Questions to the Prime Minister?

Craig Tracy.

Question number one, Mr.

Prime Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

May I add my congratulations to Sarah Davis on achieving this position and saying how good it always is to see women in high office.

Yes.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, the tragedy of Jaliyan Wallabag in 1990 is a shameful scar on British Indian history.

As Her Majesty, the Queen said before visiting Jalian Wallabag in 1997, it is a distressing example of our past history with India.

We deeply regret what happened and the suffering caused. I'm pleased that today the UK-India

relationship is one of collaboration, partnership, prosperity and security. Indian diaspora make an

enormous contribution to British society and I'm sure the whole

House wishes to see the UK's relationship with India continue to flourish.

Mr Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.

In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.

Craig Tracy.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. and I fully agree with the Prime

Minister when she's repeatedly said that we need to both honour the result of the referendum

and our manifesto commitments which mean leaving the customs union and single market. So

does my right of old friend agree with me that if the best way to do that rather

deliver a diluted deal

which is unrecognisable to many of those who voted to leave is to go under WTO rules,

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