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Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I can assure my hon. Friend that I have not forgotten the House of Lords report, but there is a different opinion, which is that there are legal obligations that this country would hold to the European Union in relation to financial payments in any circumstances. As I have said before, I think that it is important that this country upholds our legal obligations.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I know that the hon. and learned Lady has consistently raised the issue of the revocation of the article 50 notice. As she knows, it is not going to happen, because it is not Government policy.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: Macroeconomics
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): The answer to that question is that the extent to which we are able to enhance the prosperity and the number of jobs in the regions of the United Kingdom depends on a whole variety of decisions that will be taken by this Government. It is our good management of the economy that has ensured that 3.3 million jobs have already been created. If my hon. Friend remembers the Budget in November, he will be aware of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s prediction that 800,000 jobs will be created over the next period of years in this country.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I will be working to persuade Members of this House that the deal on the table delivers on the vote of the British people, and that it does so while protecting jobs, protecting our security and protecting our United Kingdom.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Bernard Christison Jenkin (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend will recall how much we both hoped that I would be able to support whatever she brought back from her negotiations, so can I say how sad I am that I cannot possibly support this deal, which pays £38 billion simply to kick the can down the road? How can we possibly agree to such an arrangement? At the moment, we have the unilateral right to leave the European Union, but we will have no such unilateral right to leave these new arrangements, which will be subject to an EU veto. That is giving up control, not taking back control.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): In my statement, I set out various elements relating to the backstop, to which my hon. Friend refers. Looking at the future treaty arrangements, which will cover security partnership and economic partnership, I would expect that, as in any trade agreement, there will of course be appropriate arrangements for review and for the question of the potential termination of those relationships. I repeat the point I have made previously in relation to the £39 billion: I think it would be wrong for this House to believe that, on leaving, the United Kingdom will have no legal obligations to pay money to the European Union. There are legal obligations to pay money to the European Union, and I think it is important that we abide by those obligations.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Julian Murray Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): On Saturday morning, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer told the "Today" programme that, as the UK is split down the middle on the European Union: "Anything which looks like one half of the country ‘winning’ and the other half ‘losing’ is disastrous" In that case, does the Prime Minister agree with him? If so, what was the point of holding the referendum in the first place?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): The point is a very simple one. Now is the time for this country to come back together again. It is time for us to recognise that, in delivering on leaving the European Union, as people voted for in 2016, we are meeting the instruction we were given by the people in that referendum and we are doing it in this deal in a way that protects jobs, livelihoods, our security and our United Kingdom. Now is the time for the country to come back together, to get behind this deal and to ensure that we can build a better future for all.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is the easiest thing in the world for people to criticise any deal that they have not spent time—[Hon. Members: "Hear, hear."] And it is the easiest thing in the world for people to remain in the entrenched positions they have been in for the past two years. But the braver thing, and the right thing for this country now, is for us to challenge ourselves on our views of Brexit, to step up to the plate as elected representatives, to give this deal the scrutiny it needs, to read carefully the economic forecasts the Government will publish and to realise that what will cost us far more than £39 billion is a no-deal Brexit, which needs to be avoided.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I say to my right hon. Friend—this was a point made very well by my right hon. Friend the Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois)—that this is a very important moment for this country. That is why when people come to debate this topic and to vote on it, I hope they will look, as she has said, at the analysis set before them and at the details of the deal, recall the need to deliver for the British people on the vote of Brexit and also recall the need for us to consider our constituents’ jobs and livelihoods for the future. Debates in this House are all about serious matters, but this is an historic moment for our country, and it is right that we approach it in the right way.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): It is possible to come out of the backstop if it is shown that it can be superseded by the future relationship or by alternative arrangements that can be put in place. The key is being able to show that we are delivering on the commitment for the people of Northern Ireland in relation to the border.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): The Prime Minister, in her statement, speaks of the European Court of Justice and how this deal "ends the jurisdiction" of the ECJ. So can my right hon. Friend give a precise date, or even a year, when the UK will no longer be bound by, be subject to or have imposed on it any judgments from the ECJ?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: Foreign Trade
