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HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Mr Speaker, as your former Deputy Speaker, I want to say that nobody who has sat in that Chair has done more to defend and promote the rights of LGBTI people in this country…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillMy hon. Friend makes a very powerful point. We all know that, whether it is the 9th or the 12th, it is going to be a lively, vigorous campaign. We need to show respect, whatever…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election Bill[ Interruption. ] Somebody said “too long,” and I think he has a point. Let us be fair: neither 9 December nor 12 December is ideal. I have not fought a general election in…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI do not believe so. It was used as the venue for the count for the by-election and the subsequent general election, which was fortunately only 12 months after, because I lost the…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillIf the news is that a deal has been done about 9 December, it would be instructive if we were to be told, because clearly it would influence our contributions in this relatively…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillNorthern Ireland is an integral part of the United Kingdom and the hon. Lady is right to say that we need to ensure that we have time to get the legislation that pertains to that…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillThe fact that students are in university must mean that they are quite bright, so they can work out whether they are registered at home, if it is different to their university…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI remember the leader of the Scottish National party saying last Thursday that we could not have an election on 12 December because it would be cold, dark and wet. Has my hon.…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionMy hon. Friend talks about Members of Parliament being elected at the last election on a promise of delivering Brexit and reneging on that promise. Did he notice that 217 Labour…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionAbsolutely. I did a two-day tour around my constituency last Friday and Saturday, and I spoke to a number of people. There were three hardcore remainers who would do almost…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionThat was a previous position. However, we are in an even more bizarre position with Labour Members, because they say that if they win the election they will go to Brussels,…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionWe find ourselves in Alice in Wonderland politics today. I am in my 28th year in Parliament, and I have never seen anything as incredible as the events I have seen since the…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementRibble Valley voted 57% to leave. Every constituency in Lancashire, whether held by a Labour or Conservative MP, voted to leave the EU in 2016. What message would my right hon.…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationFollowing on from that, would the Attorney General accept that the vast majority of people I talk to have great faith in this Government, but have no faith in this remain…25 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Rule of Law)Does my hon. Friend agree that, frankly, Members of Parliament should not pick and choose the laws that they obey, just as Members of Parliament should not pick and choose the…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionThe fact is that we now have a Prime Minister who believes in the mission and who wants to negotiate honestly with the European Union and be able to deliver the Brexit that people…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionWill the hon. Lady give way?04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionWill the hon. Lady give way?04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionHas my hon. Friend ever heard so many Opposition Members crying out for an early general election, as they have done for the past two years? The Prime Minister is now giving them…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionWill the hon. Lady give way?04 Sept 2019