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The hon. Lady is right that businesses like certainty—that is absolutely true.

I know you are being very lenient today, Madam Deputy Speaker, so I give way.

Actually, the hon. Gentleman is exactly right.

It is a great pleasure to have listened to the contributions so far, not least the contribution just made by the hon.

I do. Again, the hon. Gentleman is showing that there are a number of areas in which we can find agreement on the details.

That is a brilliant point well made, and characteristic of the hon. Gentleman’s understanding and grasp of these issues.

Obviously not with Russia.

There are two parts to what the hon. Gentleman has said.

The Chair of the Select Committee nods. It is nice to have an area of agreement. Let me move on to the second area about which the hon.

The hon. Lady is right that businesses like certainty—that is absolutely true.