Caroline Alice Spelman (Conservative, Centre-right): So many young people in my constituency have got work in the car industry, whose principal market is in Europe, but car manufacturers warn us that no deal could result in tariffs of £4.5 billion. So can my right hon. Friend confirm that her hard-won deal would provide much-needed certainty and continuity and, above all, safeguard jobs?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I can give the hon. Gentleman comfort on all the points that he makes. The point is that we are coming out of the European Union, so if it chooses to push down to a more federal Europe, we will not be part of that; we are not a member of the euro and we are coming out of the European Union, so we will certainly not be in the euro; and we will be making our laws.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Roger James Gale (Conservative, Centre-right): Will my right hon. Friend confirm that under her leadership this United Kingdom will never, ever become a vassal state? Will she also confirm that if naked self-interest on either side of the Chamber prevails over national interest, we could end up as an impoverished state?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I am happy to give my hon. Friend confirmation on the first point that he made. Of course, the proposals that we have put forward in relation to our future economic relationship ensure that Parliament will determine our laws. When it comes to this vote, everybody in this House should consider and put first the national interest, not their own interest or their party political interest.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: Agriculture
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): That is not the case. I think the right hon. Gentleman was quoting the minute of the Council meeting of the 27, which has in it a number of issues that actually show—[Interruption.] Yes, other member states do have concerns in relation to a number of these issues. They have those concerns partly because they were not able to arrive at the position that they would have preferred to have in the political declaration that we have agreed with the European Union, because we have resolutely stood up for our fishermen.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve (Conservative, Centre-right): I know that my right hon. Friend has been working hard in what she sees as the best interests of the country, and it has been a pretty thankless task, but I must say to her that I did worry when I read at the weekend her letter to the British people, which sets out a picture of the future that seems to me to be at clear variance with any rational analysis of the text in relation to the political declaration. How can we seriously say to people that the Northern Ireland backstop will not act as a fetter on our future freedom of action? How can we say that we will lose the jurisdiction of the ECJ, when it is in fact going to continue to play a major part in our lives for the foreseeable future? If we are to have an informed debate, would it not be better that we are completely transparent about the sorts of problems that we will have to face when, if the Prime Minister succeeds with her motion in two weeks’ time, we get through the stage of leaving the EU on 29 March? The truth of the matter is that our problems have hardly begun.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): Of course it is the case—I explained the reason why earlier—that we have to negotiate the full legal text of the future economic partnership and the future security partnership, and I know that my right hon. and learned Friend will understand the reason for that. What is important is that we have in the political declaration the set of instructions to the negotiators in respect of the basis on which the future relationship will be set, which is one that in trade terms is ambitious and unlike any other given to any other third country and that in security terms is also unlike any other given to any third country, because it is more ambitious, closer and a better partnership than any other country has.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): The initial discussion, of course, takes place between the two parties of the United Kingdom and the European Union, but there is a process that goes through the Joint Committee of the two bodies, and there is also an arbitration panel and an arbitration process that can be brought into operation in relation to that. Throughout the withdrawal agreement, in various elements, there are references to good faith on both sides. If it is the case that the commitment to Northern Ireland has been met, it will be clear that we can come out of the backstop—were it the backstop that had been put in place in the first place.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I have answered those questions on article 50 and the people’s vote in response to other questions. My focus is on this deal and the fact that this is the deal that is good for the United Kingdom, because it delivers on the Brexit vote in a way that protects jobs.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Edward Julian Egerton Leigh (Conservative, Centre-right): If it is indeed true that both the Government and the European Union believe that this backstop will be temporary, will the Prime Minister take an opportunity before the meaningful vote, or indeed accept an amendment to the meaningful vote, to make it absolutely clear that if, by the end of the due date of this Parliament, we are still held in this backstop and still held in customs arrangements against our will, she will abrogate those parts of the treaty and restore our national sovereignty?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend, I know, has raised with me before the question about the extent to which we are able to pull out of these treaty arrangements, and he and I are corresponding on that particular matter. May I say to him that not only is it the clear intent of both parties, using their best endeavours in good faith in these documents, to ensure that we are able to have the future relationship in place by the end of December 2020 and thereafter, but that should it be the case that an alternative arrangement has to be in place for Northern Ireland, it should be for only a temporary period, whether backstop or other arrangement, because it is not a given that that would be the backstop—[Interruption.] There are a lot of voices saying no, but it is not a given that that would be the backstop. It is my firm intention to ensure that, at the end of this Parliament, we are all able to look the British people clearly in the eye and say, "We have delivered on Brexit; we have delivered on what you wanted to ensure, which was an end to free movement, an end to the jurisdiction of the European court and an end to sending vast sums of money to Europe every year."
