to the operational contingency planning that we are doing, and to the legislative steps. Obviously our overriding focus is on getting the best deal, and I shall be spending the weeks and months ahead in Brussels, talking to Michel Barnier and his team, and focusing on that. I shall be out there again on Thursday, looking to achieve the best deal.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): I have already mentioned our approach to the Northern Ireland issue. We believe that the proposals in the "Future Relationship" White Paper provide a sustainable, deliverable approach, and we want to make sure that we are aiming to achieve that. In relation to Michel Barnier, the negotiations are of course ongoing, and I will protect the integrity of the negotiating room, if the right hon. Gentleman will forgive me. Of course, there is nothing in the legislation that was passed previously—last week or otherwise—to prevent us from achieving the goals in this White Paper or, indeed, the previous one.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Rachel Helen Maclean (Conservative, Centre-right): I welcome what the Secretary of State is doing to get the UK ready for Brexit. Will he confirm that as he travels around the EU this summer, he will be pressing EU member states to ensure that they are also ready so that we can leave the EU without disruption to those relationships?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right, particularly in relation to the protection of UK nationals abroad in the same way as we are protecting EU nationals under UK law. We are setting up a monitoring authority, and the Commission will perform that function in relation to UK expats abroad. None the less, we want to ensure that the legislation and mechanisms are in place to give that security to UK expats.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): I do not think that I have ever said that this is an increasing risk, but it is certainly a real risk. As the time for the deal approaches, the only responsible thing for us to do is to ensure that we are ready for all eventualities. Without going into some of the more hair-raising examples that the right hon. Gentleman has highlighted, I think it is right to ensure that we are ready for all eventualities by having the logistical infrastructure and legislation in place. I hope that we will have his support.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Peter William Bone (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Secretary of State for coming to the House at the earliest opportunity to give us the chance to scrutinise the White Paper. I have not had a chance to read it myself, so will he confirm that the Prime Minister’s principles of ending the free movement of people, of not giving billions of pounds each and every year to the EU, and of making our own laws in our own country, judged by our own judges, are not broken by the White Paper?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Government Operations
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right to get back to the key overarching objectives. I believe that, with this White Paper and the previous one, the full strategy can be seen in the round. Yes, we have had to take a pragmatic as well as a principled approach, but it is faithful to the referendum in the three key areas that he describes.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question; he has raised this matter a few times. We will ensure that the appropriate analysis is done on all aspects of all elements on both sides of the deal.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Foreign Trade
John Charles Baron (Conservative, Centre-right): I wish the Secretary of State a productive summer—it could be a very interesting one. The EU has a poor track record when it comes to trade deals generally, which is why we trade with the majority of the rest of the world on World Trade Organisation terms. What assurances can he give us that, in the run-up to the publication of the White Paper, we will be meaningfully preparing to leave on no trade terms and that the White Paper’s proposals will have the dexterity to ensure that the preparation is in place in time?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Foreign Trade
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is right to raise that aspect of the arrangements. We are working closely with all the other arms of Whitehall, including the Department for International Trade, and we are ensuring that we have the right flexibility. The advantage of the implementation period in the White Paper is that it is finite, so that those who want to see an end to the eternal haggling with the EU and want some clarity about the end-state relationship will have that provided. During the implementation period, we will be free to negotiate and to conclude free trade deals with other countries beyond the continent.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Government Operations
Craig Mackinlay (Conservative, Centre-right): We swallowed the fairly hideous implementation period compromise on the promise of a smooth transition to a good end state. Now that the opening offer on the end state does not pass the public’s sniff test, why should we approve both when we are asked to in the autumn?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): I share my hon. Friend’s passion and respect his views. If he looks at the package in the round—at the finality that the implementation period provides; at the ability to give effect faithfully to the referendum and to take back control of our borders, law and money; at our ability to trade more liberally and energetically with the growth markets of the future; at the wider political context, both in this House and beyond; and at the nature of the support we need to carry the country with us—I hope that he will appreciate that we are taking a principled, pragmatic approach to leaving the EU, and that he will be able to get behind it.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Foreign Trade
Henry Edward Millar Smith (Conservative, Centre-right): When the Secretary of State meets the remaining 27 EU Governments over the summer, will he be highlighting the fact that they have a significant trade surplus with the UK and that it is therefore in everyone’s best interests that a comprehensive trade deal is accomplished?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Foreign Trade
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): I think that many European businesses are well aware of that. On Friday, we had a meeting at Chevening with a whole range of leaders of businesses small and large, and there was widespread positive feeling about our negotiating position and many offers to help. It will not be just me going around the capitals of Europe; there will be a lot of support from businesses trying to ensure that we get this deal in the principled, pragmatic way that has been set out in the White Paper.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Foreign Trade
