Business statement on Tuesday, 18 April 2017, in the House of Commons, led by David Lidington. The answering member was Valerie Vaz.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 624 cc542-550
Session: 2016-17
Department: Leader of the House of Commons
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: David Lidington | 624 c543 (Link to this contribution)
With permission, I should like to make a short statement about the business for tomorrow.
W...; Valerie Vaz | 624 c543 (Link to this contribution)
I start by thanking the Leader of the House for his statement and for coming to the House to info...; David Lidington | 624 cc543-4 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady asked about the date for Dissolution. That is laid down in statute: it has to take ...; Peter Bone | 624 c544 (Link to this contribution)
May I thank the Leader of the House for making a statement at the earliest possible opportunity, ...; David Lidington | 624 c544 (Link to this contribution)
I agree completely with my hon. Friend.; Pete Wishart | 624 c544 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Leader of the House for his short but incendiary statement. Here we were believing th...; David Lidington | 624 c544 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister and the party she leads will take to the people the case for the Union of the ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 624 c544 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Lord President agree that this is actually one of the rare occasions when it is absolute...; David Lidington | 624 c544 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a cogent point. It will, of course, be for this House in the first place to ...; Tom Brake | 624 c544 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister was not for calling a snap general election, but now she is, perhaps sensing a...; David Lidington | 624 c545 (Link to this contribution)
I am astonished that the right hon. Gentleman, on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, was able to ta...; Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 624 c545 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend has confirmed that Parliament will be dissolved at midnight on 2 May. Will h...; David Lidington | 624 c545 (Link to this contribution)
The usual discussions are under way between the usual channels about the handling of business tha...; Angela Eagle | 624 c545 (Link to this contribution)
The Leader of the House has given us an image of the Prime Minister being dragged, kicking and sc...; David Lidington | 624 c545 (Link to this contribution)
Far from throwing things into doubt, the Prime Minister’s decision has, assuming that the people ...; Matthew Offord | 624 c545 (Link to this contribution)
Some Members of this House are labouring under the impression that the next general election will...; David Lidington | 624 c545 (Link to this contribution)
The wording of article 50 is clear, and it is clear that any change to the two-year timetable can...; Ian Jnr Paisley | 624 c545 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Leader of the House for his statement and assure him that the Democratic Unionist par...; David Lidington | 624 c546 (Link to this contribution)
Clearly, I do not want to pre-empt the decision that this House will take tomorrow, but, assuming...; Helen Goodman | 624 c546 (Link to this contribution)
The Leader of the House says that he does not want to pre-empt tomorrow’s decision by this House....; David Lidington | 624 c546 (Link to this contribution)
What the Prime Minister was doing this morning was making her ambition clear about the timeframe ...; Kirsty Blackman | 624 c546 (Link to this contribution)
Mr Speaker, you may remember—as you took an active part in it—a debate in January 2000 that went ...; David Lidington | 624 c546 (Link to this contribution)
Given that question, I suspect that the hon. Lady and her colleagues are a bunch of fearties as f...; Barry Sheerman | 624 c546 (Link to this contribution)
The Leader of the House will agree, I am sure, that the prime responsibility of this House is to ...; David Lidington | 624 c546 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister’s decision is about inviting the British people, in the national interest, to ...; Nigel Evans | 624 c546 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Leader of the House confirm that should the motion pass tomorrow we are not voting for a...; David Lidington | 624 c546 (Link to this contribution)
I suspect that the electorate would be fascinated to see the outcome of such a debate.; Lord Hanson of Flint | 624 c547 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Leader of the House confirm that in the event of a two-thirds majority not agreeing to t...; David Lidington | 624 c547 (Link to this contribution)
We intend to go into tomorrow’s debate with the clear objective of persuading that two-thirds maj...; Hywel Williams | 624 c547 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister was inconsistent about Brexit, and now her iron determination not to call a ge...; David Lidington | 624 c547 (Link to this contribution)
I suppose I should express my appreciation for the hon. Gentleman’s final phrase, if not for the ...; Chris Bryant | 624 c547 (Link to this contribution)
For weeks constituents have been emailing me and telephoning my office because they are terrified...; David Lidington | 624 c547 (Link to this contribution)
As I have said, the usual channels will discuss the allocation of business between the debate con...; Greg Mulholland | 624 c547 (Link to this contribution)
The Liberal Democrats welcome the opportunity to take on this divisive, destructive Tory Governme...; David Lidington | 624 c547 (Link to this contribution)
The timetable for any general election is laid down by the Fixed-term Parliaments Act and the Pol...; Mike Gapes | 624 c547 (Link to this contribution)
Inflation is rising, real living standards are potentially going to decline and we know that ther...; David Lidington | 624 c547 (Link to this contribution)
The country I look at is one in which unemployment is falling, employment is at record levels, th...; Alison Thewliss | 624 c548 (Link to this contribution)
The Government’s ridiculous rape clause came into force on 6 April, with no parliamentary scrutin...; David Lidington | 624 c548 (Link to this contribution)
Any change to the law has of course to go before Parliament. I will put the hon. Lady’s point to ...; Angela C Smith | 624 c548 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Leader of the House confirm what will happen to the Manchester Gorton by-election, given...; David Lidington | 624 c548 (Link to this contribution)
There is no statutory provision for the cancellation of a by-election when a general election is ...; Mark Durkan | 624 c548 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Leader of the House tells us whether the Prime Minister took soundings from the Secretar...; David Lidington | 624 c548 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend the Northern Ireland Secretary is of course considering what difference, if ...; Kate Green | 624 c548 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Leader of the House acknowledge that we will none the less elect a metropolitan Mayor in...; David Lidington | 624 c548 (Link to this contribution)
The passage of any Bill currently before Parliament will depend on the talks between the Governme...; Jonathan Edwards | 624 c549 (Link to this contribution)
In calling a snap election, do the British Government seriously take the view that a UK election ...; David Lidington | 624 c549 (Link to this contribution)
It will be important that the newly elected leaders in France and Germany will meet a newly re-el...; Alan Brown | 624 c549 (Link to this contribution)
To date, the Chancellor has refused to share with Parliament any analysis of the impact of Brexit...; David Lidington | 624 c549 (Link to this contribution)
I could make the arguments that the hon. Gentleman has heard before about the vital importance to...; Margaret Ferrier | 624 c549 (Link to this contribution)
Following the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown)...; David Lidington | 624 c549 (Link to this contribution)
I will put the hon. Lady on the priority mailing list for a copy of the Conservative party manife...; Ian Blackford | 624 c549 (Link to this contribution)
The Scottish Parliament recently voted by a margin of 69 to 59 for us to have a referendum, yet t...; David Lidington | 624 c550 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman and his parliamentary colleagues have been demanding, week after week, that th...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 624 c550 (Link to this contribution)
Following the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown), th...; David Lidington | 624 c550 (Link to this contribution)
Ahead of tomorrow’s debate it is somewhat premature to speculate on what the broadcasters will de...; Jess Phillips | 624 c550 (Link to this contribution)
I was not going to speak, but like everybody else sat in this Chamber it may well be the last tim...; David Lidington | 624 c550 (Link to this contribution)
I think and I hope that people outside this building will look at what the Prime Minister said on...
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