Debate on Tuesday, 29 January 2019, in the House of Commons, led by Steve Barclay and Baroness May of Maidenhead. The answering members were Yvette Cooper, Steve Barclay, Jeremy Corbyn and Dominic Grieve.

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

Motion that this House, in accordance with the provisions of section 13(6)(a) and 13(11)(b)(i) and 13(13)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, has considered the Written Statement titled “Statement under Section 13(4) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018” and made on 21 January 2019, and the Written Statement titled “Statement under Section 13(11)(a) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018”and made on 24 January 2019. Amendment (a) (Jeremy Corbyn), negatived on division (296 to 327). Amendment (o) (Ian Blackford), negatived on division (39 to 327). Amendment (g) (Dominic Grieve), negatived on division (301 to 321). Amendment (b) (Yvette Cooper), negatived on division (298 to 321). Amendment (j) (Rachel Reeves), negatived on division (290 to 322). Amendment (i) (Dame Caroline Spelman), negatived on division (318 to 310). Amendment (n) (Sir Graham Brady), agreed to on division (317 to 301). Main question agreed to as amended.

Secondary information

Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 653 cc789-791
Session: 2017-19
Department: Prime Minister; Department for Exiting the European Union
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Response to the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration: Options for Parliament. Exiting the European Union Committee eleventh report with formal minutes.
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Response to the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration: Assessing the Options. Exiting the European Union twelfth report with formal minutes.
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Leaving the European Union: Recent Developments and Debates under Section 13 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Thursday, 31 January 2019
Research briefings
Proceeding contributions: John Bercow | 653 c668 (Link to this contribution)
I have provisionally selected the following amendments in the following order: (a) in the name of...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 cc668-9 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House, in accordance with the provisions of section 13(6)(a) and 1...; Stephen Doughty | 653 c669 (Link to this contribution)
At the November European Council, the Prime Minister pleaded with other European leaders, telling...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c669 (Link to this contribution)
I gently suggest that the hon. Gentleman listen to my speech before asking questions of that sort...; Stephen Gethins | 653 c669 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister knows that her Treasury analysis shows that every single plan for Brexit makes...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c669 (Link to this contribution)
We published an economic analysis, along with other analyses, and they showed that the Government...; Peter Kyle | 653 c670 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister has had some strong words for the House for not forming an alternative consens...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c670 (Link to this contribution)
Time and again, Opposition Members have stood up and asked me to listen to the House. Now I come ...; Andrew Percy | 653 c670 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister is absolutely right about honouring the referendum result. Millions of people ...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c670 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes an important point. It is up to every Member to remember the manifesto on wh...; Tom Brake | 653 c670 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister now no longer favours the backstop arrangement she negotiated and instead is i...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c670 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman refers to alternative arrangements as if it is a phrase that has suddenl...; Pete Wishart | 653 c671 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Prime Minister give way?; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c671 (Link to this contribution)
I am just going to make a little more progress. I am always generous in taking interventions, as ...; Pete Wishart | 653 c671 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Prime Minister give way?; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c671 (Link to this contribution)
If the hon. Gentleman wants to comment on what I am saying about the process that the Government ...; John Bercow | 653 c671 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Let me very gently say to the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart) an...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c671 (Link to this contribution)
First of all, as I have said, we will bring a revised deal back to this House for a second meanin...; Emma Reynolds | 653 c671 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister is, of course, right that there is more clarity about what the House does not ...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c671 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady and others—indeed, Members on her party’s Front Bench—had the opportunity to table ...; Neil Gray | 653 c671 (Link to this contribution)
This morning there was some kite-flying about a so-called Tory Brexit compromise which would stil...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
My Brexit policy, and the policy of the Government, has been about the vote that took place in 20...; Charlie Elphicke | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Prime Minister agree that it is important for us to honour the referendum and the vote o...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree that we need to deliver on the result of the referendum. Let me add that when ...; Chris Leslie | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Pete Wishart | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way to the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Mr Leslie), and then I will relent and gi...; Chris Leslie | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
