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HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend for his question and for the work that he has done on this issue with the hon. Member for Swansea East. It is accepted across the House that it is not…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Lady knows full well the way in which universal credit operates to encourage people into work, but I will ask the Minister in the relevant Department to write to her on…27 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe amount of money that the Government have set aside in relation to the work we are doing on preparedness for Brexit, for a deal and for no deal, has been clear and has been…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe hon. Lady says yes to that. I have to say to her that it would not be respecting the result of the referendum, and that 80% of the votes cast in the last general election were…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI recognise the passion with which the hon. Lady has made the point about her constituency, but time and again I am asked questions in the Chamber the implication of which is to…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionAs I have said, we are in discussions about the legal changes. The hon. Lady says that it appears from listening to me that the issue is the backstop. Actually, this House made it…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI absolutely agree. Compromise is necessary of course and we have seen compromise already in relation to the deal that has been negotiated, but the right hon. Lady is absolutely…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right that we are seeking changes to the withdrawal agreement, but the bulk of it remains the same. It is about intricate issues such as the…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionOf course it is absolutely right that the Standing Orders of this House can be changed by this House; in recent times the Standing Orders of this House have often been interpreted…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI agree with my hon. Friend that we need to achieve the best possible chance of a good deal. Actually, we trade with other parts of the world on terms that are part of the EU’s…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI refer the right hon. Gentleman to the answer that I have given to that question earlier this afternoon, and indeed to the answer that I have given to the same question that he…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWhat the country wants is to see us delivering on Brexit and delivering leaving the European Union. The timetable of 29 March was set and accepted by the House when it accepted…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI refer the hon. Lady to the answer that I gave to that question earlier.26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionYes, my hon. Friend is absolutely right that we should honour the referendum result. We stood on a manifesto to do that, and other Members of this House stood on a manifesto to…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI hope that my hon. Friend’s constituents will take some reassurance from the fact that the Government are having constructive talks with the European Union and making progress in…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionFirst, the issues to which my hon. Friend the Member for Yeovil (Mr Fysh) refers—the measures indicated by the European Union—would only be there for a temporary and limited…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe hon. Gentleman has layered assumption on assumption and on assumption in his question. The first stage is for us to ensure that we can bring back a deal from the European…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI responded to the issue of a confirmatory vote, second referendum or people’s vote earlier in response to a number of other questions. I respect the way in which the hon. Lady…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionAs I made clear earlier, I do not want to see us extending article 50. I want to see us getting a deal agreed and through this House, such that we can leave on 29 March with a…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionFirst, this House voted on 29 January that it would support leaving the EU with a withdrawal agreement, provided there were changes to the backstop. It voted to support no hard…26 Feb 2019