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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI am sorry to interrupt the hon. Gentleman, because I suspect that he has reached his peroration, but may I ask him a simple question? Has he checked with his Front Benchers that…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionNo, honestly, the hon. Gentleman really does not want to do himself any disfavours. The right hon. Lady talks about a people’s vote. The problem with a people’s vote, if she wants…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Speaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I have a small question on the basis of your judgment. As this whole issue of Queen’s consent hangs on whether, when this House…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI rise only briefly because I know we want to get through this. The reality is that this is about a general election. We have heard speeches from a number of Opposition Members…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionNo, no, wait a minute. The hon. Gentleman has made a fool of himself already. He should stay put; I am doing him a favour. [ Interruption. ] I am really doing him a favour—he may…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionWait a minute. Let me finish, because this is important. Here is the fault line: without a different Parliament, a new referendum will change absolutely nothing if the people vote…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI am going to conclude, Mr Speaker. If the right hon. Lady wants a people’s vote, I say to her that the people’s vote is in front of us tonight in this debate. It is called a…04 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillThis is not really about the hon. Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) and the others, who genuinely, I think, do want to do something. The truth is, it is about the Labour…04 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionWait a minute. If the result was to leave, they would not accept it.04 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI encompassed the hon. Lady in my remarks about those lined up alongside the hon. Member for Aberavon with genuine intent, who want to do something about it. All these issues are…04 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI was not going to come to my hon. Friend’s amendment, because there was a fair amount of debate, but I would link him and the hon. Member for Aberavon, in the sense that both are…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI have been listening to the right hon. Gentleman with great care, but the one thing he does not say in all this is that the reason he has voted for the Bill tonight is that he…04 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillA valuable point was raised earlier that also explains how this Bill is problematic, which is that clause 3 assumes that the EU would in some way make a conditional offer.…04 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI am going to be brief, as I know many others want to get in, Dame Eleanor. I wish to compare a couple of these amendments and say a few words as to why this Bill is a very bad…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI start by welcoming my hon. Friend—I do not think he is yet “right hon.”—to his post. I think he will bring modulated and very moderate tones to these debates. One thing is for…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentI unreservedly welcome my right hon. Friend to his place. Today the EU will have listened and realised that the days of supplication are over and that we are intent on a policy to…25 Jul 2019HANSARDSituation in the GulfI welcome what my right hon. Friend has said. There is no question but that it is the Iranians, not the British, who have caused this problem. Any linking of this would therefore…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Lotteries RegulationI welcome my hon. Friend to the Dispatch Box. I completely agree that there is no need for a consultation about the age limit. Frankly, we should just get on with it—there is…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionThe Environment Secretary was on the radio this morning, and when asked whether it was certain that the Bill would be brought to Parliament for Second Reading, he did not answer…22 May 2019