a smooth and orderly brexit. >> sir patrick mccould have lynn. the prime minister is not dealing with the theory of leaving the european union but dealing with the practice of leaving the european union. can she assure me the checkers agreement allows the situation to continue to see the united kingdom get more in with investment over the last 30 years than any year over both parties than we could possibly anticipated and that is good news for the future of the engineering industry in our country as well as all of those other jobs so reliant on those tree. >> we have seen good figures for direct -- foreign direct investment in the uk and supporting jobs in the united kingdom. that will continue in the future. i believe the plan which i have set out with it's clear momentum for frictionless trade with the european union while giving us the freedom to strike trade deals will be one that is welcomed by businesses and investors and will see more jobs in the uk. >> nigel dobbs. >> thank y, you mr. speaker, it was referenced of course to the continuing