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HANSARDPreparations for Leaving the European UnionNo—with your deal!21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the Houserose—21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI do not always agree with what happens in the Scottish Parliament or the Welsh Assembly, but they certainly have a right to be consulted, and certainly when a Bill of this…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOf course my hon. Friend did explain her circumstances; she saw that we were debating an issue that she is concerned about. She quite rightly questions how on earth, logistically,…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI have been in the House for very many years, Madam Deputy Speaker—more, perhaps, than hon. Members and I care to remember, but I did not know that I would not be able to obtain…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThank you very much, Mr Speaker. I was clearing my throat at that particular moment. I am grateful to have caught your eye. This may look like an innocuous motion from the…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is correct. I am surprised that a Minister of the Crown did not propose the motion at the Dispatch Box—it was going to be nodded through had I not cleared my…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker. Ordinarily, I would be humbled to have had a hand in such an innovation, but I am actually a little annoyed that we have reached this state of…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWell, the hon. Gentleman’s intervention has just added a minute to that process. That is always the way with Government Members; it is a case of, “Just shut up; sign on the dotted…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is completely correct. What makes it worse is that he and I might want to table an amendment—it would be to the early clauses of the Bill—seeking to mitigate…21 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementHon. Members are going to be promised— [ Interruption. ] Hon. Members are obviously going to be promised everything today by the Prime Minister; they should take it with a pinch…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Further to what appeared to be a quasi-business statement from the Leader of the House, which was or was not about matters that the…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIt was really discourteous of the Leader of the House to wave around his own private copy of whatever has been agreed in Brussels, start the debate off and then try to stop…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business StatementThe provisions of the Benn Act, or, as it could also be known, the safeguarding Act, do not actually require a sitting on Saturday. It is a bit peculiar about what exactly the…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Parliament is expected to prorogue today, but, unusually, the Privy Council website still does not list an Order in Council as having been…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUMay I urge the Minister just to pause and reflect on the deliberate dog-whistle briefing issued this morning by No. 10 against Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, in respect of…08 Oct 2019HANSARD HMRC Impact Analysis: CustomsTo put this £15 billion figure in context, it is the equivalent of a 7% increase in corporation tax for those businesses and firms—or, to put it another way, the exact plan of the…08 Oct 2019HANSARD No-deal Brexit: Schedule of TariffsThankfully, the Benn Act will safeguard Britain from a no-deal Brexit, but with the Minister still insisting that, in only 24 days’ time, we might somehow crash out on a World…07 Oct 2019HANSARD No-deal Brexit: Schedule of Tariffs(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade if she will set out the final schedule of import tariffs proposed in the event of a no-deal Brexit.07 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit NegotiationsThe Prime Minister is clearly trying his best to placate Members on his own side, but please will he stop the pretence that this is a proposal for anything other than a hard…03 Oct 2019