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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI would need to examine the issue. I am not certain the hon. Gentleman is right but, again, I have offered to discuss it.15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActLet me say straightaway, as my letter says, that these assurances, in my view, make a difference to the political question that each of us has to take, but, as I said in the…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActFirst, let me say to my right hon. Friend, the legal equation remains the same. The assurances are binding in the sense that, in international law, they would be a legally binding…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI will in a minute. Do we have before us—the withdrawal agreement—a sensible settling of these critical historical obligations for continuing transactions to resolve, for millions…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI must make some progress. I will take many more interventions. On the 585 pages, what does the agreement do? First, it secures the rights of 1 million British citizens living in…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActAll right.15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI will in a moment. The agreement settles the bills. It legally allows for the orderly completion of these thousands of continuing transactions—judicial proceedings, accounting…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI understand the force of what my hon. Friend says, but precisely the same prevails in numerous EU countries. For the purposes of regulation, the Canary Islands are treated as a…15 Jan 2019