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HANSARDEngagementsOne of the many tragedies associated with this Brexit chaos is the huge distraction it is from other key priorities such as the climate catastrophe. Just this week, we learned…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilYou haven’t.25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilWhy is the Prime Minister incapable of accepting the principle that democracy is a process, not a single, one-off event? For nearly three years, opinion poll after opinion poll…25 Mar 2019HANSARD Insect PopulationWill the Minister give way?20 Mar 2019HANSARD Insect PopulationI echo other hon. Members in saying how important the debate is and in congratulating the hon. Gentleman on securing it. He has indicated that the crisis we face is not happening…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Insect PopulationWill the Minister give way?20 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionIt is always a great pleasure to follow the right hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr Grieve), who speaks with such wisdom on this issue. If the social and economic…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementIt seems that the Chancellor is hoping to buy off the rising tide of youth campaigning with a sprinkling of announcements on the environment, but the science is clear and he is…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful case. Does he agree that to be prepared to deliberately and willingly inflict no deal on the people of this country, given all the hardship…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I do wonder how the Prime Minister has the brass neck to come to this Chamber and to say that we should be worried about losing fragile trust when…13 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Legal OpinionMay I press the Attorney General on the status of the joint instrument? Last night, the Minister for the Cabinet Office claimed that “the joint instrument has equal status in law…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe Prime Minister’s whole strategy this week depends on the expectation that MPs will have changed their minds in a matter of weeks between votes. At the same time, she will not…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThey’ve changed their mind.12 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal ChangesDoes the Minister care at all about the real impact of his Government’s utter incompetence on real people? In my constituency, American Express, the biggest private sector…11 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionWill the Minister confirm whether the unilateral declaration to which he is referring is indeed a so-called conditional interpretive declaration? If it is, what is his response to…11 Mar 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. Does she, like me, welcome the initiative of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has got momentum behind the idea of real…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right; cross-party collaboration has to be central. The less that we depend on fossil fuels, the better, but I appreciate that that is something…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressI thank the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) for her role in securing the debate. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Zac…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressMy question really is what would our position look like on that league table if we were to take into account consumption emissions. My general point is that, although the Minister…28 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsindicated dissent .27 Feb 2019