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HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I thank the hon. Gentleman for taking the time to talk to me about the proposal and to understand it. We discovered much common ground. I am not persuaded of his argument, and in…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I simply say that we have to have an agreement with the EU about alternative arrangements. Thanks to the hard work of the right hon. Member for Loughborough (Nicky Morgan) and…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWould my hon. Friend feel the same way if my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin) proposed to use Wednesday to legislate in favour of a no-deal Brexit?01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I thank my right hon. Friend for that. He has been an important ally in this cause.01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am replying to another intervention, if the right hon. Lady would just give me one moment. My right hon. Friend is right; common market 2.0 has attracted the support of my hon.…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I congratulate the hon. Member for Hove (Peter Kyle) on managing to deliver a powerful speech despite a certain amount of distraction. He was responsible for my defeat in his…01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)That gives me more pleasure than you could believe possible. For all of us in this House who care deeply about the security of our fellow citizens, but perhaps in particular for…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. My right hon. Friend just claimed that the people elect the Government; is it not the case that the people elect Members of Parliament who, by…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI always learn from my hon. Friend, but I must disagree with him on this. I am quite capable of distinguishing between my general confidence in the Government, their measures,…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I join my hon. Friend the Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) in proposing motion (D). I, too, want to make the case for compromise, not as something cowardly but as something…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)My hon. Friend did a heroic thing earlier this week, for which I salute him, and I am grateful to him for literally leading me to my next point. For our allies in the DUP, common…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am happy to confirm some of what my hon. Friend says but not the first point about not having a say over the rules. Members of the European economic area follow an absolutely…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)Of course that is right; my hon. Friend is absolutely correct. It is also the case that almost every single producer in this country is hardly going to have to follow one set of…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I give way first to my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin).27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)That is exactly right. Under common market 2.0, the EEA and EFTA, only single market legislation would be relevant to us; we would be free of all of the rest. It is very important…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)My hon. Friend, as ever, puts her finger on the nerve, shall we say. There are different views in the House about our commitment to a future customs arrangement. On the…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I will give way one last time.27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)The hon. Lady makes a powerful argument, as she has done consistently. The funny thing about this position is what happened in Norway. It was meant to be temporary for Norway. It…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)Will my right hon. Friend give way?27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I will be brief. My right hon. Friend is correct to say that this is a legally disputed point. There are lawyers who agree with him, but I can cite Sir Alan Dashwood, QC, the…27 Mar 2019