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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI assure the hon. and learned Lady that I am not giving way. I am very happy to do so normally, but not today. Furthermore, a Conservative Government, in the Income and…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI do not have time, I am afraid. At the same time, there have been a number of UK precedents, which I have explained already. I do not have the time to go into them; I will…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThere has been a heated and, in many respects, misconceived debate about the question of our compliance with international law. I had something of an exchange with my right hon.…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am glad my hon. Friend is referring to a constructive role. I gather from what he said the other day that he was talking very much in terms of last resort, and I want to be…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI just wonder whether my hon. Friend would consider that bringing in a Bill was a matter of privilege for the House.29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI would just like the hon. Lady to answer a simple question. Is she aware that, when in power, the Labour party frequently overrode treaties and has, therefore, in her own terms,…29 Sept 2020HANSARDYemenOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. This is about the licence by this House to the BBC as to our proceedings, and what I believe to be a failure by the BBC under the House of…24 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI voted against my own Government and nearly defeated them on the question of the closure of pits around Stoke-on-Trent. I actually challenged Arthur Scargill on a platform in…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am always extremely aware of other points of view—I have been subjected to them for the past 35 years in this House, but so far they have not prevailed. I am clear in my mind…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillJust a moment. This refers back to what I said earlier when the hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey wanted to intervene on me to suggest that somehow or…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI shall refer, then, to the more general points about state aids that I have just heard and that I mentioned in an intervention. I wish to explain the rationale behind the remarks…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillAfter that very helpful clarification, I have to say that the issues that I was going to raise would have been related to the questions raised by the hon. Member for Foyle (Colum…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIt seems to be generally understood that my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill) will withdraw his amendment. I do not know whether that has been…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThat is interesting, because the counterpoint to that—the hon. Gentleman would expect me to come back with this—is to ask why on earth the people of Scotland would want to…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIs the hon. Gentleman aware of the manner in which authorisations are given? Stating that it has been approved is one thing, but the way in which it has been arrived at—behind…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. and learned Lady give way?21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market Billrose—21 Sept 2020