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HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWill my right hon. and learned Friend give way?29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI will be joining the hon. Member for Leicester West (Liz Kendall) in voting against this agreement. Despite the best interests of so many of my colleagues, I fear they are…29 Mar 2019HANSARD World TB DayNick Herbert has a minute and a half to sum up, if he wishes.27 Mar 2019HANSARD Amazon and SMEsI call Kevin Barron to move the motion.27 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Exit Day AmendmentI wonder whether my hon. Friend can explain why, when his junior Minister, the hon. Member for Spelthorne (Kwasi Kwarteng), was asked in the House on Friday whether “the article…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Exit Day AmendmentOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Minister made light of my intervention, in which I expressly drew the attention of the House to what we had been told on Friday during an…27 Mar 2019HANSARD European Council: Article 50 ExtensionSo the statutory instrument will be issued on Monday or Tuesday? It has taken a long time to get even that information out of my hon. Friend. Can he expand upon whether the SI…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillOn the importance of being able to scrutinise proposed legislation, does my hon. Friend accept that he is essentially being chided by my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Emergency Summit on Knife CrimeWill this knife crime summit examine why so many of the perpetrators and victims are male and so relatively few are women?22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillMy hon. Friend has been identifying the complexity of these matters in relation to both overseas electors and domestic electors. Does he agree that it might be a good idea if the…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMany congratulations to my hon. Friend on steering this Bill through so successfully and on getting his timing absolutely right so that it could incorporate the decision of the…15 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s Statement: New Zealand Terror AttacksMay I, on my behalf and that of my constituents, express our sympathy and solidarity with the citizens of our twinned city of Christchurch in New Zealand? This grotesque…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Green Belt (Protection) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. There are only just over seven minutes left for debate, but may I start by repeating what I said earlier? The people of the…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Green Belt (Protection) BillAbsolutely, and that is inherent in what I am trying to establish, which is a national register of green-belt land and national responsibility for its protection and maintenance,…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Green Belt (Protection) BillI do not have time to take interventions. As I said, this issue is important for the people of Christchurch. I do not have time to develop the whole argument now. I thought we…15 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As a member of the Procedure Committee, I confirm that that is exactly what is happening: the Procedure Committee is looking…15 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionIn following the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford), may I tell him that the people of the United Kingdom will not be kept in the European Union against…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionFrankly, I would seriously consider that issue. I expressed no confidence in the Prime Minister when we had a vote within our own parliamentary party and my considered opinion now…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend has said that we would need to have a clear purpose in order to extend article 50, particularly if that was for a short period of time. Can my right hon.…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Disability Assessment ServicesI will call the wind-ups at 10 past 5 o’clock, which means that we have about 12 minutes and four or five people wanting to speak.13 Mar 2019