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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillDoes the Leader of the Opposition share my concern that this Brexit deal could lead to a loss of freedom of movement within the island of Ireland for international family members…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI would both accept that and recommend that, if the Kyle-Wilson amendment was the kind of amendment that was put, it meant that it would not even have to come back to this…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillNo, I will not. The Government have told us what their plans are. This Prime Minister has openly said that Brexit offers us an opportunity to “regulate differently” and when he…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI completely agree. That brings me on to the environment. Again, when we look at the so-called reassurances, we are supposed to believe that the Environment Bill can answer the…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Billrose —22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe Prime Minister has been giving so many reassurances to Labour Members that I wonder whether he could give one to me about the trapdoor at the heart of this Brexit deal. We…22 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThis Government proposal is, frankly, outrageous given the length and complexity of the Bill. I understand the Leader of the House to have indicated that we would have to table…21 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsThe former Prime Minister used to say that no deal was better than a bad deal. Does the right hon. and learned Gentleman share my concern that the current Prime Minister has just…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I welcome the vote on the amendment, because it shows that a majority of Members have stood up for more democracy, not less. They have…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementHow can this House have any confidence in the Prime Minister’s claims that he does not want to lower standards, when his own deal precisely moves the so-called level playing field…19 Oct 2019HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyI want to take the Secretary of State back to the Environment Bill for two seconds, because it is important to set targets but even more important to have deadlines for meeting…17 Oct 2019HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyThere is so little time that I will just make one main point, and it is a very simple one: the Government should tell the truth on the climate crisis. Telling the truth on climate…17 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that the climate and nature emergencies demand so much more than the six words they were accorded in the Queen’s Speech and an Environment Bill…14 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate and on her Bill. Many of us believe that 2050 is not soon enough and would like to go further and faster, but…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUThe Minister is not being straight with us. He has the gall to claim that UK environmental standards post Brexit will be a beacon to the world, but in reality he is planning to…08 Oct 2019HANSARDAmazon DeforestationDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the word “lost” makes it sound like an accident, like someone losing their specs down the back of the sofa, whereas in actual fact—particularly…07 Oct 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Proposed ChangesOne reason why we need to see the legal texts is that there is every chance that this Government are planning to throw food and environmental standards under the bus for the sake…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Irish Border: Customs ArrangementsDoes the Minister accept that any new infrastructure or surveillance at or near the border carries serious risks? The Northern Ireland journalist Dearbhail McDonald has said:…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Deaths of Homeless PeopleBehind one of the shameful homeless death statistics is Jake Humm, a 22-year-old from Brighton who took his life last year, despite trying so hard to access support from local…01 Oct 2019HANSARD International Climate ActionI welcome the commitment to double the aid spending on international climate finance, but it has to be new money and the Government have to be consistent. It makes no sense to…26 Sept 2019