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HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is a pleasure, as always, to follow the Leader of the House. She has made her intentions clear when it comes to the business motion, but perhaps she could clear something up…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI will take both interventions, because I will enjoy them.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI have already learned from the conversation today that the Leader of the Opposition is not prepared to push this as an option, as with freedom of movement. That is an absolute…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIf I may gently correct the right hon. Gentleman, it is actually a business motion, not a programme motion, and I am speaking to the business motion. I do not know who informs the…03 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am intrigued by the hon. Gentleman’s last comments. He says that he wants the Government to be in charge of the process and negotiating Brexit, but how did he vote on the…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think we are all very much looking forward to today’s proceedings, as they were such an overwhelming success last week. The whole House has to congratulate the right hon. Member…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the hon. Gentleman give way?01 Apr 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI listened very carefully to the Prime Minister’s message to all those who voted to leave. What has she said to the 48% who voted to remain?29 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)And I look forward to the hon. Gentleman agreeing with me.28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)I will confine my remarks exclusively to the motion before us this afternoon—I am sure you will be pleased about that, Mr Speaker—and I will leave it to others to continue to…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSeasonal Agricultural Workers SchemeTwo thousand five hundred—what an absolute and utter joke. The farmers and growers in my constituency are laughing at it. This is where an obsession with immigration gets us: to…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)My hon. Friend will, like me, remember that tomorrow was also supposed to signal the start of the festival of Brexit, at which the Attorney General, doing his best Gilbert and…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)I have heard that analogy before, and the hon. Lady is absolutely right. We can compare what happened yesterday when this House was able to consider all sorts of measures and ways…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)Absolutely, and I raised the question this morning with the Speaker about what exactly we are doing about section 13 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The hon.…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)I am pretty sure that the electors of Perthshire would be delighted if we were here making decisions, but that is the exact opposite of what we are doing. We have probably not…28 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. This follows on from the point of order made by the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant). We do not know whether tomorrow’s business will be the…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for whatever that was supposed to be. I have the real business for next week here—a blank sheet of paper. The Government do not have a clue what is…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)This is just part of the pattern that we expect from some hon. Members. “Just go home!” “Go away!” That is what they feel about us. I would be happy to oblige the hon. Gentleman,…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. I am very much enjoying the “Letwin People’s Parliament” already. It has much to commend it. I am sure he finds it as…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?27 Mar 2019