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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe hon. Gentleman is right about the vote. Significantly, the last time the people of Gibraltar were asked whether they wanted to continue their relationship with the United…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActWe are happy at any stage to sit down with the Irish Government and talk to them about the arrangements that could be in place in relation to the Northern Ireland border with…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI will give way in a few moments. I will just make a little more progress. The second element, the statement in relation to the political declaration, sets out a number of…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI will just make a little more progress before I take any more interventions. I have been quite generous already. I want to say a word about Gibraltar. The documents confirm the…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe point is that we have to look at what it was that the British people were voting for when they voted in the referendum in 2016. We also have to look at the general election…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActObviously, the withdrawal agreement is an international treaty. This is a joint instrument, which sits alongside that international treaty and which does have the same standing,…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActFirst, the hon. Gentleman’s history is a little wrong. Actually, the withdrawal agreement and the political declaration on the future framework were not agreed in Salzburg; they…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActNo, I am going to make some progress. There are three elements to the improved deal on the backstop, and I want to go through all of those. The first is a joint instrument—not a…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. First, all that that would do is extend the uncertainty. Secondly, it is not a guarantee that any extension would be agreed by the European…12 Mar 2019HANSARDExiting the European UnionThis is a statement, for the purposes of section 13 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, that political agreement has been reached. I am of the opinion that an agreement…11 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend has raised an important issue. People will obviously have seen distressing cases of coercion and indeed some instances where that has been taken through the courts.…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman raises an issue that has been raised on several occasions. Of course, the Government have responded on this and I would be happy to write to him on it.06 Mar 2019HANSARD Comptroller and Auditor GeneralI beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Gareth Davies to the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General. I would…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI seem to recall that, back in the 2014 referendum, the SNP were absolutely adamant that Scotland would keep the pound. There have been a few changes since then. They have looked…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe case that my hon. Friend raises is one of great concern, and I know that Members across the House will want to join me in sending our sincerest sympathies to Breck’s family. I…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt is absolutely right that the Government have taken the approach that we need to consider, when people are accessing different services, whether they have a right to be in this…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI think the hon. Gentleman is a living example of devolution of powers from Whitehall out to the areas through the mayoralty that he is serving. We recognise the discussion and…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsMay I say to my hon. Friend, as I did earlier, that any death of a young person at the hands of violence is a terrible tragedy? I recognise, as she says, that her constituency has…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend raises an issue which is of concern not only to his constituents but others’ across the House. I will ensure that he receives a response from the Treasury that sets…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI think the hon. Lady has discussed the issue of delaying Brexit with me before, and I just simply say to her that this Parliament gave the people of the United Kingdom the…06 Mar 2019