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HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)rose —27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)My hon. Friend is making a very powerful case for this being the least damaging form of Brexit. The trouble is that it will end up pleasing no one: neither the remainers who voted…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilThe Prime Minister has tested to destruction the possibility of getting the DUP and the right-wing ERG to get her deal through the House. She could, however, get it through if she…25 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsThere is a good reason why this House has resoundingly objected to and rejected a no-deal Brexit: because Members here have looked at the evidence of the real-world harms. Just…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionThe Secretary of State will know that this House has rejected the Prime Minister’s deal twice by historic margins now—it is neither the will of the House nor the will of the…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionWill the Secretary of State give way?20 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeDoes my hon. Friend feel that it would undermine the system if we were in a position where members of a Select Committee were always having to look over their shoulder, because…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs Committeerose—19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeI thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for giving way on this point. I will, if I may, try to persuade him. Does he agree that Select Committees are at their best and acting on…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeI thank my hon. Friend for that extraordinary compliment.19 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)My hon. Friend rightly makes the point that we can unilaterally decide to be freer about letting goods come across our border. However, surely one issue is that a free-for-all and…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Integrated Care RegulationsWill the Minister assure the House that only public statutory providers will hold these contracts? That would be reassuring, as the language on this is not completely clear. Will…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Integrated Care RegulationsAs my Committee has already been quoted, I think that it might assist the House if I were also to quote from the conclusions that we came to on this issue. The Committee said: “We…18 Mar 2019HANSARDINTERNATIONAL TRADE CommitteeFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can you give some guidance on whether the objection raised today will be debated at the same time as last week’s objections,…18 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI rise to speak to amendment (h) in my name and that of the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford). It seeks an extension to allow us to obtain the consent of the British…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention—I still consider him a friend, even though I am on the Opposition Benches—but I gently point out that it is good he is not a…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am afraid I am not able to give way. I urge all colleagues who know that they support a people’s vote to vote for this amendment today, and again when they get the opportunity.…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI thank my hon. Friend for that, and she is absolutely right. For someone to be able to consent to something, they need to know what they are consenting to. Let us face it: the…14 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionDoes the hon. Lady also feel that hon. Members should read the letter that they have all received today from Professor Andrew Goddard, the president of the Royal College of…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionCan the hon. Gentleman think of any circumstance in which a consent form would be valid if it were signed 1,000 days beforehand without the signatories knowing the exact procedure…13 Mar 2019