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HANSARD Windrush SchemeThe Home Secretary said that he would supply monthly updates to the Home Affairs Committee, but we have not received an update since December, and that referred to the…05 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersDoes the Minister not realise that the Home Office appears just to be tinkering while children and young people are dying on our streets, families are being devastated, and…04 Feb 2019HANSARDEquitable LifeOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I understand that at business questions today the Leader of the House was asked by the right hon. Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver…31 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018rose—29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I want to address the point that my right hon. Friend has raised about my amendment and I do not want to cut across a very difficult wider issue. On his point about the amendment,…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I rise to speak to amendment (b) and to support amendments (a), (g), (i) and (j). I also support amendment (h), but it has not been selected. There are two months to go until the…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018To make it absolutely clear, the intention is not to mandate nine months. I think that would be very unhelpful. The point is that any motion that is tabled at the end of February…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I am going to make some progress because I am worried about getting through everything in the time. We should also be clear about why the amendment is needed. I know there are…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We would be taking no decisions today, and we would be taking no decisions next Tuesday, when we would discuss the Bill. Instead, we would…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018It absolutely would be possible for the House to restrict any extension to three months. In fact, it would be possible to restrict it to three days, should Parliament choose to do…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018That is certainly not my intention with the Bill. It is about giving the House the opportunity to extend article 50 if we need more time, and to be able to decide the length of…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018My hon. Friend is right. We should be able to have a calm and measured debate, not all this shouting. There have been different ways to do this at every stage. Two years ago, the…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I am very grateful to the Prime Minister for giving way again, but I am simply trying to understand what she is saying. She cannot have it both ways: she cannot be saying that she…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Will the Prime Minister give way?29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018It is really important that the House has some clarity on this. If the Prime Minister is saying that there will be future votes in which Parliament can make some decisions about…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018rose —29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018If the Prime Minister does not get agreement either from the EU or this Parliament to her next course of action, is she ruling out any extension of article 50?29 Jan 2019HANSARD Town of Culture AwardI thank my right hon. Friend for securing the debate and for being generous with his time. We will hear all sorts of amazing examples of the culture and heritage in towns across…23 Jan 2019HANSARDSecurity Agreements: European UnionThe last time the Home Secretary appeared before the Home Affairs Committee, he told us that, in the event of no deal, “we will be as safe—if we are talking about the SIS II…21 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionThe Prime Minister seems to be talking as if she lost by 30 votes, not 230. She says that she wants to give Parliament a say on the political declaration and the future…21 Jan 2019