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HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI entirely agree with my hon. Friend’s analysis. I think that we are on the same side on this. I have always been extremely vigilant in observing, scrutinising, criticising and…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Billrose—21 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI listened with care to my hon. Friend. Although he and I are on other sides of the argument, we have always had, I think, a very strong mutual regard for each other’s position…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillSome of us, including my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash), love cricket, but we can do both, and that is why we are here.21 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIn another attempt to recreate complete déjà vu, I follow the hon. Member for Stirling (Alyn Smith) again, as I did some weeks ago. I will not repeat the point I made to him about…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWell, answer that! I entirely agree with the hon. Member. There is no evidence at all that this Government seek to take a different course from their stated aim of protecting…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillNo, we are not going to do that today, but I will end on this basis: my hon. Friend knows I am right. In my next breath, I want to violently agree with my hon. Friend about his…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI entirely agree with my right hon. and learned Friend. At the risk of invoking the ire of my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash), the new Companion of Honour, it…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stirling (Alyn Smith). His remarks are always couched in a pithy and clear way, but I disagree fundamentally with his point about a…12 Jun 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice System: People with Neurodivergent ConditionsMay I commend the work that the Government are doing in pursuance of the call for evidence on neurodiversity that I initiated when I was in office? I note that 80 neurodiversity…07 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewI thank my right hon. Friend for coming to the House, bravely, to defend the Government’s position. Is it not the case that the courts will be very reluctant to become involved in…05 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIn a word, yes. I am a voluntary member of the Regulatory Reform Group, which my hon. Friend so ably chairs. As we look at the context of these amendments, it is important to…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy hon. Friend says he is a protectionist, and I think that might need a bit of amplification. I do not think he means it in the traditional sense of the word, but I am genuinely…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Andrew Jones). He speaks with authority about the important detail and minutiae of procedure,…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am delighted to engage with the hon. Gentleman, and he is engaging closely on an important detail. The governing provision is section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy hon. and learned Friend is bringing me a lot of déjà vu, as one of his predecessors who dealt with EU withdrawal and retained EU law. There will be more on that later, but I…24 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI apologise, Mr Deputy Speaker, for not being able to join the debate until now. Does my hon. Friend agree that one problem is that there seems to be a bit of a misreading from…17 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for her kind words. It indeed was a pleasure to work closely with her and Home Office colleagues, meeting victims, dealing with their…15 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome my hon. Friend the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work to his place. I look forward to working closely with him on the review into autism and employment, which…24 Apr 2023HANSARD In-patient Abuse: Autistic People and People with Learning DisabilitiesI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. Before she goes into those two harrowing cases, the Government set themselves a target to reduce the number of people in mental…18 Apr 2023