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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman is making a powerful speech. He makes a good point about the backstop, because it was indeed a backstop: it was there in the last event, as it…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)I assure the right hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper) that those who come to this place in support of a people’s vote will behave in exactly the way that they have in the…17 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesCan the Home Secretary help me? In the nine years that I sat with her on those Benches, the Conservative party’s determined policy was to reduce the prison population by the…16 Oct 2019HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. As you have often commented, we often have to rely on media reports and not statements in this place. That is how we first learned that the…16 Oct 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Would it be in order for the record to state that there is nothing in the Benn Act that says that any votes—I am sure that the Leader of…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Business StatementWill the Leader of the House confirm that there is no provision anywhere in the Act of Parliament that we recently passed—now called, quite properly, the Benn Act or the…15 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressNo. I completely agree. There was nothing for businesses of any size, or indeed in any sectors. I have listened to the debate over the past two hours. I remember the comments of…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressI am grateful, Mr Deputy Speaker. We talk a great deal in this place about Brexit, but the one thing that we have not talked about—or actually addressed—is the causes of Brexit. I…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe hon. Gentleman shakes his head, but the fact is that 21 members of his party were effectively expelled from the party for having the temerity to put their country before their…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley), another Nottinghamshire MP; if nothing else, we are united in our determination to fight hard for the…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe Prime Minister talks about Brexit. We all know that, whichever way we do Brexit, it will reduce jobs and our future prosperity. Is that why there is no mention of HS2b in the…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe right hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point about the way that we conduct ourselves in this place. I am sure he will agree that it behoves us all to be careful with our…14 Oct 2019HANSARD HMRC Impact Analysis: CustomsDoes the Minister have no shame at all in being a member of a Government who are meant to be on the side of business, having done a job in which, when I used to do it, we were so…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekDoes the hon. Gentleman accept that it is very important and powerful when people are able to stand up in this place and talk with the experience and the big heart with which he…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUThis is Brexit reality: £8 billion of taxpayers’ money—the equivalent of 400 brand spanking new state-of-the-art schools—being spent on something that people did not vote for and…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekIt is a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy). My contribution to the debate will touch on a lot of what he said about the situation, which is…08 Oct 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Proposed ChangesI am sure, Mr Speaker, that you may not have heard the use of the word “dishonourable” to describe those of us who think that our great country has made a mistake and are doing…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit NegotiationsMr Speaker, I am sure you will have observed that the Prime Minister’s predecessor, to her credit, at least got things in the right order. She got an agreement with the EU that…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI only wish that the right hon. and learned Gentleman’s very moving story was an exception, but sadly, as he and I and many others who have practised at the criminal Bar or as…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman and the Government talk about the will of the people and the need to restore trust in democracy when it comes to Brexit, while completely forgetting that…02 Oct 2019