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HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019Does my hon. Friend agree that it would be preferable to have a longer extension to get this right without cliff edges? Has he noticed that the European Research Group has been…09 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the one thing the election pointed out was that there was not a majority for a hard Brexit, and that if the Prime Minister had recognised that and…08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that there was no word during the referendum itself from those suggesting that we leave the European Union that we should leave without a deal and plunge…08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillIndeed I did vote for that Act, but I did not expect the hon. Gentleman’s Prime Minister to make such a hash of it. We have to go back to the beginning, start again and do it…08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Is it really in order for a Member of this House to try to delegitimise other Members of this House, all of whom have our own mandates from our…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseDoes my hon. Friend agree that the customs and conventions of the House have already been trampled on by this Government, who have stopped participating in and voting on…03 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYes, and although the payroll is in constant contention against itself, it has grown over time. If the payroll does not vote, by definition anything that this House votes on today…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI had not intended to speak, but I think it is important, in the light of the comments the Leader of the House has made, that at least somebody gets up and points out that our…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI agree with my hon. Friend. Indeed, listening to those who campaigned to leave in the referendum, I thought it was all about Parliament taking back control. Right from the…01 Apr 2019HANSARDEU Exit Day AmendmentOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Could you advise me on whether what Conservative Members are objecting to is the use of the royal prerogative, which allows us to sign up to…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAnother convention that has been broken is that the Government should vote on Opposition days and take notice of motions passed on Opposition days. That convention has been widely…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Exit Day AmendmentHas the Minister learned any lessons about putting exact times and dates on the statute book in primary legislation just so that his Prime Minister can blackmail her own party?27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I note from the results of round one of the indicative votes process that the Father of the House’s motion on a customs union failed by a majority…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Exit Day AmendmentThank you, Mr Speaker. We have seen today elements of the Conservative party in high dungeon, or dudgeon— [Interruption.] Maybe they should be in the high dungeon. We have seen…27 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I ask this question to seek your guidance, because I think what I am going to refer to is a novel thing. It has become clear that the Government…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Personal Independence Payments: Merseysiderose —26 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I join the Leader of the House in welcoming her resistance to what I must now call the anarcho-Brextremists on her own side who want to mess around by voting against the…26 Mar 2019HANSARD Personal Independence Payments: MerseysideThe Minister is making a case for the benefit, but nobody is arguing that it is fatally flawed. We are asking for the assessments to be more accurate, because they are causing…26 Mar 2019HANSARD Personal Independence Payments: MerseysideIt is a pleasure to be here, although I wish we did not have to discuss this extremely difficult issue. I pay tribute to my sister and hon. Friend the Member for Garston and…26 Mar 2019HANSARD Personal Independence Payments: MerseysideI raised a case of someone who was 95% deaf. Her father was not allowed to write the questions out so that she could see them. The interview was terminated early, and the assessor…26 Mar 2019