I want to find out what has changed since the Prime Minister said to the House just a fortnight a...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
If the hon. Gentleman will wait, I shall come on to talk about the issue of the backstop. We reta...; Pete Wishart | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
I said to the hon. Gentleman that I would give way.; Pete Wishart | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the Prime Minister for relenting. She is just about to rip up her backstop,...; John Bercow | 653 c672 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I know that Conservative Members find the hon. Gentleman mildly provocative—[Laughter] —an...; Pete Wishart | 653 c673 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I shall continue to be mildly provocative, if I can, by asking the followi...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c673 (Link to this contribution)
The first step in all this is for the House to make clear what it wants to see in relation to cha...; Wes Streeting | 653 c673 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Prime Minister not understand that the reason we are in this mess is that she chose to g...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c673 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman has an opportunity today to agree the negotiating mandate for going back to Br...; Dominic Grieve | 653 c673 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend will have seen that the amendment that I tabled goes solely to process, not ...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c674 (Link to this contribution)
Let me say first that we have that opportunity today. I, and others, have been listening and talk...; Nigel Evans | 653 c674 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Prime Minister also get the idea that the European Union too wants to do a deal with the...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c674 (Link to this contribution)
I am going to reference this later on, and I think there is a willingness on the other side—the E...; 653 c674 (Link to this contribution); Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c674 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way to the hon. Member for North Down (Lady Hermon) and then I will make some progres...; Lady Hermon | 653 c674 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the Prime Minister for allowing me to intervene at this early stage.
The P...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c675 (Link to this contribution)
The amendment standing in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Sir...; 653 c675 (Link to this contribution); Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c675 (Link to this contribution)
I am going to make some progress.
The amendment in the name of the right hon. Member for No...; Yvette Cooper | 653 c675 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c675 (Link to this contribution)
I will of course give way to the right hon. Lady.; Yvette Cooper | 653 c675 (Link to this contribution)
If the Prime Minister does not get agreement either from the EU or this Parliament to her next co...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c675 (Link to this contribution)
I have been very clear, as I said earlier, about the process we will follow: if we get a deal we ...; Henry Smith | 653 c675 (Link to this contribution)
Does my right hon. Friend agree that throughout the history of the European Union it has always w...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c675 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for what he has pointed out and particularly for the fact that, as he said...; 653 c675 (Link to this contribution); Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c675 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way to the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, as I have refe...; Yvette Cooper | 653 c675 (Link to this contribution)
It is really important that the House has some clarity on this. If the Prime Minister is saying t...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c676 (Link to this contribution)
There is a very simple point: extending article 50 does not rule out no deal. [Interruption.] No,...; Yvette Cooper | 653 c676 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Prime Minister give way?; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c676 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Lady wants to intervene again; I will take another intervention from her, and then...; Yvette Cooper | 653 c676 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the Prime Minister for giving way again, but I am simply trying to understa...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c676 (Link to this contribution)
As I said earlier in my speech, we will bring a revised deal back to this House for a second mean...; Angela Eagle | 653 c676 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Prime Minister give way?; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c676 (Link to this contribution)
No, I am going to make some progress.; Angela Eagle | 653 c676 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 cc676-7 (Link to this contribution)
No.
We should not indulge the amendment from the Leader of the Opposition. First he wanted ...; Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi | 653 c677 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c677 (Link to this contribution)
No, I am going to make some progress.
None of the amendments I have addressed so far will e...; Angela Eagle | 653 c677 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Prime Minister give way?; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 cc677-8 (Link to this contribution)
No. I have said to the hon. Lady that I am going to make progress.
