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Gender Pay Gap
Thursday 4th April 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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As the right hon. Gentleman will know, this was a contract where it was supposed to be payment by results, so that full cost is extremely limited.

Martin Vickers Portrait Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con)
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What estimate have the Government made of the cost to the public purse and the potential damage to the economy if this has prevented them from implementing their manifesto commitment to leave the customs union?

Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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I direct my hon. Friend to the Government’s own published cross-Government analysis, which looks at a range of different scenarios. It is clear that there are opportunities for pursuing international trade that we can take only if we are outside a customs union.

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