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HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateI entirely endorse what my hon. Friend says. People come up to me the whole time. The words that I get so frequently are, “Just get on with it.” Let us take up an earlier…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateI am grateful to the hon. and learned Lady for offering me the chance to intervene. The point I would make is that we have had this huge national drama over the past couple of…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateDoes the Prime Minister agree that the only way to resolve this crisis is to leave the European Union on 31 October by taking back control, leaving the customs union, leaving the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThe people were told in the general election in 2015, during the passage of the European Union Referendum Bill through this House and during the referendum itself that we, the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. I especially liked the passage on employees, having received a call today from a constituent who was a senior employee of Thomas…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's Updaterose—25 Sept 2019HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)No, I will not give way. There are significant figures who could have been chosen, such as the Cabinet Secretary, or learned counsel who advise the Government—Treasury counsel and…09 Sept 2019HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)I have, Mr Speaker.09 Sept 2019HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)I will be extremely brief, Mr Speaker, as I came to the debate with no intention of speaking. I just want to make the point that the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South…09 Sept 2019HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)My right hon. and learned Friend has named nine individuals. He could have asked for the Cabinet Secretary and permanent secretaries, but these names appear very arbitrary. I know…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Peterborough (Lisa Forbes). It is never an easy thing to give a maiden speech, particularly in an atmosphere such as the one…09 Sept 2019HANSARD HS2Will the Secretary of State commit to investing in the costs of places with collateral damage, such as villages such as Woore in my constituency that will suffer grievously during…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandEveryone in the House supports the Belfast agreement, and everyone in the House would like to see the institutions up and running again, but we cannot bludgeon one party into…05 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitCan my right hon. Friend confirm that, during his various conversations over the past few weeks, he has made it absolutely clear to all our neighbours and partners that we will…03 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentI congratulate my right hon. Friend on getting off to a terrific start. His words yesterday outside No. 10 and again today will have brought real hope and inspiration to people…25 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillIf my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Antoinette Sandbach) presses her new clause, will the Government encourage other Members to support it? While I have the Minister’s…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI agree. There were questions about its original cost of £32 billion. We are now at £55 billion and looking at £100 billion. We know categorically that we would massively improve…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillThat is a perfectly fair point, but there is no money tree. There is a limited amount of private and public money. I put to the hon. Lady that her constituents and mine have…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI totally get that point, but one cannot get from Crewe to the end destinations in phase 1 without getting this part of the project done, and the point is that Labour’s amendments…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillIt is a great pleasure to speak in this debate. I have listened carefully to the arguments. The hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) might be interested to know that I…15 Jul 2019