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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillHow would the hon. Gentleman propose to negotiate to permit the voters of Northern Ireland to have a say in the laws that are being made for them?13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI do not know, but it is no use the hon. Gentleman’s using the tactic of deflection to try to put me off my question to him. The democratic problem is what I put to him, and…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillDame Eleanor, you rebuke me entirely justly. Let me see if I can answer the question. Yes, of course there are trade mitigations, and I had a sincere hope two and a half years ago…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillNo, I will not give way. Too many need to speak. It is no light matter for this House to take a step that is in contravention of its international obligations. The dignity of this…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI will be quick. I have listened with fascination to the contributions and speeches made this afternoon. If I thought that the Bill would produce a durable and permanent solution,…13 Jul 2022HANSARD Affordable Housing (Devon and Cornwall)Does my hon. Friend agree that the situation at the moment allows landlords to buy up good residences in towns such as Barnstaple and Bideford, register themselves as businesses,…27 Apr 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallYou might say that, Mr Betts; I couldn’t possibly comment. What I can say is that I agree with the hon. Gentleman: the commonality of interests between farmers in Devon and…23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallI beg to move, That this House has considered food and farming in Devon and Cornwall. I am most grateful and delighted to have secured this important debate on food and farming in…23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallI agree with every word of my hon. Friend’s intervention. Food security, as I will come on to say, should be at the heart of the Government’s policy making. We cannot ignore the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallI am grateful for the Minister’s response, which was, as I expected, a fighting performance. I encourage her to keep fighting; I know that those around me in Devon will support…23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallI completely agree that fairness within the supply and the price chain is vital. I think we have lost some momentum that we gathered a few years back with the enactment of various…23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallThe panel of wisdom assembled this morning is extraordinary; it is almost as if my hon. Friends have read the speech that I prepared last night. Of course the issue of labour is…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetDoes my hon. Friend agree that local councils have an important role to play in promoting community fibre partnerships? West Devon Borough Council has recruited a community…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillIt is a great pleasure to follow so erudite and intelligible a speech from the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O'Hara). I have an experience that is very rare in my…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillWill my hon. Friend help the House in respect of whether the Government acknowledge the existence of the Lascelles principles? If they do, what is the impact of clause 2 on those…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillIt is stand part that I am addressing, Mr Evans. This Bill should warmly commend itself to those on both sides of the Committee. My only caution—my only plea—is: let this not be…13 Sept 2021HANSARDLeaving the EU: Human RightsI am most grateful to my hon. Friend and, if I may, I offer him a word of congratulation on his recent knighthood. I am delighted to welcome him in his new incarnation as Sir Bob.…16 Jan 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Human RightsI am grateful for this opportunity to reassert the Government’s complete commitment to our membership of and subscription to the European convention on human rights.16 Jan 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Human RightsIt has been an enormous pleasure to appear opposite the hon. Gentleman. He is a distinguished historian, a distinguished politician and an experienced barrister.16 Jan 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Human RightsThe United Kingdom has a long tradition of ensuring that rights and liberties are protected domestically and of fulfilling its international human rights obligations. Our…16 Jan 2020