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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActWill my right hon. Friend give way?25 Mar 2019HANSARDClean GrowthWe have known how to build houses that cost nothing to heat for 20 years, but we just do not do it. Does the Minister agree that one of the best ways to get clean growth is to…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Draft Challenges to Validity of EU Instruments (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That is my understanding as well—that retained EU law simply becomes part of domestic law. My questions to the Minister were around the case of something that—in these terms and…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Draft Challenges to Validity of EU Instruments (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I have a couple of quick questions for the Minister. I completely understand the Government’s desire to achieve legal…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Draft Challenges to Validity of EU Instruments (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister is being very clear and has, to some extent, put my mind at rest. I have no issue with the idea that our domestic courts cannot challenge the validity of EU retained…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for being in her place and attending to her duties. May we have a debate about those Ministers who seem to think that supporting the Government is…14 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI am enjoying my right hon. Friend’s speech. Does he agree that it is odd to be called an extremist or a traitor—sometimes by Ministers—for wanting to do no more than implement…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionNotwithstanding the laudable desire of the Government to adhere to their timetabling commitments, does the Minister understand that it is essential that this House has an…11 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, you are right that the former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is very welcome here today. As he said in a lecture last night: “If a state-sponsored…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Comptroller and Auditor GeneralIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Meg Hillier). I would like to make two quick points. The first point is about Sir Amyas Morse, who has…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNew HomesWould not the best way to reduce the time taken to build new homes be to support my Housing Reform Bill? Since I have not yet persuaded the Minister for Housing of that, if I…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI want to point out that my hon. Friend is not the only one left on the Government Benches, although I really came to listen—21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsI really came to listen to my hon. Friend, because it is such a privilege to listen to a genuine expert on this subject. He has forgotten more about it than most people know. I am…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNuisance CallsWhy is the liability limited to only half a million pounds?31 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and spent fuel (EU Exit) Regulations 2018May I point out that not only is it an enormous pleasure for us all to be here under your chairmanship, Sir David, but that it is an unbridled pleasure for us all to be here once…22 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActA constituent of mine who voted leave recently said: “I am sick and tired of being told I didn’t know what I was voting for. I knew exactly what I was voting for.” Recently on…15 Jan 2019