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HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)indicated dissent .27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am not giving way to the hon. Member. It is outrageous. Labour supporters and voters who came back to Labour and voted Labour, having dallied with UKIP for a while and believing…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Earlier today we voted on a business motion for the proceedings today and on Monday. An amendment tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)My hon. Friend is quite right. On that basis, we would have to have general elections practically every month. Some people might change their minds the day after they voted. We…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Speaker has ruled that no amendments will be taken with the motion and obviously, I would not challenge him on that. However, is not this business motion today different from…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Chelsea and Fulham (Greg Hands), who was a brilliant Trade Minister and resigned on a matter of principle. We here should all…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilThe Prime Minister has said once again that the European Union is not going to, under any circumstances, look again at the withdrawal agreement, so I agree with her that…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe Minister has said very clearly that the Government have responded to and honoured two of the motions passed in the last couple of weeks, but what about that huge majority for…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Could you rule on what the constitutional position would be if the statutory instrument to change the date that is already in our legislation were…25 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiThe Minister will know that eastern Zimbabwe, particularly around Chimanimani, has been completely devastated, with roads closed and nobody really able to get in unless by…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureI was going to add, Mr Speaker, that that humiliation is being helped by some people in this House. The second thing that is so true today is that any extension of article 50 will…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Obviously we fully endorse and respect your statement. On a point of clarification, I want to ask something that I am sure people out there will…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureTwo things are very clear today. One is that our country is being humiliated by the European Union— [ Interruption. ]18 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and for all his work as Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee. He mentioned Northern Ireland. Is he still concerned by what the…14 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI thank the Prime Minister for giving way on that point. She said earlier that she thought there had been a change in attitude on looking at different ways to deal with the…12 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Legal OpinionI am not a lawyer, and neither are millions of people watching today. I obviously defer to the Attorney General’s advice, but will he tell people why the United Kingdom, a…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionIt has been well over two and a half years since 17.4 million people voted to leave. Has the Minister noticed that we now have a situation where the hon. Member for Stone (Sir…11 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUThe right hon. Gentleman mentions a hard border and the backstop. Does he understand why the Irish Government last week produced a Bill, which is going through Parliament, to deal…27 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe Prime Minister was quite right to rule out again staying in a customs union, which was not on the manifesto of either of the two main parties. [Interruption.] The customs…12 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I welcome the comments of both the Minister and the shadow Minister. The draft regulations are one of the many important statutory instruments that need to be passed before 29…05 Feb 2019