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HANSARD Business of the HouseAs my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset said, it will be a matter for the other place, and the Government will have no involvement in that whatsoever, so I am afraid…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI will not take any more interventions. I have taken a few, and this really is a matter for Parliament. While the Bill is a short piece of legislation, as Members know, it has…03 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI do not want to give way any further, because this is a day for Parliament. I do apologise. Members of Parliament should also be in no doubt that any alternative solution…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI will keep my remarks brief as today is another opportunity for hon. Members to set out their thoughts on the way forward. However, I wish to reiterate my concerns about this…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe right hon. Gentleman quotes selectively from the Attorney General’s comments. All I can say is that the Government have concerns about the precedent that this sets, and they…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think the right hon. Gentleman was reading my mind. I was literally just about to say that any alternative solution that the House votes for would need to be deliverable, would…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. and learned Friend has a slightly different recollection from my own. Indeed, the Prime Minister did say that she would seek the views of this House, but my right…01 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend has raised a number of points about the railways. She is absolutely right to do so. We will be spending nearly £48 billion on improving our railways to deliver…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman has raised an important issue. I pay tribute to all those who do so much volunteering for our communities, and in particular to the Mayor of Bottesford for his…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for St Albans (Mrs Main) for her comments. She, like me, would like to see resolution; we would like to see the UK leave the EU in an…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI have tried to be as open as I possibly can on this. As the hon. Gentleman will realise, the fact is that a motion that comes forward tomorrow must enable us to meet the European…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend raises the vital role of nurses. It is a good opportunity to pay tribute to the amazing work they do for so many people. What I can tell him is that there are…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am delighted that the hon. Gentleman raises his success in his local campaign for Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. He has made a really important point. We all have local hospitals…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI certainly join the hon. Gentleman in having fond memories of the late John Smith and I applaud him for raising that in this Chamber. I will of course look at this, but he will…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is a very knowledgeable and experienced Member of Parliament. He will know that the business statement always sets out what is known at the time. But, of…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend sets out very clearly that on Monday my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset will in fact be carrying out my role, if not that of the Prime Minister,…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises an important point. I can tell her that the Justice Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart), is meeting with probation…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. You have rightly pointed out the same question point. But another point that is very important is that in agreeing tomorrow’s motion we…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)I can assure my hon. Friend that the motion seeks to ensure that we can meet the requirements of the EU Council for the extension that will enable us to consider these matters…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)The motion has been tabled, and the hon. Gentleman will be able to find it in the Table Office. [ Interruption. ] I am happy to read it out. It is quite lengthy, so I hope Members…28 Mar 2019