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HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillThe European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, as originally passed, included provision for the courts to be able to quash Acts of Parliament. That is rather a serious…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Motor Insurance: Court JudgmentsI am very glad that you mention that, Ms Bardell. I am not giving a tour of my knowledge; I am giving a tour of the answer to the question that is before the Chamber at the…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Motor Insurance: Court JudgmentsI am extremely glad to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers), for whom I have the highest regard as a lawyer, a member of the Conservative…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Motor Insurance: Court JudgmentsWill my right hon. Friend give way?22 Sept 2021HANSARD Motor Insurance: Court JudgmentsI may say to my right hon. Friend, who is a very good friend of mine, that that is a very welcome piece of news, because this is exactly what happened in the case of the…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillI would like to ask the Minister, as he has such responsibilities across the board, whether he has contemplated the question of public waste in the context of, for example, HS2?…14 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I have always voted against HS2, from its inception. My constituents have agreed with me, and I am grateful for the support of my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke)…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolOn the arrangements that have just been announced, I greatly welcome the realistic and reasonable approach of the Prime Minister, Lord Frost and my right hon. Friend the Secretary…21 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThe United Kingdom left the EU lawfully and democratically under our own constitutional arrangements by sovereign Acts of Parliament, including a referendum, all based on our…15 Jul 2021HANSARD BBC: Dyson ReportWill my right hon. Friend make it clear that both the BBC and Ofcom must understand that, following next year’s mid-term review, the Government propose to vary the charter and to…24 May 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghOn 9 April, when I heard the sad news, I walked to the small Norman church, St Michael’s, next to our home at Upton Cressett, and tolled the Hanover bell 99 times. The bell was…12 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: ImplementationMy right hon. Friend is at last coming to the European Scrutiny Committee on 8 February. The European Commission outrageously enacted this regulation last week, which even today…02 Feb 2021HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) BillI am glad that the Minister has agreed to accept the amendments from the House of Lords, particularly Lords amendment 3, which relates to consultation for the people of…19 Jan 2021HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillIn these historic days, as we regain our freedom and independence, I pay a profound tribute to our democracy and to the sovereignty of the mother of Parliaments, but above all to…30 Dec 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI was very taken by the reference the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell) made to improvement. Having looked at the Bill and followed it over the last few weeks, I…16 Dec 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI personally have always believed that there should have been a referendum of the whole United Kingdom over the devolution question. I put down my own amendment back in 1997, and…16 Dec 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am glad to hear that. I am not sure—we cannot be sure—whether these provisions might eventually be declared void for uncertainty, and I am not clear about what they will do in…16 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy hon. Friend has quite properly said that it is a matter for Parliament to make these judgments. As Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee, I had hoped that the Chancellor of…15 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe question of state aids lies at the heart of many of these debates. Does the hon. Lady accept that the EU state aid rules are a racket? I know very well the areas around…15 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI have already made my point about the European Scrutiny Committee. I would now like to turn quickly to the issues that face us in these negotiations, because what is going on in…15 Dec 2020