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HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for working with the Government on this legislation. We are working to bring it in as quickly as possible, to ensure that these measures are available as…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsObviously, I have made it clear that we will bring forward the motion that is required under the legislation, under section 13(4). May I gently say to the right hon. Gentleman, as…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI made it clear in one of the debates last week or the previous week that if it is the case that there is an extension, that does not actually take no deal off the table; it…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe point is that, so far, apart from saying that it would support leaving with a deal with changes to that deal in relation to the backstop, the House has given no positive vote…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI have answered many questions in recent weeks and months on putting a vote back to the people of this country. I continue to believe it is for this House to recognise that,…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am sure that the whole House will want to join me in condemning the appalling and cowardly attack in Christchurch on Friday. There can be absolutely no place in our societies…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs I think my right hon. and learned Friend will have noticed, the House has had many opportunities to put forward motions on those issues. The House has rejected alternatives to…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI have therefore this morning written to President Tusk, the President of the European Council, informing him that the UK seeks an extension to the article 50 period until 30…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman has raised a very specific case in relation to a certain type of funding. I would be very happy to ask the relevant Minister to respond to him on the specifics…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for writing to me with details of this case and for bringing it to my attention. Obviously, as he will expect, when the Home Office receives…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe outcome of a long extension would be the House spending yet more endless hours contemplating its navel on Europe and failing to address the issues that matter to our…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI say to my hon. Friend that the Chancellor’s spring statement last week showed that this is indeed a Government who are delivering for Scotland. He mentions the issue of fiscal…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsIf the right hon. Gentleman had listened to the answer that I gave to the first question posed in Prime Minister’s questions, he would have heard that.20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman talks about trying to achieve something sensible. It is he who abstained last week on a vote on a second referendum, despite the fact that it is Labour…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt is time for the House to determine that it will deliver on Brexit for the British people. That is what the British people deserve. They deserve better than what the House has…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman talks about respect for democracy. Respect for democracy means this House delivering the Brexit the British people voted for. He now wants to disrespect…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI think the right hon. Gentleman has just made the point I was making in my previous answer: he does not want to respect the referendum result in 2016. We have a deal that keeps…20 Mar 2019HANSARDSection 13(4) of the European (Withdrawal) ActThis statement is being made for the purposes of section 13(4) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and outlines how the Government intend to proceed in the light of the…15 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThere are passionately held views and differences of opinion on this issue, and I think it would be of benefit to the House if there were a free vote across the House.13 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI set out last week steps the Government are taking to increase our work on knife crime. I understand that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary met the west midlands chief…13 Mar 2019