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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy right hon. Friend nods his head, because that is true, and that is how it goes.04 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillThat is true. Indeed, we had all this back in April when, if one looks at the text of the decision and the manner in which it has taken, one can see that it was hedged with…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillWill he take a second intervention?04 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I have heard an enormous amount over the last few weeks about the way in which the Government are undermining democracy and our sovereignty. We have just heard my right hon. and…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)The intervention of my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin) can only be described as breathtaking. In support of the assertion by my right hon. Friend…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)rose —03 Sept 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillOnly a few days ago the Stone Railhead Crisis Group, which represents the interests of my constituents around Stone, met the regional director of Highways England and discovered…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillThat all sounds frightfully interesting, but I am afraid that it is not what we are dealing with. We have this Bill and a project that is the biggest white elephant that has ever…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI entirely concur with my right hon. Friend. The very fact that he is in the House, as are other Members who are not directly affected by the line, is a reminder of the fact that,…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI made it clear in my remarks to the shadow Minister that I am minded to vote for these new clauses. However, towards the end of what she said, serious doubt began to descend on…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI will give way again to this extremely energetic Member of Parliament.15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillThe hon. Gentleman has very sensibly tempted me into saying something else that I believe. I am completely against these proposals in relation to my constituents and the national…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillThe hon. Lady might anticipate what I am about to say. The proposals put the railhead down at Yarnfield, which itself is an absolute and total disgrace. It was originally going to…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI am glad to confirm everything my hon. Friend has said, but I am a little puzzled that he left new clause 4 out of the list of amendments on which he was intending to cast a…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillThe hon. Gentleman is completely right to say that I will never accept this project. I have made that abundantly clear not only by my votes, but by the arguments that I have…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillHaving listened to the Front-Bench speeches from both the Government and the Opposition, I could not disagree with both of them more. This Bill is a travesty. It is an…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillAs the hon. Lady knows extremely well, I have opposed this Bill and its predecessor Act of Parliament, which inaugurated the first phase, absolutely 100% all the way down the…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Billrose —15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI am not sure whether this will come as music to the hon. Lady’s ears, but I am proposing to vote for her new clauses. However, I am really puzzled by new clause 4(4) and (5) and…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Billrose —15 Jul 2019