Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 16 June 2020Answered: 22 June 2020

Asked by

Kate Osamor

Labour (Co-op)Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

I thank the hon. Member for raising this important issue. There are issues in relation to Northern Ireland in particular that we have to deal with very carefully. We will always put the national interest first, and that is why I am pleased that talks are ongoing, and they are constructive talks. I believe that a trade war is in nobody’s interest, and all of the sectors and industries impacted are of the same view, so we will continue to make that progress in the national interest.