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HANSARD Business of the Houseindicated assent .03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI want to pick up on a comment the hon. Gentleman made a moment ago. As I understand it, amendment 21 would delete subsections (6) and (7) and amendment 20 seeks a maximum…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way again. That would not be my interpretation, because subsection (5) states: “If the motion in the form set out in subsection (2)…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I wonder whether it would be in order to place on record the House’s thanks to, in particular, the Clerks and the staff of the Vote Office for the…03 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House has just said that the Government will oppose the business motion. The Attorney General said on Friday: “There is no desire on the part of this Government…01 Apr 2019HANSARDCountering Extremist ViewsAs the Home Secretary will be only too well aware, access to EU databases is vital to protecting our country, yet we could be just 11 days from a no-deal Brexit, which the…01 Apr 2019HANSARDEU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The consequence of tonight’s votes is that the House has voted in favour of nothing. As a result, in 11 days’ time, the United Kingdom will leave…01 Apr 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionIndeed, and it has always been the case, because of the withdrawal agreement, that it would have to reverse the—29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionNo. We have a divided Cabinet, a divided Parliament, a divided country and people are feeling very passionate out there, but this vote will not solve the problem. Monday’s votes…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThat is an interesting question, but I am being diverted from the final point that I want to make. I listened to the Attorney-General’s kind reference to the indicative votes…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionIt is. Half an agreement is being presented to the House. The Government should be focusing all their attention on the real problem, on this side of the House, which is the…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI reciprocate the respect for the Minister, who is doing a very good job, I have to say, in extremely difficult and trying circumstances. But this is half an agreement.29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionIt is, and for that reason alone it deserves to be defeated. The last point I want to make is that this Bill is displacement activity on the part of the Government. The Government…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThat would indeed be the consequence if the motion were passed. I will be perfectly frank with the hon. Gentleman. If there were a way round the problem of participation in the…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI will readily tell the House—although I will come to this very point later in my speech: the Government could choose, if they wished to, to seek to change the political…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI will be voting against the motion not because I do not believe we owe the money—I disagree with the right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood)—or because I disagree that we…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am grateful to the Attorney General for giving way. I want to ask him about the consequences for any further extension of this motion passing today. If we get until 22 May but…29 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Having just read the motion, I wonder whether an opportunity might be given for the Government to clarify a really important point. If the EU…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseDoes my hon. Friend share my puzzlement at the remarks of the Leader of the House, who gave the impression that, somehow, this has been sprung on the Government when they are only…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe right hon. Gentleman is making a powerful case for giving the House the chance today to express its views. Further to the point just raised by the Chair of the Northern…27 Mar 2019