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HANSARD Personal Independence Payments: MerseysideOrder. We must relate the debate to Merseyside at all times.26 Mar 2019HANSARD Personal Independence Payments: MerseysideOrder. If one is going to intervene, it is normal courtesy to be present for most of the debate beforehand.26 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf RAF Scampton is to close, which everyone in Lincolnshire naturally opposes, in deciding where the Red Arrows should go, will the Secretary of State bear in mind that we have…25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilHas the Prime Minister noted the fourth section of the European Council conclusions, which states: “Any unilateral commitment, statement or other act should be compatible with the…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Council: Article 50 ExtensionI am not sure the Minister has answered the crucial question put to him. In order to comply with the Speaker’s ruling and have a chance of getting meaningful vote 3 through the…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWith regard to the meaningful vote which we are going to have apparently next week—21 Mar 2019HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.21 Mar 2019HANSARD Point of OrderI do not want to be too courteous, Mr Speaker, because Quentin Letts may accuse me of being your toady and crony. This is a serious point of order. You may recall that I asked you…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOr not. May I urge the Government to be bold and decisive in order to comply with your ruling, Mr Speaker, and to change the wording significantly so that we can have the vote…21 Mar 2019HANSARD EducationTraditionally, Conservative Governments have held the line that parents have an unfettered right to withdraw their children from sex education. Under the proposals, it will for…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. You have told the House that, under the convention dating from 1604, you would not be prepared to allow the Government to bring back the motion. I…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Points of Orderrose—19 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionFor the reasons that my right hon. Friend the Minister has given, it is obvious that we have to try to get through a deal that the Attorney General can sign off. I am not asking…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on the Vienna convention on the law of treaties? The law is complex, and it is difficult in the big debates to get more than a few minutes to describe it, but…14 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I ask the Minister for Women and Equalities whether some MPs are more equal than others? Back Benchers—the poor bloody infantry—have to traipse through the Lobby for every…14 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionSadly, in his undoubted wisdom the Speaker did not select amendment (g) in my name, which instructs the Government to keep no deal on the table during negotiations with the EU.…13 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMay I ask a question of the Prime Minister about the unilateral declaration? I thank her for listening, as I have been trying to make this case for the past two months. There was…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI voted Brexit, and so did my constituency, by 62% to 38%. It always seemed to many of us that our job was to try to deliver the decision of the people, but we were aware that…12 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Legal OpinionI thank the Attorney General for being so patient when I have been working on this unilateral declaration for the past two months and I thank him for including it in the final…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionThe hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) has alluded to the Adjournment debate that I had a few weeks ago on this issue of the conditional interpretative…11 Mar 2019