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HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My hon. Friend is confusing me a bit. I am having an Alice in Wonderland moment. As far as I can see, the Minister and the shadow Minister are saying that this is such a little…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister is being very generous. I have a big exporting constituency, especially of textiles and fashion. Businesses in my constituency do a lot of work across Europe. When a…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019As Mr Austin knows, I am not very bright. I am trying to find out for my exporting firms in Huddersfield what the real difference will be. What will they notice in terms of their…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I was saying only what the Chair thinks.13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019In a former life.13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I was waiting—13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019What the Minister just said is reassuring, but has she consulted the people who really are responsible for international trade, such as the Confederation of British Industry or…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI have great confidence in my right hon. and learned Friend, and he is making a very good speech. When this all started, those in my manufacturing sector were saying, “Surely,…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I ask the Minister this because I hope to learn, but is she saying that the rules are “who sues who for what”? If there is a contractual obligation and something goes wrong, who…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Pushing the Minister a little further, what will be different from now? We are in the European Union, so under whose law do we sue now? Is it European law? Will that be replaced…13 Mar 2019HANSARDVictims Giving EvidenceIs the Minister aware that it is not only victims who are affected, but everyone else? A member of my family has just done jury service, and she was amazed by the inefficiency and…12 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayI join other Members of the House in celebrating the Commonwealth. I have always been very positive about it, and I think it has huge potential to do even more to unite us. Like…11 Mar 2019HANSARDDisadvantaged Children: Attainment GapWill the Secretary of State listen to a little bit of advice? A lot of people in the educational world want him to be a big beast. They want to know what he stands for and what he…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCPS: Serious and Organised CrimeDoes the Solicitor General remember replying to me when I said that it was a great concern for those of us who represent towns where there have been dreadful grooming gangs that a…07 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: TourismIs the Minister aware that Huddersfield has more listed buildings that either Bath or York? Does he also realise that we have just launched as the first gigabit town, which gives…07 Mar 2019HANSARDNew TechnologiesThe Chancellor knows very well that Huddersfield in the Leeds city region is a hotspot for new technology and innovation and a tech centre, but many people in Huddersfield and…05 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentThere is something quite wrong here. I have been in the House for quite a few years—usually people say, “Too long,” but I have been here a long time. This almost seems to be an…04 Mar 2019HANSARDNew HomesDoes the Minister not realise that this Government are not building enough new homes? Even the ones they are building are not in the right places for the right people. Is he not…04 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I appreciate the Minister allowing my interventions. He and I work on many things together very harmoniously. May I say to him that those European diktats have kept my…28 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019On the revocation item, has the Minister heard that the United Nations organisation that looks after the technology of air worldwide, the International Civil Aviation…28 Feb 2019