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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI thank the right hon. Gentleman. As he knows, I strongly support his amendment, and he is making an extremely important speech. Does he agree that, as the Government have…25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilThe Prime Minister said that she is prepared to provide for indicative votes and to engage constructively with the process, but she has also many times—she appeared to again…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMy right hon. Friend is making a very important speech about the risks of no deal. The Prime Minister said today: “Unless this House agrees to it, no deal will not happen.”…25 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister still has to ask the EU to agree to something. At the moment, all she is asking anybody to agree to is the same plan that she has put to this House twice, and…20 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionNormally it is a pleasure for me to follow the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes), and normally he is warm and inclusive, but I must say to him…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionIf the Government were, for the first time, to be prepared to support and to facilitate some processes for indicative votes and so on, I think it would actually be possible to…14 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe Secretary of State is making a very strong argument against no deal and the damage that it would cause. The purpose of the votes today and tomorrow is to establish the default…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWe have only two weeks to go, and businesses do not know whether they need to pay tariffs. We do not know whether public services will face shortages, and families do not know…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI welcome the Secretary of State’s assurances, but—13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI have listened to the hon. Lady, and I have to say that I still support that amendment, which I think is the right amendment. I think we should hear the views of the House and…13 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Businesses, public services and families urgently need some clarification about what will happen in just over two weeks’ time. The reason we…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose—12 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseGiven that a meaningful vote has been defeated tonight, will the Leader of the House confirm that that means that the Government will table a motion under section 13(4) of the…12 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. On the Government’s website at the moment, there is a month-long consultation on door closure warnings on the docklands light railway.…11 Mar 2019HANSARDShamima Begum and Other CasesI asked the Home Secretary about the vulnerability of this little baby, who has now tragically died, at the Select Committee session. Can he confirm that Shamima Begum’s son was a…11 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal ChangesThe Minister could not answer the question from my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn). The status of tomorrow’s meaningful vote matters because we want…11 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI do not doubt the Minister’s good intentions on this, and I think the whole House would agree on many of the things that can make a difference. The problem is that she could have…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Stronger Towns FundTowns such as ours in Yorkshire are sick of losing vital services such as libraries, buses, community centres, jobcentres, courts and maternity units, and we need that investment.…04 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeFatal stabbings are now at their highest level since the second world war, and the number of youth stabbings has doubled in five years. Teenagers are dying on our streets, and…04 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUThat is hugely important. I will finish these quick points and then come on to that. I would like confirmation, too—like my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central—that the…27 Feb 2019