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HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI give way to the hon. Lady.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, who I know wants to deliver Brexit. I am afraid that the idea he puts forward is one that we have tried twice. We tried it last…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is now a week since Parliament voted to delay Brexit yet again. It is a week since this Parliament voted yet again to…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillMy hon. Friend is entirely right and he speaks for his constituency; they want to deliver Brexit, he wants to deliver Brexit, but Opposition Members just want to spin it out…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI am afraid that my right hon. and learned Friend is in error; I voted for the withdrawal Bill. I hope that he will vote for this Bill today to get Brexit done.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillThat is why I hope that so many of our colleagues will support this Bill today, including the Father of the House, for whom I have the highest respect.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI take his nod as assent to that proposition, because that is the way—29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI beg to move, That there shall be an early parliamentary general election. I think it is fair to say that nobody in this House relishes the idea of a general election, because…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am afraid that the Leader of the Opposition is mistaken. As I have always said, this Government obey the law. We have complied with the law, and…28 Oct 2019HANSARDEarly General Election: Date of PollThe Government have tabled a motion proposing that an early general election be held. The motion is in the terms set out in section 2(2) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. If…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Leader of the Opposition literally and figuratively has run away from the judgment of the people. For the third time, he has turned down our…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI will happily apologise if, for instance, the shadow Chancellor will apologise for inviting the population to lynch the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionElegantly put, and thanks to the work of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, our preparations for a no-deal Brexit are very thorough indeed. But alas, as I have said, we…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI can tell the House that we have an excellent deal for the whole of the UK and that we will campaign on the basis of that deal. If the hon. Gentleman wants more time to debate…28 Oct 2019HANSARDInfrastructure: Northern LincolnshireI can indeed confirm support for those proposals. I well remember meeting my hon. Friend and his constituents in a corridor in Portcullis House, and they raised with me the issue…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsLet us be absolutely clear that the United Kingdom is preserved, whole and entire, by these arrangements, and indeed the whole of the UK will be allowed to come out of the…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI know that this was raised many times in the House yesterday, and I believe that the Union is preserved, and indeed we are able to go forward together as one United Kingdom and…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs so often, my right hon. Friend has spoken with complete good sense. I do think it was remarkable that so many Members of the House were able to come together last night and…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving me that opportunity, and I do indeed express my gratitude, as I think I did last night. I am happy to repeat that today, for the…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend campaigns valiantly on that issue, and he is absolutely right. Both the Chancellor of the Exchequer and I have raised the matter personally with our counterparts in…23 Oct 2019