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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActRather like economists, lawyers can always find issues on which to disagree. As I said, the issue here is that we are dealing with unlikely circumstances. What came through in the…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOf course I will reflect the will of the House and give way, but what is interesting is that what we see on the Opposition Benches is a desire not to get into the substance but…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI have three minutes remaining. It is— [ Interruption. ]12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActFirst, I have set out at the Dispatch Box the position on behalf of the Government and given that clarity ahead of the vote. What was clear in response to the Attorney General’s…12 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Exit: International ArrangementsThe Government’s aim remains to ensure that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March with a negotiated deal which honours the result of the referendum. As the UK leaves the EU, it will…07 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Exit: Advisory Groups on NegotiationsThe Government are committed to working at pace with the EU to have a future relationship in place by the end of December 2020, ensuring that the backstop solution to Northern…07 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Arrest WarrantThe political declaration provides a basis for agreeing effective arrangements based on streamlining procedures and time limits for the surrender of suspected and convicted…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo. As the hon. Gentleman will be aware, we have been significantly scaling up our communications to those businesses. We have capacity under the website registration to register…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith respect to the right hon. and learned Gentleman, there is an inherent contradiction in his question. He says that the Government are trying to run down the clock while, at…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince the last departmental questions, this House has given a clear indication of what it needs to support a deal with the EU. The Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Duchy of…28 Feb 2019HANSARDArticle 50: ExtensionI am sure that the former Member for Newport West was not the only person to say that my right hon. Friend had star quality. The key issue is that we need to give businesses…28 Feb 2019HANSARDArticle 50: ExtensionI pay tribute, as the Prime Minister did, to the work that my right hon. Friend and a number of colleagues have done on taking forward the alternative arrangements work. He will…28 Feb 2019HANSARDDynamic Alignment with EUI think the person playing games, with respect, is the hon. Lady, who is ignoring the fact that in a number of areas we exceed the European standards. For example, on maternity…28 Feb 2019HANSARDDynamic Alignment with EUThe UK has a tradition of exceeding EU standards, so we do not need to follow EU rules to continue to lead the way. It is a matter for Parliament to decide, and the Prime Minister…28 Feb 2019HANSARDEuropean Arrest WarrantOn this point, the hon. Gentleman and I agree: we want to be in a position where we can surrender those suspected of crimes in Europe to those countries and they can surrender…28 Feb 2019HANSARDCross-party TalksAs so often on these matters, my hon. Friend speaks a lot of sense. There is no consensus not just about a second referendum, but about what the question would be in a second…28 Feb 2019HANSARDCross-party TalksThe hon. Gentleman puts the same question a second time— [ Interruption. ] The point is that he talks about ending uncertainty, and the way to end uncertainty is for the Labour…28 Feb 2019HANSARDCross-party TalksI admire the way in which the hon. Gentleman asked a question that has been put to the Prime Minister and to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. I very much echo the replies…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to tell my fellow Cambridgeshire MP how I reassure the academics of Cambridge on this issue. If we look at just how many European Union universities are in the top…28 Feb 2019HANSARDArticle 50: ExtensionWe have already had this question twice, but I am happy to refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave a moment ago. We are committed to securing a deal; that is the…28 Feb 2019