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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI will make a little progress and then, of course, I will come back to the hon. Gentleman. New clauses 4 and 36 stand in the names of the Leader of the Opposition and the acting…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend is right to say that a very clear message was reflected in our mandate. To be fair to Opposition Members, I should say that I watched the shadow Brexit Secretary on…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I know that he engages extensively with the business community, and what the business community wants is the clarity and certainty that the…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI shall give way one further time to the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn), who was the Chair of the Exiting the European Union Committee.07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI have set this out very clearly. The right hon. Gentleman will have studied the Bill—he always does—and will know exactly what is in clause 33, which is a commitment to stick to…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to signpost those two safeguards being put in place, in which he played a significant part, but I would say that there are three. I will come on…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWe will go into more detail on citizens’ rights when we discuss the second group of amendments, but clause 5 secures the legal effect to the protections that apply to citizens…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe hon. and learned Lady is incorrect in saying that. First, this is an international agreement, which is a reserved matter—a matter for the United Kingdom. Secondly, these are…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWe will debate at length tomorrow the provisions relating specifically to Northern Ireland, but there is a further sovereignty within the Bill in respect of Northern Ireland. I do…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend, who always speaks with authority as a former Member of the European Parliament, is absolutely right to understand that this is a desire not just of the British…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI begin by wishing you, Sir Roger, and all Members of the House a happy new year. The Bill implements the withdrawal agreement negotiated by the Prime Minister. It fulfils the…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillAgain, with great respect to the hon. and learned Lady, she is over-reaching in the interpretation that she is applying to clause 3. It is a technical provision that allows for…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThat is not something that I would urge the other place to address, because this is a provision to address unforeseen areas in which technical changes may be required in the…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWith respect to the hon. Gentleman, we see it as a win-win. The EU wishes to trade with the UK; we wish to trade with the EU. They are our neighbours and we want to have a…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI refer back to the remarks I made a moment ago about this being a win-win for both sides. Let me take a portfolio that I used to deal with as a Minister: financial services. It…07 Jan 2020HANSARDGeneral Affairs CouncilI want to make the following statement: General Affairs Council, November 2019 The UK did not attend the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Brussels on 19 November 2019. The UK…20 Dec 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI join the right hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer) in welcoming new Members to the House, and in reflecting on the positive tone of the debate,…20 Dec 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy right hon. Friend has always been a champion of the sovereignty of the House, and I will come on to how the Bill indeed champions the very sovereignty that I know he cares so…20 Dec 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy right hon. Friend is right. One has only to look at what our manifesto commits us to do once we have control of our taxes and at what the Government have already done to raise…20 Dec 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend is right. One of the key features of taking back control of our waters is this Parliament making those decisions for itself. One of the mysteries about Opposition…20 Dec 2019