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HANSARDSt David’s DayI agree with my hon. Friend. Wales was of course the cradle of the industrial revolution and it should be the cradle of a green revolution. Unfortunately, we are dealing with the…28 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUrose —27 Feb 2019HANSARD Mineworkers’ Pension SchemeI thank my hon. Friend, and as the grandson of a coal miner, I know that the speech she is making is so important for the communities that we represent. When the Prime Minister…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUIt has now been 67 days since the Prime Minister delayed the meaningful vote in December—67 utterly wasted days for our country. As the clock ticks down to 11pm on 29 March, the…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUWe have got the Faroe Islands.14 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe withdrawal agreement and implementation Bill is legislation of the highest political, legal and constitutional significance. It is absolutely vital that this House has…12 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ14. The Prime Minister is on record as saying that she does not want a “business as usual” relationship with Russia. Will the Minister explain, then, why in the past year, the…06 Feb 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Is my right hon. Friend aware of the fact that Guy Verhofstadt has today said: “The deal we have is fair and cannot be re-negotiated. The backstop is needed because of UK red…29 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ9. In May 2018, Michel Barnier said that the only frictionless model for the future relationship with the UK would be Norway-plus—Norway being part of the single market, plus a…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ9. This week, our cross-party Norway Plus group published “Common Market 2.0”, a clear plan that respects the 52:48 mandate, addresses concerns about free movement, protects jobs…09 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal ChangesThe Secretary of State continually says that there is no alternative plan, but in fact my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell) and his colleague the right…07 Jan 2019