I am not prepared to sta...; Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi | 653 c678 (Link to this contribution)
A clear and concise message needs to be given to the EU and to our nation. The Prime Minister doe...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c678 (Link to this contribution)
In order to deliver what the hon. Gentleman wants and ensure that we do not leave with no deal, w...; 653 c678 (Link to this contribution); Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c678 (Link to this contribution)
No, I am going to explain the position. That message has come from Conservative Back Benchers, Op...; 653 c678 (Link to this contribution); Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 cc678-9 (Link to this contribution)
No, I am going to explain. This amendment will give the mandate I need to negotiate with Brussels...; Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 653 c679 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome what the Prime Minister has said about the need to address the issue of the Northern Ir...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c679 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for the clarity with which the right hon. Gentleman has set out that position. We r...; Baroness Morgan of Cotes | 653 c679 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with the Prime Minister that the best way to avoid no deal is to put an agreement in plac...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c679 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend anticipates what I was going to say. We will be focusing on delivering speci...; 653 c679 (Link to this contribution); Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c679 (Link to this contribution)
I will take more interventions in a moment. I can give my right hon. Friend confirmation that we ...; Gloria De Piero | 653 c679 (Link to this contribution)
Some 17.4 million people voted for Brexit. The idea that they were duped into doing so is absolut...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c679 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is absolutely right about ensuring that we deliver on the vote of those 17.4 millio...; 653 c680 (Link to this contribution); Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c680 (Link to this contribution)
I say to all Members of this House that I have already been very generous in taking interventions...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 653 c680 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c680 (Link to this contribution)
As I have referenced my hon. Friend in my speech, I will give way to him.; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 653 c680 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my right hon. Friend and thank her for her very clear assurances that the withdr...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c680 (Link to this contribution)
I give my hon. Friend that assurance: it has to and will come back to this House. Legally speakin...; Melanie Onn | 653 c680 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister has referred repeatedly to protecting workers’ rights post-Brexit, but may I t...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 cc680-1 (Link to this contribution)
We are looking at ways in which we can give that assurance in relation to workers’ rights. As I s...; Caroline Lucas | 653 c681 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Prime Minister recognise that there is no solution in chasing fantasies? The EU has rule...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c681 (Link to this contribution)
Members across the House have put forward a number of proposals on how this issue can be addresse...; William Cash | 653 c681 (Link to this contribution)
On the question of our control over our laws, to honour the referendum will my right hon. Friend ...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c681 (Link to this contribution)
As my hon. Friend knows, in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act, we repealed the 1972 Act. It wou...; 653 c681 (Link to this contribution); Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c681 (Link to this contribution)
I will take more interventions in a little while, but I want to make the point that the essence o...; Sammy Wilson | 653 c681 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Prime Minister agree that, rather than chasing a fantasy, there is now an opportunity, w...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c682 (Link to this contribution)
Those are exactly the issues that we want to work on, and several proposals have been put forward...; Toby Perkins | 653 c682 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Lady is not the first Prime Minister to discover that the Conservative party is un...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c682 (Link to this contribution)
If the hon. Gentleman wants to look for different views about the issue, perhaps he can talk to s...; Peter Bone | 653 c682 (Link to this contribution)
I think that Conservative Members are all trying to find a way of getting a deal, and I have been...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c682 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, of course the House will have the right to decide whether it agrees with the agreement that ...; 653 c682 (Link to this contribution); Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 cc682-3 (Link to this contribution)
I am conscious of the length of time I have been at the Dispatch Box. Hon. Members want to speak ...; Sarah Wollaston | 653 c683 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c683 (Link to this contribution)
I indicated that I would not take any more interventions and that I was completing my speech. I a...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 cc683-4 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and it is important to start by reminding us all that t...; 653 c684 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 653 c684 (Link to this contribution)
Order. The person who has the Floor chooses whether and, if so, when to give way. That is the sit...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c684 (Link to this contribution)
What I was saying was—; Angela C Smith | 653 c684 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend give way?; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c684 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way later to a small number of people. [Interruption.] Listen, the reason why this de...; Simon Hoare | 653 c684 (Link to this contribution)
