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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillIt is beneath contempt, and I can only imagine how businesses—the people who work in businesses and the management of businesses—will look on in horror, because they have…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI will, but I am not sure that my calling for that is enough in itself to get it published. We will see what else we can do. Mr Speaker, I will press on, because I do know there…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillOf course that information should be put in the public domain, so that everybody understands the impact of no deal. The fact that the Government do not want it in the public…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI will make some progress and then I will give way. In circumstances in which there is no progress in the negotiations, we are hurtling towards no deal and the Prime Minister is…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI will give way.04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI rise in support of the Bill. The Prime Minister has decided that the UK should leave the EU on 31 October with or without a deal. He says that he is making progress in talks…04 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thought that, with a bit of notice, we might get a better answer than that. The answers to my three questions are no, it is not possible to guarantee no tariffs under a no-deal…27 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn a letter to the Secretary of State this morning, I said that he has a duty to give an honest assessment of the difficult choices facing the next Prime Minister. He will be…27 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI absolutely agree with both interventions. That is why I started by saying that this motion makes a very simple proposition: that Parliament should not be shut out of the…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI am grateful for that intervention. The prerogative powers always have to be seen and analysed in their political and historical context, and they always have been. As the House…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI agree. The difficulty is that if I were to list every ludicrous promise and statement that has been made in the Conservative party leadership contest so far, there would be no…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI just want to be clear about what today is about. It is not about the substance. It is about the business of the House so that the House can decide what to do next. The House can…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI was about to respond to the intervention by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas). I do think it is fundamental that we deal with the argument that it is in…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseIt did not end well for Charles I. We find ourselves in a very serious position. Having been through the best part of three years of debate and argument about Brexit, there is a…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the Houserose—12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI hope it is not the only time that the CBI and the TUC say the same, but they obviously do on this issue.12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI agree with every word of that intervention, and I am grateful for it. The motion makes a simple but important proposition. Let me address why. Primarily, after nine years of…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI am going to make some progress. This is a serious point, because the Tory leadership race is now increasingly offering, as the Leader of the Opposition has said, a choice…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI do not know, and I hope that that never has to be tested.12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI am grateful for that intervention. As I made clear at the outset, this motion does not prevent a deal being passed by the House. It simply allows Parliament to have a say—a…12 Jun 2019