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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThat does not surprise me; it is consistent with my own experience. I say gently to Opposition Members that the issues at stake are too serious to be part of what might otherwise…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI shall make two points to the right hon. Gentleman. First, he knows my record does not indicate that I am always in terror of voting against the Whip. Secondly, if anything like…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillLet me put it this way: if my hon. Friend is saying that the test is something akin to that in article 46 of the Vienna convention on the law of treaties, which permits a…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIf my hon. Friend will allow me to develop my point a little, I will of course give way to him in a moment. Without a parliamentary lock, I do not believe that it will ever be…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI warmly congratulate the Lord Chancellor on an excellent and very well-balanced statement, which shows his own experience as a practitioner in these matters. A number of the…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI never object to another promotion. I have listened carefully to what the Prime Minister says, but does he accept that were our interlocutors in the EU to behave in such an…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI will endeavour to prove that the best advocacy can be the most concise. There is a great deal in the Bill that I support and that is necessary, sensible and desirable. However,…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI have listened carefully to the right hon. Member’s formulation and I understand much of what he says. However, an Act passed by this House only becomes law when it comes into…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy right hon. and learned Friend is absolutely right. That is, I think, the best approach for us to take. We should stick to the letter of those provisions, as that gives proper…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI agree entirely with my hon. Friend, and I do hope that the Government will listen carefully to that. I want to be able to support the Bill. I cannot support it with these…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the Prime Minister give way?14 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister will be aware that tomorrow the people of Gibraltar celebrate their national day. As I have the honour to be chair of the all-party parliamentary group on…09 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsThe Secretary of State has said that he and the Government are committed to the rule of law. Does he recognise that adherence to the rule of law is not negotiable? Against that…08 Sept 2020HANSARDRule of LawI thank the Minister for that answer, and I wish my old friend and colleague Judge Korner well in her candidature. Of course, the best way to promote the rule of law is always to…08 Sept 2020HANSARDRule of LawWhat steps his Department is taking to promote the rule of law internationally.08 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter); he and I have been around debates on this issue for a number of years now. That is true also of my…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillI assure my hon. Friend that I very much sympathise with the points he was making, and I am certainly not here to pick holes. As a fellow West Ham supporter, I would never dream…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillWill my hon. Friend give way?07 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I welcome my right hon. and learned Friend’s commitment to joining Lugano. It is important for all the reasons he has set out. There was compelling evidence given to the Justice…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I know that we will move on to the question of what is not in the Bill and what might be later, but before the Lord Chancellor leaves the issue of improving our access to…02 Sept 2020