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Wednesday 25th November 2020 Commons Chamber

The Prime Minister was asked—

[Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)]

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 November.

[The Prime Minister (Boris Johnson) [V]]

Good morning, Mr Speaker. I hope very much that our connection works today. This is my last day of virtual meetings with ministerial colleagues and others before I come out of isolation. In addition to my virtual meetings and duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.

[Mr Robertson [V]]

Can the Prime Minister guarantee that in any agreement that he reaches with the European Union, British sovereignty will be protected for the whole United Kingdom and that the UK will exit the transition period on 31 December as a whole?

[The Prime Minister]

Yes, indeed; I can make that guarantee. Our position on fish has not changed. We will only be able to make progress if the EU accepts the reality that we must be able to control access to our waters. It is very important at this stage to emphasise that.