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HANSARDImmunity for SoldiersWill the Minister allow me?20 May 2019HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryI, too, welcome the report. May I add to my right hon. Friend’s list what I have discovered in my constituency? Even babies can acquire brain injuries from contracting meningitis,…09 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOver many years, High Wycombe has established a dramatic way to help tackle obesity. To that end, a week on Saturday, the mayor, a number of councillors and I will be weighed in…07 May 2019HANSARD National Security Council LeakOf course the principles of good governance must be upheld, but does this mark a turning point? Further to the question asked by my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for…02 May 2019HANSARD European CouncilThe Government continue in office thanks to the support of our confidence and supply partners. In the event that the withdrawal agreement is pushed through unamended over the…11 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI am delighted that he is, but I think he voted to notify the EU of our withdrawal. If he did, he voted to leave without an agreement. The fundamental point of the amendments to…08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillIt is a big reverse. Do Opposition Members seriously think that we should participate in the European elections after so long? It is a ridiculous escapade. Members should have…08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMay I begin by saying how pleased I was to learn, when my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) mentioned the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017,…08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Of course this has been a quality debate, but an altogether too brief one. I know how their Lordships feel about ill-considered and briskly…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillOn a point of order, Sir Lindsay. It may help the House. I have just inquired in the Vote Office, and the correct amendment paper, the one that we should be looking at, is the one…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillWill my right hon. Friend give way on that point? [ Laughter. ]03 Apr 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Joint Committee: OversightFurther to the question asked by my right hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Mr Paterson), and since we are treating of matters that are both controversial and complex,…20 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionDuring the course of the debate I have received a message from David Campbell Bannerman MEP, who says that the European Parliament in Strasbourg has today voted through no-deal…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWill my right hon. Friend give way?13 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseSince the last vote I have taken the opportunity to canvass the external Brexit campaign groups to find out their opinion as to whether, in the light of all this, we were right to…13 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Legal OpinionParagraph 23 of the political declaration makes it clear that we would “build and improve on the single customs territory provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement”. We know what…12 Mar 2019HANSARD KashmirI particularly welcome the proactive way in which the Minister has brought this statement to the House. I do so for two reasons, the first of which is that I thought I detected a…07 Mar 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirI absolutely condemn the perpetrators of the initial act of violence, but I also condemn airstrikes in retaliation for what really could have been a crime, rather than an act of…27 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. What we do know tonight is that there is a majority in this House for replacing the backstop with alternative arrangements and that that majority…14 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is an absolute joy to sit on the Committee, as I was the Minister on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Committee. I congratulate the Minister and officials on the excellent…14 Feb 2019