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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseOf course, if I was not taking so many interventions, I would conclude my remarks with more alacrity. However, I accept the right hon. Lady’s request. We were told last time that…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I pray in aid the remarks of my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin). I always listen intently to him because he is…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI give way to the hon. Gentleman.12 Jun 2019HANSARDNHSMy hon. Friend is right to say that we need a strong economy to have a strong NHS. The option set out in the economic analysis that was published by the Treasury in November makes…16 May 2019HANSARDNHSIt is quite remarkable that the hon. Lady makes no mention of the five new medical schools that this Government have committed to, of the record expansion in doctor training that…16 May 2019HANSARDCustoms UnionThere is nothing elusive about the text of the political declaration, which makes it clear that the Government can negotiate the benefits of a customs arrangement alongside an…16 May 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Public VoteI am sure my hon. Friend will agree with me that we have had a people’s vote. It was won in 2016 and that was reflected in the Labour party’s manifesto. Once again, we hear Labour…16 May 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Public VoteAgain, the hon. Gentleman will need to look at the Bill when it comes forward. What we voted for on previous occasions was a meaningful vote. We have been in discussions with…16 May 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Public VoteIt is not only that I do not agree; the hon. Lady’s own Front-Bench colleagues do not agree. She says that a public vote is the only way, but that is not the current policy of her…16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe only myopic obsession is the Scottish National party’s obsession with an independence referendum. The hon. Gentleman says it is the Government’s obsession, but it is the…16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman seems to be saying that the people in those communities that voted to leave should not be trusted with their vote, but that is not what he says at a general…16 May 2019HANSARDSupport for FarmersI continue to have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues across government. As my hon. Friend will be aware, we have pledged to commit the same cash total in funds for…16 May 2019HANSARDSecurityMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that there is a shared interest between the UK and the European Union in close collaboration on security. He is right that the UK is the only…16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not want to stray into territory that is rightly much more a matter for the Chair, but I think I am correct in saying, Mr Speaker, that you have been very clear in your…16 May 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Public VoteWell now, what is always glaring from SNP Members is their desire to overturn democratic decisions. They did this on the referendum in 2014 and they want to do it on the…16 May 2019HANSARDSecurityLast week, I was in Sibiu, where I made clear that we face common and evolving threats to European security. Those threats demand close co-operation and the UK has a leading role…16 May 2019HANSARDNHSDExEU Ministers continue to hold regular discussions with Department of Health and Social Care Ministers.16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWithout straying too much into my television viewing habits of recent weeks, I must confess to my hon. Friend that I am intending to watch that documentary. I have seen clips of…16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, because the withdrawal agreement will need to be ratified, and ratification includes the Northern Ireland protocol.16 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat I am saying is that there will be consequences to both options. Revoke would involve a betrayal of democracy, going back on the commitments that this House has given and…16 May 2019