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HANSARDCompliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019The difficulty we face is that most laws are relatively easy to interpret because they prevent you from doing something rather than making you do something. They prevent you from…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerI suspect that my constituents in Gainsborough, who voted 62% to 38% for Brexit, are just fed up with this process carrying on—unless they enjoy root canal treatment every other…25 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Since the Government broke their manifesto pledge to allow the opening of Catholic free schools by removing the faith cap, the Catholic Education Service has had to find…09 Sept 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. So far, we have mainly heard from distinguished Members on the two Front Benches or immediately prior Members, but I speak on behalf of…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWe have indeed had a panoply of questions, apart from the obvious one: when the motion on the early general election is considered at the end of Monday, will the Bill that the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019As we saw on the Public Accounts Committee during the Labour years, if there are rapid increases in public spending, particularly on health, they are invariably accompanied by…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint), and I agree with virtually everything she says. It is a pleasure to have listened to my right…04 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)Will my right hon. and learned Friend give way?03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitIn the Prime Minister’s discussions with the German Chancellor and the French President, was there discussion on the need for compromise? After all, the issue of the backstop is…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat a pleasure it is to welcome my hon. Friend to the Dispatch Box: a fellow Ultramontane Catholic. I am not sure that many people here know what that means, but my hon. Friend…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentOur history is littered with Prime Ministers being dealt an extraordinarily difficult hand but, by pluck and determination, finally winning through in Europe. To make it possible,…25 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelA very large number of my constituents work at Scunthorpe. Can the Secretary of State assure me that whatever happens, their welfare is at the forefront of his mind? In an…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceOrder. Could you speak a bit louder, please? The acoustics are not very good in here.23 Jul 2019HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceOrder. Could the Minister allow time for the mover to sum up the debate?23 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillOn the question of environmental impact, does my hon. Friend think that we were too obsessed by speed in the early years of this project? The Government now justify it on the…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?15 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI had better keep going to obey your ruling, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I want to reply to this point, which has been made in an intervention. In addition, the Supreme Court, again…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am going to deal precisely with that point if my hon. Friend will be patient. The process we are undertaking this afternoon does not assist the talks process—quite the opposite.…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI believe that decisions regarding the law on abortion in Northern Ireland should be a matter for the people who live there and their elected representatives. The whole concept of…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillWill the Minister confirm what I understand from his answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford): on a very narrow Bill, which is essentially about setting…09 Jul 2019