Contradictory, confused or claptrap. Which of those c’s best describes the right hon. Gentleman’s...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 cc684-5 (Link to this contribution)
This is a serious debate, and I do not think the hon. Gentleman’s intervention has done anything ...; Angela C Smith | 653 c685 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend give way?; Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi | 653 c685 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend give way?; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c685 (Link to this contribution)
I give way to my hon. Friend. [Hon. Members: “Oh!”]; Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi | 653 c685 (Link to this contribution)
I can see that I am very well liked here. Does my right hon. Friend agree that clear, close and c...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c685 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and, of course, he is right. If we are to protect job...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c685 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. He has just reiterated, as his amendmen...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c685 (Link to this contribution)
Obviously a customs union would be negotiated, would be inclusive and would be designed to ensure...; Boris Johnson | 653 c685 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; John Bercow | 653 c685 (Link to this contribution)
Order. The former Foreign Secretary does not seem to be very well versed in the traditions of the...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. As I was saying, the fault lies exclusively with the Prime Minister, who m...; Angela C Smith | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Jim McMahon | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
I give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham West and Royton (Jim McMahon).; Jim McMahon | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way. [Interruption.] I am not sure how people in this Hou...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. The point he makes about the way in which this House...; Michael Fabricant | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I think the hon. Member for Oldham West and Royton may have inad...; John Bercow | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Resume your seat, Mr Fabricant. I know you are trying to help the House and I appreciate t...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I just ask: is the Prime Minister—; Rebecca Pow | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker.; John Bercow | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
I hope it is a genuine point of order.; Rebecca Pow | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
It is actually an observation really—; John Bercow | 653 c686 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Resume your seat. [Interruption.] With no disrespect to the hon. Lady, I am not interested...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker.; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker.; John Bercow | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman does know parliamentary procedure. Point of order, Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg.; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. This is a genuine point of order. I wonder whether you could gui...; John Bercow | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman. If I understand his point of order correctly, the answe...; Angela C Smith | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I do wonder, with all the noise in the Chamber and with my being...; John Bercow | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
I cannot claim to have known that, but I think now that the hon. Lady has issued what might be ca...; Sheryll Murray | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker.; John Bercow | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
Order. [Interruption.] Calm down. I gave a ruling in relation to the point of order, and “Further...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. Is the Prime Minister seriously telling this House that we have to wait un...; Angela C Smith | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c687 (Link to this contribution)
And put—[Hon. Members: “She’s behind you.”] I can well understand what the Tory MPs are trying to...; John Bercow | 653 c688 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Many people have talked in recent times about the importance of respect in the Chamber. [I...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c688 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker.; Nadine Dorries | 653 c688 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Is it in accordance with the rules of this House that the Leader...; John Bercow | 653 c688 (Link to this contribution)
The answer is that there is no breach of rules whatsoever. The hon. Lady has made her own point, ...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c688 (Link to this contribution)
I did take an intervention from the Prime Minister, Mr Speaker. Perhaps the hon. Lady had not not...; 653 c689 (Link to this contribution); Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c689 (Link to this contribution)
I am making progress. The Home Secretary has gone further and called for a free vote on the amend...; Angela C Smith | 653 c689 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Yvette Cooper | 653 c689 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c689 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way to my right hon. Friend.; Yvette Cooper | 653 c689 (Link to this contribution)
I want to address the point that my right hon. Friend has raised about my amendment and I do not ...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c689 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for those remarks and the spirit in which she made them. Her amendme...; 653 c689 (Link to this contribution); Jeremy Corbyn | 653 cc689-690 (Link to this contribution)
I am making progress, if I may.
The primary part of Labour’s amendment is about finding a w...; Angela Eagle | 653 c690 (Link to this contribution)
Does my right hon. Friend share my puzzlement, after listening to the Prime Minister for close to...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c690 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. We are witnessing the long, slow decline of this Go...; 653 c690 (Link to this contribution); Jeremy Corbyn | 653 cc690-1 (Link to this contribution)
I am going to make progress.
