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HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.06 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Next Tuesday, the House will vote again on the withdrawal agreement. The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union was due to appear…06 Mar 2019HANSARDPoint of OrderFurther to those points of order, Mr Speaker. Not only is tackling financial crime and money laundering essential for the reputation of this country, but if the Government feel…04 Mar 2019HANSARDCross-party TalksWill the Secretary of State confirm to the House that in the discussions to which he has just referred the EU has made it absolutely clear that the backstop will not be removed…28 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUThe right hon. and learned Gentleman very forcefully makes one of the arguments for why no deal is not an option in every sense of the word. In conclusion, we are in a marginally…27 Feb 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirThe whole House will support the Government and the United Nations in their efforts to get India and Pakistan to draw back from further conflict, but does the Minister agree that…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUWill the right hon. Gentleman clarify something following the Prime Minister’s statement yesterday? If the Prime Minister’s deal is defeated when it returns to the House and if…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUWe need to begin by acknowledging that we have made a little bit of progress. Yesterday the Prime Minister finally acknowledged that there is no support in the House of Commons…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. This is a challenge the House will face the moment it has voted for an extension, because I am sure that is what the European Union will…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that a longer article-50 extension might encourage the EU to change its current approach and, since it needs a purpose during the 21 months—if that…27 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWhile I welcome the fact that the Prime Minister has, at long last and with the greatest reluctance, been persuaded by a group of her own Ministers to accept that there is no…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealThings have come to a pretty pass when here we are, 37 days from Brexit, and the House of Commons is actually discussing which of several options—all of them economically…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonThis is the latest and the most serious in a series of announcements and warnings from the UK car industry about its future operations in this country. I know and the House knows…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland BackstopIf the technology that could keep the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic as it is today existed, there would be no need for the backstop. The Solicitor General knows…19 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUWhat a mess. What a complete and utter mess our country is in. There are just 43 days to go before we leave the European Union and, as we currently do not have an agreement, we…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUThe Secretary of State just told the House that he has put proposals to Michel Barnier. Can he therefore explain why Donald Tusk said yesterday that the EU27 are “still waiting…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUMy hon. Friend is, of course, entirely right. Nothing I heard from the Prime Minister on Tuesday and nothing I heard from the Secretary of State at the Dispatch Box today…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUThe backstop is, indeed, an insurance policy, and we cannot put a time limit on it, because it would not be an insurance policy if it is not there when it is needed. We cannot…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUI can only bow in admiration to the clarity with which the right hon. and learned Gentleman makes that point. We know that is where we will have to end up, and humouring those who…14 Feb 2019HANSARDRetirement of the Clerk of the HouseThank you very much indeed, Mr Speaker. I join all those who have spoken so eloquently and beautifully in tribute to Sir David in rising to share with the House just two memories…13 Feb 2019