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HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)The right hon. Gentleman will forgive me if I sometimes forget that the DUP is not part of the Government, because it very much feels like that. I am very happy to say that I can…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I rise with the endorsement of the Father of the House, the right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr Clarke), for my motion (L)—for which I am grateful to him—and that of…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)Absolutely. If there is one thing that we can achieve this afternoon by supporting this motion, it is categorically ruling out no deal. The motion is a revocation backstop. It…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I will in a moment, but I just want to make this clear: the motion has been carefully drafted by myself and a team of lawyers to give the Government a clear and unequivocal…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I give way to the right hon. and learned Gentleman, who is a co-sponsor of the amendment.27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)That is exactly so, and I am very grateful to the right hon. and learned Gentleman for spelling that out so clearly and for lending his support to this motion. Fellow Members can…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for clarifying that and for his support, but I am puzzled why Labour Members would be instructed to abstain on this motion, as it is the…27 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMy hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech. I want to ask him about something that the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said earlier—that revoking article 50 could only…25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilSometimes it is hard to believe what one hears in this House these days, but we have it written in black and white that the Prime Minister said this afternoon that she cannot…25 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsIf Macron, like de Gaulle before him, says “Non” to the Prime Minister’s request for an extension, we will not get one, because there must be unanimity. Does the Minister agree…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionThe hon. Lady will recall that I put that point to the Secretary of State earlier, and he told us that the Prime Minister had put a copy of the letter in the Library at 12.10 pm.…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Joint Committee: OversightAs has already been drawn to the Minister’s attention, under article 174, if the arbitration panel above the Joint Committee cannot agree on a matter of law, it has to be referred…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionThe Secretary of State might be wise to be aware of the fact that the Prime Minister’s letter to Donald Tusk was not released until after Prime Minister’s questions had started,…20 Mar 2019HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation Victims: Criminal RecordsSammy Woodhouse is to be commended for her courage and fortitude. Her campaign reminds us of the complex nature of child sexual abuse and its long-lasting consequences. She makes…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Clydesdale Bank and SMEsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Lanark and Hamilton East (Angela Crawley) on securing this important urgent question. Like many Members, I have constituents whose…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismNo one who has ever visited New Zealand can fail to have been struck by not only the beauty of the country, but the warm welcome one gets from its diverse people, as the hon.…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureThe Prime Minister’s deal has been defeated twice by huge majorities, and Mr Speaker ruled this afternoon that it cannot be brought back without a substantial change. The EU has…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureWe have not.18 Mar 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: DebtA constituent of mine, a working mum with two little girls, had to wait the five weeks for her universal credit claim and then a further month for assistance with childcare costs…18 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe hon. Member for Banbury (Victoria Prentis) indicated that she thinks that the article 62 option was already foreshadowed in the existing legal opinion. If she is right about…14 Mar 2019