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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWait just a minute. The Office for the Internal Market’s provisions will be available to all four Administrations and legislatures on an equal and purely advisory basis. It will…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThat is a good question. In fact, I will answer it the other way: why on earth would the people of Scotland—15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillHow does the hon. Gentleman reconcile what he has just said with what the Scottish Retail Consortium has said, which is that protecting the UK internal market means that “Scottish…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillAs far as I am aware, the answer is no. The Office for the Internal Market will not be able to override decisions made by the devolved Administrations. What has happened—15 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIt would be unconscionable for us to have left the EU lawfully, which the EU has accepted, and then allow it to threaten us and strangle our jobs and businesses by imposing unfair…14 Sept 2020HANSARD EU-UK Partnership: EU’s MandateI welcome the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who has adopted, on behalf of the Government, the motion proposed by the European Scrutiny Committee, which I have the honour…04 Jun 2020HANSARD EU-UK Partnership: EU’s MandateDid my right hon. Friend notice the remarks that I made at the end of my speech with respect to the question of the Northern Ireland protocol?04 Jun 2020HANSARD EU-UK Partnership: EU’s MandateTo answer the second point first, I am, of course, very conscious of what is going on in the negotiations. I hear what has been said repeatedly by the Government with respect to…04 Jun 2020HANSARDLife ExpectancyCoronavirus has a bearing on life expectancy and I have a particular concern in relation to GPs in surgeries in my constituency. A world-leader on the transmission of infections…10 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeAnyone who has watched “Yes Minister” will know that profoundly felt differences of opinion can exist between civil servants on the one hand and Ministers on the other. Does my…02 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalIn a nutshell, I am seeking an assurance from the Minister, which I hope I will be able to get before the end of these proceedings, that phase 2a should be reviewed by Sir John…02 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalIs my right hon. Friend aware of the fact that Lord Berkeley has sent a letter to the Chancellor of Exchequer giving full details of the £231 billion to which he has referred?02 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalDoes my hon. Friend accept that originally the railhead was going to be in Crewe? It was only frustrated by decisions on housing grounds taken by the district council. In fact, it…02 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalAs my hon. Friend may know, the amendment that I proposed, which has not been selected—I do not complain about that, or rather I complain about the principle but not about the…02 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I congratulate the Government on the statement that has been made with regard to the future relationship with the EU? Would the Leader of the House note that the European…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI am listening with great interest to everything that my hon. Friend says, as ever. Does he think that the question over the Bill is that it will have a limited effect, whereas…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI do understand that, but I also anticipate that there may be a need for brevity at that point. That is how these things go, from my experience, which goes back some time. I am…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI am very interested in what the hon. Gentleman is saying. I wonder whether steps are being taken to raise these matters, not only as he is doing in Westminster, but also now in…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillIs my right hon. and learned Friend in receipt of advice from the Law Officers on this question? I say that because whatever arguments he may address with regard to compatibility…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillAt this stage in the debate and trying to avoid our having what might otherwise turn into an argument about the law in court, may I ask my right hon. and learned Friend whether…12 Feb 2020