In the absence of any leadership from the Prime Minister, solu...; Angela C Smith | 653 c691 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend give way?; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c691 (Link to this contribution)
So far, the Prime Minister has only doubled down on her own defeated deal, saying at last week’s ...; Lord Gove | 653 c691 (Link to this contribution)
Why is the right hon. Gentleman scared to take an intervention from the hon. Member for Penistone...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c691 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for his intervention and his brief statement of his leadership intentions.; Angela C Smith | 653 c691 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c691 (Link to this contribution)
I am making progress, Mr Speaker. [Interruption.]; John Bercow | 653 c691 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Is the right hon. Gentleman giving way?; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c691 (Link to this contribution)
indicated dissent.; John Bercow | 653 c691 (Link to this contribution)
He is not giving way. [Hon. Members: “Oh!”] Order. The House must behave must behave with decorum...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c691 (Link to this contribution)
I am making progress, Mr Speaker—; Lord Field of Birkenhead | 653 c691 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. There may be quite a few people in the country watching this deb...; John Bercow | 653 c692 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. I know that he is well-intentioned, but the short...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c692 (Link to this contribution)
I am coming towards the end of my remarks, because I want to ensure that other Members get a chan...; Simon Hoare | 653 c692 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker.; John Bercow | 653 c692 (Link to this contribution)
We will see whether this is a real point of order.; Simon Hoare | 653 c692 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to you, Mr Speaker. Earlier in this debate, you rightly referred to the expectation...; John Bercow | 653 c692 (Link to this contribution)
The answer is very simple. Good order has been preserved; nothing disorderly has taken place. I d...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c692 (Link to this contribution)
The point that I was making is that we could lose 40 to 50 trade agreements that we have through ...; 653 c692 (Link to this contribution); Jeremy Corbyn | 653 cc692-3 (Link to this contribution)
No, I am making progress; I will not give way any more.
The Government are in denial about ...; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 653 c693 (Link to this contribution)
None of us taking part in this debate is in any doubt that we are actually discussing an almost u...; Lord Field of Birkenhead | 653 c693 (Link to this contribution)
Will the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 653 c693 (Link to this contribution)
I will in a second.
I wish to take up this question of the relationship between Parliament ...; Lord Field of Birkenhead | 653 c694 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the right hon. and learned Gentleman for giving way. He and I tabled an ame...; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 653 c694 (Link to this contribution)
Well, unless I take too long, I hope to touch on the arguments behind the right hon. Gentleman’s ...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 653 c694 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 653 cc694-5 (Link to this contribution)
Let me just deal with this question and then I will give way to the hon. Gentleman if his point i...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 653 c695 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. and learned Gentleman said that the House must test the various options. Will he “...; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 653 c695 (Link to this contribution)
I do not wish to revoke article 50 for the same reasons as the hon. Gentleman, although I do shar...; Anna Soubry | 653 c695 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend give way?; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 653 c695 (Link to this contribution)
Let me just finish my point. I will give way in a minute.
