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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI listened intently to the Prime Minister’s statement and the debate that followed, and it seemed that assurances were given to Europhiles that the intention in phase 2 would be…19 Oct 2019HANSARD US Troop Withdrawal from Northern SyriaIt seems to me that the British Government have two points of leverage against Turkey: first, the licensing of arms exports to Turkey, and secondly, a review of Turkey’s NATO…08 Oct 2019HANSARD HMRC Impact Analysis: CustomsDiolch yn fawr iawn, Mr Speaker. The Tories’ claim to be the party of business and law and order has been blown apart by its Brexit policies. What is the point of the Conservative…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Public Expenditure and Taxation (Advisory Body)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish an independent advisory body to make recommendations on the equitable distribution of public expenditure across…02 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenConsidering that the Saudi National Guard has been militarily active in Yemen, what can the Minister tell us about Sangcom, the 10-year £2 billion Saudi Arabia National Guard…01 Oct 2019HANSARDCompliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019Am I right in understanding that the British Government have sought and obtained legal advice on how to avoid the provisions of the Benn Act?26 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationFurther to the question by my hon. Friend the Member for Grantham and Stamford (Nick Boles), have the Government been seeking a route not to comply with the Benn Act, as several…25 Sept 2019HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)As the right hon. and learned Gentleman knows, the British Government are planning a £100 million propaganda campaign to sell the virtues of a no-deal Brexit. Could they not save…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI am grateful to the right hon. and learned Gentleman for giving way. The Welsh Government have been provided with a copy of the original Yellowhammer document. Will he call on…04 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealWith reports that the British Government are stockpiling body bags as part of their no-deal Brexit preparations, what assessment has the Secretary of State undertaken of the…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillWill the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way on that point?04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI think the right hon. Gentleman has answered my query. The reality is that an election at this stage, or even next week, would undermine the purpose of the legislation. We cannot…04 Sept 2019HANSARDBritish SteelDiolch yn fawr iawn, Madam Deputy Speaker. In February this year the EU put in place a definitive safeguard strategy on steel imports, covering 26 steel product categories. It put…24 Jul 2019HANSARD No Deal: Agriculture TariffsI welcome my right hon. Friend’s intervention, because it takes me to my next point. If we are locked out of European markets, there is no way in which domestic consumption could…16 Jul 2019HANSARD No Deal: Agriculture TariffsIn March, the British Government said it would have to undertake a mass culling programme of lambs and sheep in the event of no deal. Is that still the policy of the British…16 Jul 2019HANSARD No Deal: Agriculture TariffsI beg to move, That this House has considered a proposed tariff schedule for agricultural products in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Diolch yn fawr iawn, Mr…16 Jul 2019HANSARD No Deal: Agriculture TariffsI recognise the former Minister’s expertise in the matter. We will have to wait and see what farmers have to say about that. I invite him to attend the Royal Welsh show next week…16 Jul 2019HANSARD No Deal: Agriculture TariffsI appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s expertise; he is a farmer himself, I believe. However, if there is a no-deal Brexit, the European Union will have to protect its customs and…16 Jul 2019HANSARD No Deal: Agriculture TariffsThat was another valid intervention. The hit will not be just to core producers, but along the supply chain to some of the producer and production capacity as well. Commodities…16 Jul 2019HANSARD No Deal: Agriculture TariffsI am grateful for that valid intervention. Those are the remedial measures that the British Government should be looking at urgently to protect our domestic farm producers. We are…16 Jul 2019