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HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI understand the dilemma that many of my hon. Friends on the other side of the Chamber face. The dilemma for me as a Unionist is that I cannot—and we as a party cannot—put our…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI know that the hon. Lady wants to intervene, but she has done so time and again. Despite what she has said, she tries to cover and dress up her pro-EU prejudice, with the…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI do not intend to spend a long time referring to or looking at the political and parliamentary skulduggery and chicanery that we have had to go through to get this motion here…29 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseDoes the hon. Gentleman understand that if by some stroke of luck this House were to come to a conclusion tonight or on Monday on a way forward that was totally contrary to the…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I thank the hon. and learned Lady for giving way. I wanted to give her an opportunity to correct something. She said this motion had all-party support; it does not have the…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)Will the hon. and learned Lady give way?27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilPrime Minister, the current difficulty that you face hangs around the withdrawal agreement and the way in which Northern Ireland has been pulled into these discussions. This…25 Mar 2019HANSARD Clydesdale Bank and SMEsWe acknowledge the work that the Government have done to date, and the point the Minister made about the need to strike a balance between banks being able and encouraged to lend…19 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI welcome this statement and the news that despite the best and concerted efforts of those who think that by talking the UK economy down they can somehow stop us leaving the EU,…13 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe hon. Gentleman is quite right that during the referendum campaign the issue of the Northern Ireland border was raised only in so far as the movement of people was concerned,…12 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal ChangesIt will not be lost on many listening to this debate that those who are condemning the Prime Minister for not getting a deal are the very ones who have made it difficult for her…11 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionWhile the Minister has indicated tonight that he does not have the full details to give to the House and he is going to put the documents down for further study, does he recognise…11 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield). I thank her for her genuine interest in Northern Ireland affairs and for contributing to the debate. As has…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillThe hon. Lady makes her point well, as she did in her speech. Not everyone abused the scheme. Some did, and it is right that their subsidies were cut, but many people had the…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillI knew that that would get the hon. Lady going.06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillI agree with the hon. Lady. One of the reasons why we need scrutiny of the legislation, even after it has gone through, is so that we have a chance to revise it if we see that the…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillDoes my hon. Friend not think it is rather ironic that we have had all these debates in the House about the impact of Brexit on supply chains, yet here is a measure that, as he…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillDoes the Minister agree that it is rather ironic that a scheme that is meant to decarbonise—for some people that is important; for others it is just an expensive burden on the…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillDoes the Secretary of State accept, first, that the terms of the buy-out scheme are not clear and, secondly, that a large number of people—probably those who are most affected by…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Billrose —06 Mar 2019