I heard all the stuff when the Cl...; Lord Harper | 653 c695 (Link to this contribution)
May I humbly suggest that the Prime Minister is actually following the will of Parliament, becaus...; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 653 cc696-7 (Link to this contribution)
With the greatest respect to my right hon. Friend, I think that my approach throughout the last t...; Oliver Letwin | 653 c697 (Link to this contribution)
I think that my right hon. and learned Friend will therefore be joining me in the Lobby in suppor...; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 653 cc697-8 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. We will not debate the constitutional history, but people are trying to invoke the st...; Lady Hermon | 653 c698 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the Father of the House for allowing me to intervene. I just want to say ev...; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 653 c698 (Link to this contribution)
I apologise to the hon. Lady, but I must explain to her that I refer to her and her colleagues as...; Ian Blackford | 653 cc698-9 (Link to this contribution)
As always, it is a pleasure to follow the right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr Clarke...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 653 c699 (Link to this contribution)
Is it not the reality that polling in Scotland shows that the European Union remains more popular...; Ian Blackford | 653 cc699-700 (Link to this contribution)
That is correct, and it is little surprise, because the European institutions show respect to the...; Caroline Johnson | 653 c700 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman made the point that the Scottish people should have what the Scottish pe...; Ian Blackford | 653 cc700-1 (Link to this contribution)
I can only assume that the hon. Lady was not listening to what I said, because the fundamental fa...; David Duguid | 653 c701 (Link to this contribution)
On the Scottish national interest, I totally respect the Scottish National party’s position: it h...; John Bercow | 653 c701 (Link to this contribution)
Order. That is extraordinary behaviour from the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford), w...; Ian Blackford | 653 cc701-2 (Link to this contribution)
Of course, we come to this place under the rules that have been laid down, and under the rules of...; Anne Main | 653 c702 (Link to this contribution)
What is the right hon. Gentleman’s objection to enabling the Prime Minister to probe the EU on wh...; Ian Blackford | 653 c702 (Link to this contribution)
This is a complete fantasy. All of us play with the Good Friday agreement at our peril. The peace...; Drew Hendry | 653 c702 (Link to this contribution)
Is it not also a fact that in addition to the companies who issued those warnings, the Road Haula...; Ian Blackford | 653 c702 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is quite correct. We have integrated supply chains on the basis of the single mark...; Caroline Lucas | 653 c702 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way, because he is making a really powerful ...; Ian Blackford | 653 c703 (Link to this contribution)
I am sorry to hear that that remark was made. This is a really important debate. There is a respo...; Stephen Kerr | 653 c703 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. He has made some very powerful points, ...; Ian Blackford | 653 c703 (Link to this contribution)
The businesses I speak to recognise the benefits of the single market and the customs union. Ther...; Anna Soubry | 653 c703 (Link to this contribution)
May I gently say to the right hon. Gentleman that we will soon have only three hours of debate le...; Ian Blackford | 653 c703 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her intervention, but it is the Prime Minister who has s...; Alan Brown | 653 c704 (Link to this contribution)
Going back to the intervention of the hon. Member for Stirling (Stephen Kerr), is it not insane t...; Ian Blackford | 653 cc704-5 (Link to this contribution)
The Government like to talk about an implementation period, but what are they implementing? They ...; Chris Philp | 653 c705 (Link to this contribution)
If trade volumes are the principal determinant of policy in this area, would the right hon. Gentl...; Ian Blackford | 653 c705 (Link to this contribution)
I find that remarkable. There we have a threat to the people of Scotland from a Conservative Memb...; David TC Davies | 653 c705 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. On a point of clarification, the right hon. Gentleman just sugge...; John Bercow | 653 c705 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his historical exegesis, from which the leader of th...; Ian Blackford | 653 cc705-6 (Link to this contribution)
I think I will treat it with the contempt it deserves, Mr Speaker.
By 1914, Scotland had ne...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 653 c706 (Link to this contribution)
One of the things that I think the Prime Minister did not quite convey or understand, or forgot, ...; Ian Blackford | 653 c706 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; John Bercow | 653 c706 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I am cautiously optimistic that the right hon. Gentleman is approaching his brief perorati...; Ian Blackford | 653 c706 (Link to this contribution)
If Members want to hear more, I am happy to carry on.
My hon. Friend is absolutely correct....; 653 c706 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 653 c706 (Link to this contribution)
Order. With immediate effect, a 10-minute limit will now apply to Back-Bench speeches, but I do n...; Iain Duncan Smith | 653 cc706-9 (Link to this contribution)
I will accept your guidance, Mr Speaker.
