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HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUThere are some reports online that the Leader of the House may have said something different and that there might be circumstances in which we could leave with no deal even if the…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUWe have to get some form of sensible agreement in place so that people can get on with their lives, and so that people are not threatened with the insecurity of having complete…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUIf the Government were to bring forward legislation in accordance with a vote in Parliament, would they—as I presume—vote for that legislation? Will the right hon. Gentleman also…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUThe question from the hon. Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) is so important, because businesses are still worrying and having to move money, jobs and assets abroad because…27 Feb 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 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUrose —27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUAs I follow the hon. Member for Stone (Sir William Cash), I would just point out to him that I am not convinced other European countries are looking at us with any kind of envy at…27 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe Prime Minister has said, for the first time, that she is willing to put a motion extending article 50. I hope that reflects the strong arguments that have been made from all…26 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeThe Home Affairs Committee heard in a recent evidence session that those who did not register under the EU settlement scheme in time would be unlawfully resident. Can he confirm…25 Feb 2019HANSARDMacpherson Report: 20th AnniversaryI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate and setting out very powerfully the key issues in the Macpherson report that are still being raised 20 years on. As he says,…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Deprivation of Citizenship StatusThe Home Secretary is right to want to prosecute anyone who has been involved in terrorist activity here or abroad and we should support him in doing so. However, on the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsI congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this debate about transport in our towns. Normanton in my constituency used to be at the heart of the national rail network. Now,…19 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUWe should take very seriously the warnings about a reduction of up to 80% in the volume of goods passing through the border and the preparations that Border Force is making for…14 Feb 2019HANSARD Mineworkers’ Pension SchemeMy hon. Friend is completely right and is making a really powerful case on behalf of mineworkers all over the country. Does she agree that we need to know whether the Government…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUI will not; I need to conclude my remarks. It is as though we are all just standing around admiring the finery of the emperor’s new clothes when actually the emperor is running…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUI agree with my hon. Friend that the Prime Minister has to change her red lines, particularly around the customs union but in other areas as well, because they are preventing any…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUThat is really troubling, and it is now happening right across industry and across every sector. We heard this week from manufacturers in the car industry that they are putting…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUMy fear is that we are just drifting—that we are stuck in limbo on something that is going to have consequences for our country for generations. We know not what the alternative…14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUFurther to the Secretary of State’s answer to the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis), is he really saying that if the Government have no deal in place by the…14 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe country’s counter-terror chief has said that no deal would be a “very serious flaw” in our security arrangements. The police chief in charge of preparing for Brexit has said…12 Feb 2019