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HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to say to the right hon. Lady that what she has said is not correct. This Government do have the confidence of the House. They are Her Majesty’s Government, and, should…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWe have to consider this step by step. The Prime Minister has said that she wants to seek a way forward that the whole House can support. If that is not possible, she intends to…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIn raising that matter, my hon. Friend is inviting me to involve the monarchy in this question, and I am afraid that it is not something I am prepared to do, other than to say…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI should like to inform the House that in the event that the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill receives Royal Assent today, the House may be expected to approve a motion…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe motion will be tabled later this evening. As the hon. Lady will be aware, if Lords amendments come back, the House will consider them later this evening, in line with the…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI entirely agree that it is a huge dog’s dinner. As I mentioned to colleagues when we were looking at the business of the House motion, the European Union (Notification of…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI fear that the hon. Gentleman might be insulting me somewhat as a keen Brexiteer. He is not being consistent, because he usually likes to stand there and insult the other place,…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend is exactly right that it should be for this House to make key decisions, yet here we have the unelected House making play with the Bill, which is absolutely…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise that issue. I fear the House was a bit jealous of all the Cabinet leaks and decided to have one of its own. It was rather a big problem for…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend is exactly right that if passed the Bill would place a severe constraint on the Government’s ability to negotiate an extension and reflect the new date in the…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady will have to forgive me: I am not sure which amendment she is referring to and therefore, I cannot answer that question on behalf of the Government at this moment.08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the right hon. Gentleman knows, the Prime Minister has said that she is seeking agreement with an approach that the whole House can support as a way to ensure that we leave the…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI can only say to the hon. Gentleman that when the other House finishes its consideration of the Bill, it will come back to this place for further consideration later this…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am always keen to look very carefully at proposals made by hon. Members across the House and I will certainly take away my hon. Friend’s suggestion. However, what I have…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will know that whipping is a matter for the Whips, and I am not prepared to confirm from the Dispatch Box exactly how Government Members will be voting.08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat I can say to my right hon. Friend is that any discussion of a new and different proposal would need to come before the House for careful discussion and consideration. In…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is not correct that I complain about the Bill. I fundamentally object to it on the grounds that it is totally unconventional for this House. When people vote…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat I can say to my hon. Friend is that the Government intend this country to be able to have its own free trade policy once we have left the European Union. That discussion…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an interesting point. All asylum claims made in the UK are carefully considered on a case-by-case basis, taking into account individual merits against a…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAs I have always said, it is vital that everybody in this place and in this Palace of Westminster treats each other with courtesy and respect and I completely uphold that. As the…04 Apr 2019