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HANSARDEast Midlands EconomyI apologise for having been slightly late into the room. The security door worked all too effectively: it kept me out. I am mindful of your remarks, Sir David, and I want to leave…07 Sept 2021HANSARDEast Midlands EconomyI am certainly in favour of all those things and very much hope to see them happen. However, my hon. Friend the Member for Chesterfield (Mr Perkins) put his finger on a very real…07 Sept 2021HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillToday is the day on which the Prime Minister promised us that he would get Brexit done, in one of the many sermons and catchphrases that have not illuminated but rather obscured…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is not the truth; it is in fact something that we are only allowed to call a terminological inexactitude—in other words, it is absolute rubbish to suggest that people who voted…22 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI had not intended to seek to intervene on this exchange, but I am so offended by the remarks of the hon. Member for Shipley (Philip Davies) that I feel inclined to do so.22 Oct 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I agree that that would make it infinitely easier. The EU might be convinced of that on the basis of our wanting to hold such a vote, but I totally accept my hon. Friend’s point.…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I shall seek to be extremely brief, Mr Speaker, because I have been fortunate enough to catch your eye before on these matters. One of the merits of last week’s indicative vote…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseBeing something of a traditionalist in these matters, I have a good deal of sympathy with the points that the hon. Gentleman is making. I very much dislike the necessity, which…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am duly grateful to the hon. Gentleman. What is most often heard in these discussions is the argument that to hold a confirmatory vote would be not only wrong but undemocratic,…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I did; all right.01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am sorry, but I really must go on.01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am happy to agree with my hon. Friend about that, but I hope it cuts both ways. I heard the hon. Member for Grantham and Stamford (Nick Boles) say, “Of course, those who want a…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am sorry, but I utterly reject the notion that what I am proposing does not honour the outcome of the 2016 referendum, and I will come to the reason why I do not accept that for…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am trying to be brief, but all right.01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am sorry, but I do not have time. As with the Good Friday agreement, whatever emerges from these complex negotiations, the outcome should go back to the people for confirmation.…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)Negotiations succeed when no one gets everything they want but everyone gets something they want, and I hope that is the spirit in which we can approach today’s proceedings. This…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am not entirely at one with the right hon. Gentleman, although I have some sympathy with the point that is being made. Surely, however, what we should recognise is that the…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I would be grateful if you could correct or confirm my recollection. I do not know what anybody else expected, but I did not necessarily expect…27 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActIt is, as ever, a great pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Sir Nicholas Soames), although I should perhaps place on record that I totally disagree with what…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI will not detain the Secretary of State. If what I have suggested is acceptable, why does he not just accept the amendment?25 Mar 2019