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HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansMy hon. Friend is being extremely generous in giving way, and probably over-patient. Several Members asked about attaching conditions to the international development fund. I…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Streatham IncidentWill the Minister give me an assurance that the legislation will be fully retrospective, notwithstanding article 7 of the European convention on human rights—he knows what I am…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainDoes my hon. Friend agree that the reason he is so right is that the outcome of the general election, which endorsed the result of the referendum itself, is a tribute to the…30 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI simply want to say that I concur entirely with what the Secretary of State has said, and to refer very briefly to Lords amendments 2, 3 and 5. Let me say first that the…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thought it might be helpful if I could distinguish ourselves from what the hon. Gentleman described as the Farageists, for the simple reason that UKIP and now the Brexit Party…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIs my right hon. Friend aware that the wording of this Bill’s parliamentary sovereignty clause, clause 39, which is about to pass its Third Reading, is exactly the same as that in…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI say, first, how much I respect the hon. Lady. She sits on the European Scrutiny Committee, which I have had the honour to Chair for some time. On the question of how the…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI refer to what has just been said from the Scottish nationalist Benches because in fact this is about the United Kingdom, which made the treaty in the first place and abdicated…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI so much agree with what my hon. Friend has said, because he has been with us right the way through the passage of this over the past decade and more. People on this side of the…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIf the people of Scotland ever were to obtain independence and stay in the European Union, the extent to which they would be subjugated in a range of areas—fishing and many…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillFirst, Mr Deputy Speaker, I congratulate you on your successful re-appointment. Thank you for everything you have done for us in the past. I welcome the hon. Member for Putney…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIn a minute. It may surprise the hon. Gentleman to hear that, while I am a fervent believer in the United Kingdom, which includes Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England, I…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe Maastricht rebellion took place in 1992-93, long before either UKIP or the Brexit party was even really thought of.09 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe hon. Lady just referred to the Council of Ministers. Would she deny for a minute, as is well understood by everybody else, that decisions are taken in the Council of Ministers…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWhen dealing with issues of interpretation of European law in the context of our own previous methods of judicial interpretation, those of us who are familiar with Maxwell as…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI wish to ask my hon. Friend to reflect on one point. Under this Bill, the European Scrutiny Committee, both in the Commons and the Lords, will have the power to examine certain…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire) said, “What is this sovereignty?” It is terribly simple; it is the ability to make our own laws in our own Parliament, in…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillA very simple example of what my hon. Friend mentions is the EU’s port services regulation, which was opposed by every trade union, by the Government and by every one of the 47…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIn a nutshell, laws are democratic when they are made in line with a manifesto following a general election. The bottom line, therefore, is that decisions taken by the European…08 Jan 2020