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HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Northern IrelandThe Attorney General is now in the interesting position of leading on these negotiations, which means that—to follow his nomenclature—he will end up examining his own codpiece in…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I wish to raise a point of order regarding another Member. I attempted to ring his office and give notice, but I could only leave a message.…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Points of OrderHe brought it up.07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAs someone who has not always agreed on everything with the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) since we have been in the House together, I too join the chorus of welcome. It…07 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport Infrastructure: EssexI congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this important debate, which is very important to the people of Essex. She is absolutely right to highlight the infrastructure…06 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsIt is right that Government did indeed step up their no-deal preparations, as my right hon. Friend has quite rightly told the House, but one of the points of debate has been the…05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsAt the risk of being called a Government nark—which I am not often called at the moment—I want to ask the hon. Gentleman this question. If this emergency debate is so important to…05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his courtesy. Through him, I wanted to respond to the Labour gentleman sitting at the back there—[Hon. Members: “He’s SNP as well.”] Oh, I am so…05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Mar 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealAs the Chairman of the Select Committee on Exiting the European Union said, today is D minus 37, so in some five weeks from today we will have honoured the wishes of 17.4 million…20 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland BackstopThe Solicitor General has told the House clearly that the Government will not provide a running commentary on the negotiations—unless, of course, it is Olly Robbins, the…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I ask a question in memory of my late friend Stephen Horgan, who died a few years ago from a rare form of blood cancer with just a few months’ notice? In his memory, I am a…19 Feb 2019HANSARDArmed Forces PersonnelThey are not.18 Feb 2019HANSARDArmed Forces PersonnelIn the past few years, Capita has been 3,000 recruits short. The chief of defence personnel, Lieutenant General Nugee, told the Defence Committee a couple of weeks ago that this…18 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, particularly her very clear exposition of why she does not want to remain in the customs union: because it would materially fetter our…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSeaborne FreightI offer strong support to the Secretary of State because, unlike the Labour party, he is actually undertaking contingency plans for all eventualities. On that point, will he…11 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsFollowing on from the excellent question from my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin), I remind the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster that…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Prostate CancerOn that point, I had the privilege of attending an event that the Minister addressed a couple of weeks ago, and I was struck by the passion with which he spoke about this subject.…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I apologise for not giving you notice of this, but it is a very straightforward matter. I had a meeting earlier this month with Mr Andrew Haines,…30 Jan 2019HANSARD Delay Repay: Great Eastern Main LineI thank the Minister for giving way again; I realise that he is tight for time. We have been hearing from Greater Anglia for several years about these new trains, which are going…30 Jan 2019