Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Simon Hoare Excerpts
Wednesday 10th July 2019

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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The hon. Lady invites me to comment on a matter that is currently before the courts and will be determined through our justice system. We have careful legislation on divorce and the associated arrangements, and it is right that this is a case that is obviously, as she says, going through the courts.

Simon Hoare Portrait Simon Hoare (North Dorset) (Con)
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North Dorset is predominantly an agricultural constituency. Does my right hon. Friend agree that were we to leave on WTO terms, it is likely to be RIP for British agriculture?

Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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It is incumbent on all of us as we look to the future to ensure that we take into account the needs of all parts of our country, of all industries and of all sectors of employment. I continue to believe that the deal that was negotiated, which would indeed have ensured the continuation of our agricultural sector, was the right way forward. Post Brexit we will be able to establish our own rules in relation to support for the farming industry in the United Kingdom, which will be to our benefit.