It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member f...; Yvette Cooper | 653 c707 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to amendment (b) and to support amendments (a), (g), (i) and (j). I also support ...; Paul Sweeney | 653 c707 (Link to this contribution)
Does my right hon. Friend share my dismay at how Government Members have reacted to industry’s co...; Yvette Cooper | 653 cc710-1 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right. We should be able to have a calm and measured debate, not all this shout...; Lord Harper | 653 c711 (Link to this contribution)
I have looked at the right hon. Lady’s Bill in great detail. Will she confirm that clause 1(5) le...; Yvette Cooper | 653 c711 (Link to this contribution)
That is certainly not my intention with the Bill. It is about giving the House the opportunity to...; Alex Sobel | 653 c711 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. She talks of building consensus. I see consen...; Yvette Cooper | 653 c711 (Link to this contribution)
It absolutely would be possible for the House to restrict any extension to three months. In fact,...; Seema Malhotra | 653 c711 (Link to this contribution)
Does my right hon. Friend agree with me, and would she confirm to the House again, that this is n...; Yvette Cooper | 653 c711 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We would be taking no decisions today, and we would be taking...; Charlie Elphicke | 653 c712 (Link to this contribution)
Will the right hon. Lady give way?; Yvette Cooper | 653 cc712-3 (Link to this contribution)
I am going to make some progress because I am worried about getting through everything in the tim...; 653 c713 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 653 c713 (Link to this contribution)
Order. An eight-minute limit applies with immediate effect.
4.27 pm; Dominic Grieve | 653 c713 (Link to this contribution)
I cannot deny that I have found the process of Brexit one of the most wearisome and unpleasant pe...; William Cash | 653 c713 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. and learned Friend give way?; Dominic Grieve | 653 cc713-4 (Link to this contribution)
No, I am going to make some progress, if I may.
In those circumstances, we have to find a w...; William Cash | 653 c714 (Link to this contribution)
Somebody who refers to national suicide, as my right hon. and learned Friend did the other day, i...; Dominic Grieve | 653 cc714-5 (Link to this contribution)
I say to my hon. Friend that he is familiar enough with the constitutions of this country and thi...; Hilary Benn | 653 cc715-6 (Link to this contribution)
I think we all realise that today’s debate is predominantly about process, but that cannot hide o...; Stephen Kinnock | 653 c716 (Link to this contribution)
Is my right hon. Friend aware of the fact that Guy Verhofstadt has today said:
“The deal we...; Hilary Benn | 653 c716 (Link to this contribution)
I fear that my hon. Friend is right, as the Prime Minister will find out. She will have to return...; Pat McFadden | 653 c716 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Hilary Benn | 653 c716 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way, but then I want to make progress.; Pat McFadden | 653 c716 (Link to this contribution)
In supporting amendment (n), the Prime Minister has driven a coach and horses through the deal th...; Hilary Benn | 653 c716 (Link to this contribution)
Well, in truth, it is very hard to see what she can come back with if my right hon. Friend is cor...; Oliver Letwin | 653 c717 (Link to this contribution)
Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that if we are to succeed in using indicative votes as a proc...; Hilary Benn | 653 c717 (Link to this contribution)
I say to the right hon. Gentleman, as I have said to the House before, in the end, if we are to m...; David TC Davies | 653 c717 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Hilary Benn | 653 c717 (Link to this contribution)
No, I will not give way.
Those businesses do not want tariffs, bureaucracy, delays and chec...; Charlie Elphicke | 653 c717 (Link to this contribution)
Will the right hon. Gentleman give way.; Hilary Benn | 653 c717 (Link to this contribution)
No, I will not give way.; Charlie Elphicke | 653 c717 (Link to this contribution)
On that point—; Hilary Benn | 653 c718 (Link to this contribution)
No.
The lorries will be backed up from Dover, and a lorry stuck on the M20 cannot be in Ger...; Charlie Elphicke | 653 c718 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker.; John Bercow | 653 c718 (Link to this contribution)
I hope that this is a point of order, not a point of frustration or irritation, which would be an...; Charlie Elphicke | 653 c718 (Link to this contribution)
I do not wish the House to be inadvertently misled. The proportion of lorries that are checked is...; John Bercow | 653 c718 (Link to this contribution)
I am immensely grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but that is an expression of opinion and political...; Hilary Benn | 653 cc718-9 (Link to this contribution)
I shall also vote for amendment (j) tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds West (Rachel Re...; Heidi Allen | 653 c719 (Link to this contribution)
Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?; Hilary Benn | 653 c719 (Link to this contribution)
I am concluding.
