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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his succinct contribution. He is entirely right to say that, on this issue, we will have the freedom to determine our future. New clause 2 would require…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillVery soon after the Queen’s Speech, and the timetable will come through the normal channels in the normal way. I am afraid that I cannot give the hon. Gentleman any notice now,…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI give way to the hon. Gentleman, to save him from chuntering at me.08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIt is always a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne). I think I will be able to reassure him throughout my contribution, particularly on…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThere ain’t no point in having one of these things if it does not have teeth and if it does not bark and have a bit of bite, so I can commit the Government on all those points.…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am going to make some progress on amendment 9. I look forward to hearing the hon. Gentleman’s speech as a trade rep; I shall listen carefully to his remarks and intervene on him…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIf we were taking the hon. Gentleman’s version of Brexit, of staying in dynamic alignment, he would be right, but we are not doing that. We are taking back control, so we will be…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy right hon. Friend is right. I disagree with some of the points made by the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies), but if he was right we would be suffering those…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWe will have more influence: we will have influence with the Americans, who want to do a trade deal with us early on, and we will work with other international partners. The WTO…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI agree, and I am meeting with the Scottish Government tomorrow so will make that point in my first sentence. I am conscious of the time and the fact that Members will hear from…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend is right. We could not do anything about that law or any other specific issue without coming out of the European Union, taking back control and asserting our…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsIn a bid to improve my popularity, Mr Speaker, I will be very brief, and, following speeches from the Front Benchers and a few others, we should be able to conclude the debate…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThank you, Sir George. I suspect that the Committee is encouraging me to make progress, and I will take the hint. I do ask Members to bear with me, because I am dealing with 21…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank that Committee for the work it has done, although I must admit that my focus has been on the work the European Scrutiny Committee is doing during the implementation…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. In the broader arena, we will be taking back control of our money and spending it as we choose. As for his specific point, those…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI will come on to the environment. If I do not answer the hon. Gentleman’s underlying point, he should feel free to intervene again. It is good to see the hon. Member for Oxford…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillForgive me if I am not definitive and if I have not ticked off every single point, but the underlying point is that there will be no regression. We have committed to environmental…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank the Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee. As he knows, the powers will also extend to the House of Lords, allowing for an additional check.08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillOur withdrawal from the EU does not impinge on our human rights commitments. That issue is dealt with in later new clauses. I will make some more detailed comments on human rights…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWith pleasure.08 Jan 2020