Edmund Francis Hughes (Conservative, Centre-right): I am expecting there to be a lot of celebrating on 29 March 2019 in Willenhall and Bloxwich. Will the Secretary of State confirm that one of the things that the people will be celebrating will be the opportunity to make free, independent trade deals for the first time in decades?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Foreign Trade
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The point is that the growth markets of the future will be areas such as Latin America or Asia, and that has also been confirmed by the European Commission’s analysis. This is not just a UK position; it is widely shared.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): We are broadly aligned in trying to strive to get the very best deal with the EU—that is where my overriding focus is—but I say gently to the hon. Lady and other Opposition Members that it would be deeply irresponsible to fail to prepare and plan for all eventualities when we are in a negotiation and when things depend on the good will and the ambition on the other side.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): If my hon. Friend looks at the White Paper, he will see that the principle of conditionality is written into it and is mentioned in several different paragraphs. It is a common principle of international agreements and international diplomacy when a deal is struck that both sides commit to adhering to and fulfilling their side of the bargain. If they do not, there are consequences for the rest of the deal.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): I certainly agree with the hon. Gentleman that if both sides go into this with sensitivity, understanding and the commitment to avoid any return to any infrastructure at the Irish border, we will be in a much better place. The most important thing is that the proposals in our White Paper on the future relationship provide a sensible model that guides us towards the end state during the implementation period.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Foreign Trade
Nigel Paul Huddleston (Conservative, Centre-right): I appreciate that the Secretary of State is trying to make the Government’s position clear and simple for people to understand, but there is still a lot of confusion out there. One area that confuses my constituents is whether we will be able to conduct independent trade deals under the Government’s proposals, so will he clarify that?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Foreign Trade
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): I can tell my hon. Friend that not only will we be able to negotiate, but we will be able to conclude deals. The Department for International Trade is now embarking on a series of consultations about the substance of those free trade agreements so that the public and his constituents will understand the value and importance that the agreements will bring to the country.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): That is one of the issues that needs to be discussed in the context of the future relationship, but the hon. Lady raises the importance of our getting the best deal on that relationship in tandem and in parallel with the withdrawal and exit terms.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Michael Alex Burghart (Conservative, Centre-right): I congratulate the Secretary of State on his statement. Several constituents who are EU nationals have raised concerns with me about their rights after we leave the EU. Will he therefore tell the House what he intends to do to spread the message that is in the White Paper so that EU nationals are aware of the steps that the Government are taking?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): The terms of the meaningful vote have already been set out in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act, and the vote will be to approve or reject the full deal, including both the withdrawal agreement and the future framework.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Agriculture
Kevin John Foster (Conservative, Centre-right): Thank you, Mr Speaker. You are a star, and I am sure you know how to do your scone correctly, too The Secretary of State will be aware of the importance of the fishing industry to Torbay and across the south-west. Can he therefore confirm that, by 2020, the UK will be negotiating its own fishing policies as an independent coastal state?
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Government Operations
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): We set out a lot of the detail on how we will handle the financial payment in the White Paper, and I urge the right hon. Gentleman to reflect on the detail. We cover the substance, the sequence and the mechanism for paying it and for making sure that, at all moments, this House has proper scrutiny. If he has any particular suggestions in relation to that, I would be interested to hear them.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): We have worked very closely with the devolved Administrations at official and ministerial levels. Ministers discussed proposals for this Bill at the JMC on 5 July. The Sewel convention will apply in the ordinary way. I appreciate there will be different views on its application, and we do not know quite how it will look until we have the whole deal agreed. I look forward to working very constructively and sensitively with all the devolved Administrations.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab (Conservative, Centre-right): I gently say to the hon. Gentleman that we made it very clear when we passed the European Union (Withdrawal) Act that we would have to consider the subsequent terms in the light of the negotiations. I would have thought he would welcome the implementation period, welcome the certainty it gives to Scottish businesses and to businesses across the UK, and welcome it as a finite bridge towards our end state of leaving the EU and taking back control of our laws, our borders and our money.
Immigration Detention: Shaw Review — House of Commons, 2018-07-24
Topic: Law and Crime
Crispin Jeremy Rupert Blunt (Conservative, Centre-right): I congratulate my right hon. Friend and his predecessors on their leadership on the difficult issue of getting progress in a humane and decent direction, which has undoubtedly happened. There can be no more eloquent testimony than the fact that the shadow Home Secretary, the right hon. Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott), who has worked assiduously in this policy area for all her time in Parliament and can be seen as something of an authority on it, has in effect welcomed the direction of travel and much of my right hon. Friend’s statement. This is a good day for an improved detention system in the United Kingdom.