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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI wonder if the hon. Gentleman realises something about his amendment: I would be very happy to see it inserted because I think it would immediately mean a money resolution would…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI will give way, but I feel very bad because I was going to conclude.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI recognise that, and I think that procedure should never be used, except in absolute extremis. I agree with the hon. Lady. As someone who once served in Northern Ireland, I have…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to my right hon. Friend, with whom I served in government for a positive period of time. I gently chide him on his previous comments about colleagues changing their…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI will give way briefly, because I intend to finish fairly shortly.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am happy to accept my right hon. Friend’s explanation for some of the rationale behind this, but if he will forgive me, I do not speak for the Government—to be fair, I have not…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI was not going to give way, because my right hon. Friend told us that we were speaking for too long, but I will give way to him.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI intend to be very brief. I rise to explain why I will oppose this motion, in line with my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House, who spoke for the Government. I think the…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI think it is—I agree with my hon. Friend—but more important is the precedent being set. I worry that future Governments, of whichever persuasion, will reference this device and…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am genuinely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. I ask him this simple question. He has complained throughout this Parliament and the long time he has been here that,…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the hon. Gentleman give way?03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI agree and I recognise that, but I think that Governments too often use that process, and it occasionally suits Oppositions to agree with them. It is better that we delay and…03 Apr 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford), but he will forgive me if I do not follow him completely, as we would never finish…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI will not give way because others wish to speak. Is the Attorney General’s comment correct that this is the right place to be? I want my Government not to be deceitful and to own…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionMy hon. Friend knows that I revere him when it comes to constitutional law. I wonder whether, in the course of his argument, he is not slightly making the case that we need to get…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI hope that my right hon. and learned Friend is not asserting that it is wrong to want to amend or debate the Bill. But getting to the Bill is of vital importance—there is nothing…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionMy simple point is: absolutely. There has been a trail of deceit on both sides of the House and by different Governments. The judgment I make today is about the balance of risks.…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI hope the hon. Gentleman will forgive me but I want to finish my point. I will give way just once because, as Mr Speaker says, we want to try and keep this short. I believe that…29 Mar 2019HANSARDModern Slavery and Victim SupportI beg to move, That this House has considered modern slavery and victim support. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Betts. The debate is on an important…27 Mar 2019HANSARDModern Slavery and Victim SupportDuring proceeding’s on Lord McColl’s Bill and in subsequent conversations, the Home Office has consistently referred to pull factors as the reason why it cannot make some of the…27 Mar 2019