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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish GovernmentI am sure that the Scottish people will be comforted by that fact. I am pretty certain that the Secretary of State has been able to have a look at the petition to revoke article…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with Scottish Government3. What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the UK leaving the EU.27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI do not think the right hon. Gentleman is really keeping up with what is happening today with this innovation in which the House determines the process and decides. That should…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI describe the Government’s approach to Brexit as chaotic and clueless, and nothing will ever distract me from that principle when it comes to the way they have prosecuted this…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is one fantastic precedent that the right hon. Member for West Dorset has already put in place. We are getting towards electronic voting. For the first time in my 18 years in…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is absolutely right about the sequence of events, as this was determined and decided on Monday night. She is right in another respect. I am sure that she, like me,…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe tables being turned does not really concern Scottish National party Members, as it is unlikely that we will ever have the opportunity to have this done to us. The hon.…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is entirely right about that, and of course what she says is the case. The Government had the opportunities to reach out to try to determine how this House wanted…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Environment Secretary, from a sedentary position, invites me to consider the Stuarts. If he would like to go down that route and find a period in history where the Scots had…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAs always, it is an absolute pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North East Somerset (Mr Rees-Mogg). If an example of “taking back control” in a parliamentary party is a spat…27 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWe all look forward to the Leader of the House’s motion tomorrow, so this can be properly discussed. I think we are all particularly looking forward to a little bit of…26 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI am very grateful to the putative Prime Minister—I say to him that he could not possibly do a worse job than what we have seen in the past few years. Has the right hon. Gentleman…25 Mar 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I wonder whether you have been approached about the security arrangements for Members of Parliament—something I know you take very seriously, as…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for announcing the almost fantasy business for next week. Following the Prime Minister’s statement last night, we shall have to have an emergency…21 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI totally associate myself with everything the Prime Minister has said. We will never allow hate to succeed and we stand in solidarity with the victims of Cyclone Idai. The Prime…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 20 March.20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. You have made today a very important and dramatic statement. Already constituents are getting in touch with me to ask exactly what that means, and…18 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture of the Oil and Gas IndustryAbsolutely. When the report came out, all of us on the Committee were quite surprised by the scale of the response. I do not think there was a true examination of what we had in…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture of the Oil and Gas IndustryAbsolutely. I was intrigued by the message from the Chancellor yesterday, when this was mentioned. Yes, there are huge opportunities for us. I think the hon. Gentleman will agree…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture of the Oil and Gas IndustryI had a sneaking suspicion that I would secure an intervention based on the hon. Gentleman’s desire for fracking to be included in all this. As he knows, there was a robust debate…14 Mar 2019