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HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionMy right hon. Friend is an old friend, and I admire the ingenuity of his logic. Will he return for a moment to an issue that concerns the fate of more than 60 million of our…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI agree with the right hon. and learned Gentleman wholeheartedly. Is not the whole experience of dealing with the EU—not just on these matters, but for many years—that because it…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressBefore the hon. Gentleman moves off that point, would he agree that one of the more encouraging signs is that technology is being developed for carbon reuse, which does not…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressMy right hon. Friend and I have often discussed this question, but I hope she will acknowledge that the provision of the basic charging infrastructure on the trunk road network…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressI really cannot allow the hon. Lady to get away with that. If she thinks it is a privilege or a delight to be a Fisheries Minister at present, she must be dreaming in ways of…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressThis is actually a serious interjection, unlike the previous one. I completely agree with the hon. Lady that we have neglected the soil, even though it was clearly identified in…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressMy hon. Friend is on the central issue, but of course he is referring to a global problem and it has only a global solution, because we are talking about 2.6 billion people in…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressBefore my right hon. Friend moves off the security relationship, does he agree that, almost certainly, other than North Korea and the dispute over the India-Pakistan border, the…28 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUI am very grateful to the right hon. and learned Gentleman for giving way. As he knows, I shall be voting for the Prime Minister’s deal. I think something has changed, which he…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUI thought that that answer was extraordinarily helpful. I agree with my right hon. Friend entirely that the provision actually already exists under section 13, but I think that…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUMay I say that I enormously welcome the fact that my right hon. Friend has reiterated all that from the Dispatch Box? I have personally had no cause ever to doubt that what the…27 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUIt is traditional in this House to say it is a pleasure to follow the previous speaker; it really is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn),…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUI most fervently believe that they should be published; much more information on the no-deal exit should be available. I would vote for my right hon. Friend’s amendment, were it…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUThe right hon. Gentleman, who was a colleague of mine in the coalition Government, and to whom I pay tribute for his part in taking forward this Bill and other measures in which…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUI agree with everything that my right hon. and learned Friend has said. Does he agree that a very important discussion that preceded this business—and, indeed, questions and…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUrose —14 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI was grateful to the Leader of the House for confirming that if the Government have no motion under section 13(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to present to the…31 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I think that my right hon. and learned Friend will therefore be joining me in the Lobby in support of what is known as the Cooper amendment. Does he agree that in changing…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I just want to understand the import of what my right hon. Friend is saying. He and I are genuine friends but we will go through different Lobbies to vote on the amendment tabled…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that if we are to succeed in using indicative votes as a process for getting to resolution, hon. Members on both sides of the House and from…29 Jan 2019