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HANSARD Leaving the EUI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his points. I do not believe that the date of 29 March should be delayed. He set out that there are those who want to see no deal and…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUI did indeed confirm that our intent and what the Government are working for is to leave the European Union on 29 March. There are those who may try to find ways to prevent that…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUMy hon. Friend is right; some have felt that the EU would not require such checks, but the EU has been clear that it would require checks in the circumstances of no deal.14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUAs I said earlier in response to a number of hon. Members, the concern that was expressed was about ensuring —[Interruption.] I am trying to answer the hon. Lady’s question. The…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUThe arbiter would be the arbitration panel; a process of governance is set out in the arrangements that we have set out in the withdrawal agreement and, looking ahead, for the…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUI absolutely agree that there is no place for these kinds of threats, and for the abuse and harassment that has, sadly, been taking place. Members of this House, and indeed…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUNo, it doesn’t.14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUWe have the framework for that future relationship in the political declaration, we have the commitment that we can start work on that quickly, and we have the implementation…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUThe people across the United Kingdom did decide; they decided in June 2016 that we should leave the European Union, and it is absolutely right that this Government are committed…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUThroughout the negotiations, we have actually ensured that the European Union has had to concede to the United Kingdom Government in a whole range of areas on which it did not…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUNo, definitely not.14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUIt is exactly those sorts of technological solutions that we are committed to pursuing. As I said to my right hon. Friend when he brought a proposal to me, the proposal he brought…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUIt was right that I took the views of this House. The overwhelming view of this House on the backstop was that people wanted to ensure that it would not carry on indefinitely or…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUMy right hon. Friend has asked me questions in relation to putting a decision back to the British people in the past, as have other hon. and right hon. Members, and referred to a…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUThe Conservative party went into opposition in 1997. We accepted the result of the referendum vote in Wales. [ Interruption. ] Yes. We made clear at the time that we respected the…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUNobody yet knows what amendments the Speaker will choose for voting on tomorrow. As for the ratification of the treaty as in the withdrawal agreement Bill when that comes through,…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUMy hon. Friend is right. It is normal practice in trade agreements to enable them to be provisionally brought into place while ratification processes are being undertaken. We have…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUWhat I have said would undermine democracy—I am clear about this—would be the failure of this Parliament to deliver on the vote of the British people and to deliver Brexit.…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUAs I said earlier today, of course there would be damage to the economy; there would be an impact and consequences from no deal, and I have set them out. Over time the UK could…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUThe commitment to that and the determination to reach that point is not simply something I have said. It is there in the documents; it is a commitment from the UK Government and…14 Jan 2019