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HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyQuite simply, my hon. Friend is right, and I pay tribute to the work he has done for many, many years; it is for our shadow Cabinet, as it is indeed incumbent on us all in this…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that we are responsible for dealing with this. She will know there are procedures and committees within the national executive committee that…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyI will, of course, take, as I said before, one final intervention.20 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyI am grateful to my right hon. Friend and I am glad he has been able to talk about the progress that the NEC is making. I believe that more progress will be coming in terms of…20 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Trade Agreements: Replication(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade to make a statement on the progress he has made in replicating trade agreements between the United Kingdom…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Trade Agreements: ReplicationYesterday, the Department’s risk matrix for the so-called roll-over agreements was published in the media. Of the 40 agreements that the Secretary of State famously promised would…13 Feb 2019HANSARDSolar PowerOn Friday children across the country will go on strike, saying they have lost confidence in the Government’s ability to tackle climate change. Does the Minister think these…12 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany British companies are currently part of trade disputes put forward by the EU at the World Trade Organisation. After 29 March they will be able to continue those disputes,…07 Feb 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. It has been widely reported that the Secretary of State for International Trade has advised industry representatives that he proposes to introduce…06 Feb 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseThank you for your guidance during the debate, Mr Betts. I am delighted to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff North (Anna McMorrin), and indeed all my hon. Friends…16 Jan 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseI cannot, because of the time. We need radical, transformative action, and we need it now. The IPCC report demanded “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects…16 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActNo. I have not spoken for as long as the Secretary of State and I do not intend to, but 80 Members wish to speak, so I will make some progress. Our universities and colleges…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI will.14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI think we should look at what actually happened, and it is relevant to the point that the Secretary of State was trying to make back in December. People are very fond of saying,…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActNo. Perhaps I can read from article 8 of the TFEU: “The Union shall develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries, aiming to establish an area of prosperity and good…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI will not give way as I am moving to my conclusion. A new customs union in which the UK would be able to reject any agreement it believed was concluded to its…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActNo, I will not give way again to the right hon. Gentleman. I move on to immigration, which was a key part of the referendum debate. Like many Members, I was outraged by the…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActFor many months, we have been confronted with a series of choices and a series of false choices. The country had to choose whether to leave or remain. Those in the Cabinet had to…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActThe hon. Gentleman may not have noticed, but I did give way. Students should never have been part of our net migration figures, and immigration should be proclaimed loudly by…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI will conclude on exactly the point that the hon. Gentleman raises, because it is at the heart of the conundrum facing the House and the country. If he gives me time, I will get…14 Jan 2019