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European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Statutory Obligations on Ministers
Tuesday 11th December 2018

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Glen Portrait John Glen
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The City remains very concerned to secure a deal in order to maximise the strong relationship that we have with the EU and with the rest of the world.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
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What impact will Brexit have on our universities, particularly in Coventry? More importantly, our universities do projects with Europe and also work closely with the manufacturing industry, including companies such as Jaguar Land Rover. What are we going to do about that?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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Our university sector is a vital asset to the UK. Over the past decade we have seen the universities working much more closely with industry, and that relationship is having a positive and advantageous effect on the growth profile and the technology uptake in the economy. As we leave the European Union, it is vital that our universities are able to go on exchanging students and teaching staff with European institutions, and we will do everything we can to ensure that that happens.

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