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HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI sincerely hope that is the case. I have made submissions that I hope will make our manifesto more attractive to young people and much more forward looking. We also ought to…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillMy right hon. Friend should understand that, of course, central parties have a role in overseeing the selections in constituency associations. Therefore, a timetable has been…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI am obliged to my hon. Friend. Those three days will be extremely important to the electoral registration officers and their teams who are faced with an election in short order,…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI will preface my remarks about the choice between Monday 9 and Thursday 12 December by simply saying, “Thank God that this House now appears to be resolving the issue.” I say,…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend, but I suspect I might get into a deal of trouble if I were to follow him down that rabbit hole, Madam Rosie, although I would love to.…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseDoes my right hon. Friend agree that if the President of France stands firm and declines us the extension, there is still plenty of time next week to get the withdrawal Bill…24 Oct 2019HANSARD British Children: SyriaI declare my interest both as an expert witness in the defence of John Letts and Sally Lane in respect of the non-provision of consular services in the region—evidence that was…22 Oct 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Before you reflect on this, I acknowledge that we have known each other for over 30 years—in many ways our personal political lives…21 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseHaving noted the careful crafting of your statement today, Mr Speaker, and your response to my point of order about change of circumstances, will my right hon. Friend tell the…21 Oct 2019HANSARDPreparations for Leaving the European UnionDoes my right hon Friend agree that uncertainty has a price, and that price is growing not only in the United Kingdom but, importantly, in the European Union? It is absolutely in…21 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldI am extremely grateful to the right hon. and learned Gentleman for giving way, but what he knows, and the country knows, is that he had the opportunity many weeks ago, with all…15 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaThe Foreign Secretary, in his reply to the initial question from my right hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), talked about the PKK threat to Turkey across…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldWill the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the Worldrose —15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldWe heard the news from the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brendan MacNeil) about the proposed referendum on independence. If that referendum took place and was…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldIt is, as always, a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn), and it is a pleasure to be called so early in the debate. Indeed, in some of our…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldThe hon. Gentleman makes it clear that there is an awful lot of smoke on this issue, with people not being totally clear and honest about the precise position they are taking. I…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldI entirely agree with my hon. Friend that it is an amazing turn of events given the language used about the withdrawal agreement, but of course the reality is that it is not that…15 Oct 2019HANSARD US Troop Withdrawal from Northern SyriaI was in north-east Syria just three weeks ago with the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) and my hon. Friend the Member for Gravesham (Adam Holloway) and,…08 Oct 2019HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)I may be missing something here, but if the Labour party votes for an early election tonight, all this will be decided on 15 October. If the right hon. and learned Gentleman and…09 Sept 2019