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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI will give way just one more time.08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillWill the Minister assure me that that would be before exit day in those circumstances?08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI will not. I have given way already, and there is very little time. [Interruption.] I will not. I have given way many times. As I was saying, Lords amendments 4 and 5 enable the…08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThe Bill makes it clear that the Prime Minister will be mandated to seek the extension in accordance with the motion that we hope will be tabled tomorrow. As a result of the…08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillSome people criticised the Bill, but the vast majority of the Lords supported the Bill, which is why we have it back before us now. Parliament has shown in both the Commons and…08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is right. I have also heard that we can access criminal records using the European Criminal Records Information System—ECRIS—in a matter of days at the…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThank you, Mr Speaker. The Bill deliberately does not specify that, because it should be for the Prime Minister to make a proposal. She has to go into the EU Council and do the…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI am conscious that those on the Front Benches need to speak, so I shall make my final point. It is really important for people to come together, both as part of this process and…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillOn a point of order, Sir Lindsay. Unfortunately, with the noise of people entering and leaving the Chamber, I did not catch which amendments had been selected, and I wonder…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThank you, Sir Lindsay.03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Billrose —03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillIf I may, I will briefly speak to the drafting amendments in my name and that of the right hon. Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin). I will respond to the other amendments…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillSadly, this is the consequence of us being nine days away from Brexit day. That is not a situation that any of us wanted to be in—to have the clock run down this far—with no…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI do agree, and I would add that the intent and provisions of this Bill are extremely simple. We understand that, because of the timescale, the Government will ask us to make…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillYes—03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI will.03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is exactly right. Let me clarify the position. There are two references to two different Acts. There is one reference in clause 1(2) to the 2019 Act that…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Windrush Compensation SchemeThe Home Office took six months to agree to the urgent hardship scheme, nine months to set out the policy for it and, within 12 months of the Windrush scandal, it had helped only…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI want to respond briefly to what has been a thoughtful debate on the detailed amendments that have been tabled. To pick up where the Minister left off, I am happy to follow the…03 Apr 2019