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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI am conscious that the House likes nothing more than an opportunity to debate our departure from the European Union, and I shall make some fairly brief remarks in response to…08 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am not sure whether the hon. Gentleman was listening to the point that I made earlier. I am very clear on the electoral arithmetic, but he should also be clear that there is…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIn a moment, I will ask the Minister to come back on me on some of these points and he might want to respond on that. In addition to the cliff edge at the end of 2021, when anyone…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that there would be every incentive to apply, because without the proof these people will not be able to exercise their rights. We…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI rise to speak to new clause 5 on the system for providing settled status, on which we will be seeking a vote, and to amendments 2, 3, 20 and 21 on the right of appeal, as well…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWhen the Minister says that this will apply to all citizens, does he include those who came under the Zambrano and Surinder Singh routes?07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI would not actually disagree with the point the hon. Gentleman makes. The date that we have included in new clause 4 is determined by the Government. The position of requiring…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIf the Government were so confident, why did they build into the withdrawal agreement the provision to be able to extend? It was a cautious insurance policy. They were right to do…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI was quite involved in the debate during the referendum, and I listened carefully to what many of the Government Members who were advocating our departure were saying. They…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI have been fairly generous in giving away. I will make some progress and then take further interventions. Under the provisions of the withdrawal agreement, as the Secretary of…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention; he is right. I fear that the Government platitudes about the ease of negotiating this deal skirt over the real challenges that will be…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank the hon. Member for that intervention, and I agree with him.07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI do not question the hon. Member’s credentials in terms of his concern about our leaving without a deal, but I ask him to look carefully at new clause 4. The framing of the new…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention, because it gives me the opportunity to say that that is absolutely not the case. We accept that we are leaving the European…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe right hon. Gentleman and I have had previous exchanges about comments that he might have made about doing Britain down. The position we have taken is that possibly it is not…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend is right to focus on the issue. The Government have seemed reluctant to embrace the idea of scrutiny and accountability since October in so very many ways. I hope…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI very much agree. There needs to be a voice for the approaching 55% of people in this country who were uncomfortable with the direction offered by the Conservative party…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am always happy to confirm what is on the public record, but I would say that the Opposition were clear; we campaigned to remain in the European Union because we believed that…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI had hoped for a better initial intervention. We are very clear that we accept that the general election has changed the landscape. The shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThank you very much, Sir Roger. It is a pleasure to rise to speak to new clause 4 primarily and to have the opportunity to correct the misrepresentation by the Secretary of State…07 Jan 2020