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HANSARDLeaving the European UnionOn a point of fact, it is not up to the Petitions Committee where the debates are held. The Committee has an allocated slot on a Monday afternoon here in Westminster Hall. This is…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI would be interested to know where the Minister got that figure. Officially, Newcastle as a city voted remain, and the votes were counted on a city-wide basis, so there is no…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThank you, Mr Gray. The hon. Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay) did suggest that I should be honest. I have been honest, and I am being honest. This petition calls for the…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionHe did.01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI am not sure that the hon. Gentleman has been here for the full debate. [Hon. Members: “He hasn’t.”] He has not, so he was not here when I set out the three petitions that we are…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWhat is so difficult about the debate is that it has wedded itself to events in the past, rather than looking at the reality right in front of us. Our country remains in a crisis.…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWe can agree to disagree on that.01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe right hon. Gentleman seems a bit stuck in the past. What we are talking about today is what we directly face. We could rerun the 2016 referendum campaign. We can debate the…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThose concerns are being expressed by many members of the public as they watch the reality of the 2016 referendum campaign and vote unravel. As we get closer and closer to 12…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionHe did.01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMany of the predictions that were made—for example, that we would see a stall in investment or the economy being affected—have happened, and even when there is an increase in…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionNo, I completely disagree with that. I have already set out very clearly my views and my concerns, which I think are shared by a huge number of people. However, I absolutely share…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy hon. Friend speaks with great wisdom and insight. From speaking to my constituents, I am aware that many deep and entirely unresolved issues underpinned the leave vote back in…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThat is an important point, which is now on the record.01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionIndeed, because what this petition —combined with the million-plus people who gave up their Saturday to march here on the streets of London just a week ago—demonstrates is that…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMay I clarify matters for the right hon. Gentleman, because he does not seem to understand the nature of a petition, which is a very long-established process in Parliament and a…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI am sure that is now on the record and the Petitions Committee, which is a formal cross-party Committee of the House that processes the petitions tabled by members of the public…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy hon. Friend has put that very well. Before turning to the content and substance of this petition, I will first put on the record my gratitude to the Government Digital Service,…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe hon. Lady makes the point well. There are people who think that the radical approach of democratically asking the public what they think would unleash an almighty backlash and…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionYes; many hon. Members were disturbed by the scenes they witnessed on Friday directly and on the news. As many have made clear, those people do not reflect the people who voted…01 Apr 2019