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HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)Surely anyone who has said in the House “No to no deal” must support motion (L), because it gives a mechanism to that—namely, revocation.27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)rose —27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)Will the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)rose —27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseGiven that there are 16 motions to deal with this afternoon, if a Member was to get up now and ask that question be now put, so that we could increase the time for the motions,…27 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn answering my hon. Friend the Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart), the Leader of the House said that anything the House proposed had to be negotiable and…26 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActFree movement is of course a double-sided coin. The hon. Gentleman mentioned immigration, but there is also emigration. We have seen on the television some people who voted for…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Given that, these days, extensions are in vogue, if the 24 hours of Wednesday are not enough to sort out what the mind of this House is—work that…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose—25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe right hon. Gentleman mentions the moment of danger. Would it not be prudent to put in place steps to revoke so that we do not go headlong over the cliff? The European Union’s…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe hon. Lady makes a very good argument. We were discussing this earlier. Parliament is quite inefficient at making certain decisions, as we are finding out. Just as an analogy,…25 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionThe Secretary of State’s favourite outcome is the acceptance of the Prime Minister’s deal. If that cannot happen, what is his second preference? It does not sound like he is very…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionMay I pursue the intervention from the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Heidi Allen)? It seems that there are also rumours on Twitter that the Prime Minister is talking about…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsCorrect!20 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European Unionrose —14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOver a month ago I started to engage directly with the Leader of the House, following engagement since November with the Tory Whips, who have been cynically running down the clock…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe right hon. and learned Gentleman says that people have to be clear before the last minute, so I want to ask him a question in the interests of clarity. If other member states…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe right hon. Gentleman said a few moments ago that there is just one deal available, but that is not the full picture. The other deal available is the deal that is enjoyed by…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is laudable to donate money to charity, but is it in order to be gambling? Are we turning the House of Commons into a casino?14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am hearing calls from Conservatives for an election. If there was an election, I wonder if those self-same Conservatives would accept it being fought on independence, and if the…14 Mar 2019