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HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI am going to come to that in a minute. I am wholly amazed by the revelations from my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Antoinette Sandbach), and I look forward…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillHow long are they valid for?15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend and neighbour for giving way. I am shocked by what she has revealed. Does she have any idea what is driving those NDAs, and how long are they valid…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillWill the Minister give way?15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillDoes the hon. Lady therefore question the current arrangements as proposed, and is the Labour party prepared to vote against them unless this railway is realigned—with a direct…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillJust before the intervention of my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash), the hon. Lady mentioned that she was in favour of—I think these were the words she used—a…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his interventions. He has been busy making these points throughout the debate and I understand that he is fully in favour of the…15 Jul 2019HANSARDSecurity SituationThe whole House will share the Secretary of State’s admiration for all the officers of the PSNI—and of the Garda Siochana—who have stopped numerous hideous incidents over recent…22 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsIn reply to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr Duncan Smith), the Prime Minister quite rightly paid tribute to the 300,000 security personnel who…22 May 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionHas the European Union agreed to any changes to the withdrawal agreement that are legally binding in international law?22 May 2019HANSARDImmunity for SoldiersI will follow your instruction to be brief, Mr Bone, and I apologise to you and to Mrs Moon for not requesting to speak in advance—I was unaware that the debate was taking place.…20 May 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019I am grateful to my hon. Friend and neighbour for mentioning Mr Verheugen, who quite rightly warned about the dangers to the German economy, which, as we know, is sadly moving…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019It is a pleasure to speak in this debate and to follow the shadow spokesman, the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook), some of whose points I actually agreed…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019They were told that we would leave and take back control, and then, in the ensuing general election, the two main parties and the Democratic Unionist party confirmed that leave…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019The right hon. Lady has done a very good job of infuriating the 17.4 million people out there and insulting them on a daily basis because of her stand. She and I were elected on a…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019No, I am going to move on, because others want to speak. I am aware that such views do not go down well in this House, but I really do appeal to Members to think of the reaction…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019I am going to move on, because I know others want to speak. Under the legal position at the moment, unless the Government and particularly the Prime Minister take an executive…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Very helpfully, he has moved me on to my next point. I am looking at the clock, and I will be quite brief. The biggest danger to business at…09 Apr 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOther Members want to speak, so I must push on. The issue is live. Those people are out there and they believe that it should happen and that we should deliver it. It is not going…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am sorry, but others want to speak. This is about trust and democracy. Finally, the absolute key point is that what we are seeing today does not deliver. It does not deliver on…29 Mar 2019