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: Foreign Trade
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): What we have done in the proposals that we put forward in the White Paper and in the political declaration is to ensure that we do look for that free trade area and that appropriate customs arrangement that is going to deliver on jobs for people. I am interested that the right hon. Lady has indicated that the Leader of the Opposition is clear that we should leave the European Union with a deal, because previously he indicated that he would vote against any deal that the Government brought back.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (Conservative, Centre-right): Nobody can fail to acknowledge the personal commitment, determination and best intentions of the Prime Minister. If this House does not pass the agreement, will she confirm that she has ruled out extending the negotiating period, or even purchasing an extension to that period?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Christopher Robert Chope (Conservative, Centre-right): This morning the Government published what they describe as the "Explainer for the Political Declaration". Page 1 of that explainer states that the political declaration and the withdrawal agreement "have been settled together on the basis that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed." In the light of the Prime Minister’s responses to my right hon. Friends the Members for Sevenoaks (Sir Michael Fallon) and for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis), why—if that sentence is correct—does it not mean that the £39 billion is contingent upon us getting agreement on the future arrangements?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): The withdrawal agreement and political declaration were indeed agreed together, but I repeat the point that I have made to others: it is the case that, in whatever circumstances we find ourselves in relation to leaving the European Union, there will be legal obligations of a financial nature that this country has to abide by.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: Agriculture
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): No, I do not agree. I referenced earlier, and am happy to do so again, the remarks made by the French President in relation to the backstop and access to fishing. I will repeat the point, which is a very simple one: if the backstop is exercised, we will be outside the common fisheries policy, and it will be the United Kingdom that will determine which boats have access to UK waters.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): First, my right hon. Friend is absolutely right about the responsibility that Members of this House have. Secondly, there are many circumstances, including in this, where people can wish that something was different from what it is. But the reality is, as the European Union has made clear, that there would be no agreement without a backstop, so without a backstop there would be no deal, and this is the deal. This, I believe, is a good deal for the UK and the right deal for the UK.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): As the hon. Lady has heard, I am very clear that we should leave the European Union because the vote of the British people was to leave the EU. It may be the policy of others not to do so. I do not know if it is the hon. Lady’s. By the sound of it, she would rather we stayed in the European Union. I do not think that would be right. I think that would be betraying the trust that the people put in us.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Antoinette Geraldine Sherratt (Sandbach) (Conservative, Centre-right): May I urge the Prime Minister, when she hears cries of "No surrender" as some Members of this House want to drag us to a no-deal Brexit, to remember that that would be catastrophic for my constituents in Eddisbury? Will she remind those Members of the House that the Conservative manifesto made commitments to "a deep and special partnership" and "a comprehensive…customs agreement" with Europe? Does this deal deliver on that?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I am focusing on actually ensuring that Members of this House see the benefits that I believe are there from this deal. It is a good deal for the UK. Everybody will have a decision to take about their responsibility to deliver on Brexit for the British people when the vote comes.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: Macroeconomics
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I am sure that my right hon. Friend will recognise that the commitments that the Government have made to increase funding for our public services in a number of areas, which do affect his constituents, reflect the needs that he has consistently raised in this House and raised with Government. I return to the point that I made previously about the financial settlement with the European Union—there are legal obligations that this country has, and I believe that, as a country, we should be the sort of place that actually meets our legal obligations.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: Foreign Trade
David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick (Conservative, Centre-right): That which is apparently dead in the water can move on a rising tide, but if the Prime Minister is going to carry the tide with her, she needs to allow herself time. Would it not be better to have a meaningful vote in January, after Christmas? Is not a truly meaningful vote one that includes the trade negotiations? That is what we should be voting on.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): The timing of the meaningful vote has to reflect not only the need for a sufficient number of days of debate here in the House, but the need subsequently to get the withdrawal agreement Bill through the House before 29 March. I think my hon. Friend virtually gave the Leader of the House a heart attack when he suggested delaying the meaningful vote until January.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
David Anthony Evennett (Conservative, Centre-right): I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for her dedication and hard work to endeavour to get a Brexit for Britain. However, does she appreciate and understand the real concern of my constituents that, if the backstop is implemented, Britain could remain subservient to the EU for a very long time, if not forever?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my right hon. Friend for his comments in relation to what I have been doing. I recognise that that concern has been raised, but there are a number of reasons why I believe that it is met by the arrangements in the withdrawal agreement. It is very clear in the withdrawal agreement that, if the backstop is implemented—and it does not have to be implemented—it is only temporary. It is clear from the point of view of the European Union that the legal base of the withdrawal agreement is article 50, and that that cannot be used to set up a permanent arrangement. Finally, if the backstop is exercised, we have the ability to ensure that it is superseded by the future relationship, and the intent to develop that future relationship in time for the backstop not to be used is clear throughout the document.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: Foreign Trade
Crispin Jeremy Rupert Blunt (Conservative, Centre-right): Businesses in my constituency point out firmly that their greatest enemy is uncertainty and they are now starting to tell me that certainty will be provided by World Trade Organisation terms because of the weakness of our negotiating position once we exit the period required for unanimity under the future arrangements. Government Departments have now had 20 months to prepare for a straight transfer to WTO terms. We would have some share of £39 billion to ensure that that transition was worked as effectively as possible by our European Union partners, whose policies would dictate how well that transition went. Surely those preparations now need to be surfaced and the European Union engaged in those discussions.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-26
Topic: Foreign Trade
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): Businesses do look for certainty and certainty is given to businesses in the withdrawal agreement, because it is a withdrawal agreement that contains within it the implementation period that ensures that businesses have that certainty going beyond 29 March next year. As regards the World Trade Organisation arrangements for trading with the European Union, I am frequently encouraged by colleagues around the House to ensure that we can negotiate really good trade arrangements with countries around the rest of the world that will not be based on WTO arrangements. I have to say that, if WTO arrangements are not good enough for those other deals around the world, I think it is entirely right that we seek to obtain, as we have done, commitments to better than WTO arrangements in our relationship with the European Union.