We pass private Members’ Bills every year and there is nothing wrong about...; John Bercow | 653 c719 (Link to this contribution)
There is now a six-minute time limit.
4.48 pm; Caroline Spelman | 653 cc719-720 (Link to this contribution)
It is always a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn), who spok...; Mark Pawsey | 653 c720 (Link to this contribution)
In addition to the businesses themselves, does my right hon. Friend welcome the communications fr...; Caroline Spelman | 653 c720 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is quite right. As a fellow west midlander, he will know that many of us had a per...; Heidi Allen | 653 c720 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend give way?; Caroline Spelman | 653 cc720-1 (Link to this contribution)
I am short of time now, so I ask my hon. Friend to allow me to continue.
As no deal looms, ...; Vincent Cable | 653 cc721-2 (Link to this contribution)
We have had an emotional and raucous debate, whereas, as the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pon...; Lord Brady of Altrincham | 653 cc722-3 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker, for calling me. I think the right hon. Member for Twickenham (Sir Vince Ca...; Clive Betts | 653 c723 (Link to this contribution)
What legally binding change to the arrangements does the hon. Gentleman now feel the EU will sign...; Lord Brady of Altrincham | 653 c723 (Link to this contribution)
I will come on to those matters. I have very little time, but I assure the hon. Gentleman that th...; Heidi Allen | 653 c723 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend appreciate that the reason why Members on both sides of the House are having ...; Lord Brady of Altrincham | 653 cc723-4 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Mr Grieve) made it very clear that ...; Lady Hermon | 653 c724 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Lord Brady of Altrincham | 653 c724 (Link to this contribution)
I would very much like to give way to the hon. Lady, but I have used up my two allowed interventi...; Rachel Reeves | 653 cc724-5 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to amendment (j), which is in my name and the name of other hon. and right hon. M...; Emma Reynolds | 653 c725 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that the threat of no deal is already having a material effect? Busines...; Rachel Reeves | 653 c725 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree. Passing my amendment would give the certainty to businesses that we will not ...; Mark Pawsey | 653 c725 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is a very effective Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee...; Rachel Reeves | 653 cc725-6 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He and the hon. Member for Eddisbury (Antoinette...; Clive Betts | 653 c726 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Rachel Reeves | 653 cc726-7 (Link to this contribution)
I will not give way, because of the time, if that is okay.
My amendment is very simple. It ...; John Bercow | 653 c727 (Link to this contribution)
A five-minute limit now applies.
5.16 pm; Dominic Raab | 653 c727 (Link to this contribution)
It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves), who made her ca...; Yvette Cooper | 653 c727 (Link to this contribution)
To make it absolutely clear, the intention is not to mandate nine months. I think that would be v...; Dominic Raab | 653 c728 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Lady for that, but the Bill states nine months very clearly, and the EU ha...; Nick Boles | 653 c728 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Lord Harper | 653 c728 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Dominic Raab | 653 c728 (Link to this contribution)
I will make a bit of progress, and then I will certainly take at least one more intervention.
...; Nick Boles | 653 c728 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend persists in ignoring what the right hon. Lady told him about the true intent...; Dominic Raab | 653 cc728-9 (Link to this contribution)
The problem my hon. Friend has is that, although he has powerfully made the case for the Norway o...; Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 653 cc729-730 (Link to this contribution)
It is a privilege to follow the right hon. Member for Esher and Walton (Dominic Raab). Let me say...; Ian Jnr Paisley | 653 c730 (Link to this contribution)
I believe that Lord Bew went even further in the other place last week, when he said:
“ther...; Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 653 cc730-1 (Link to this contribution)
That is absolutely right, and I urge Members on both sides to read what Lord Bew has said. He vot...; Damian Green | 653 cc731-2 (Link to this contribution)
It is a great pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Belfast North (Nigel Dodds) as someone...; Oliver Letwin | 653 c732 (Link to this contribution)
I just want to understand the import of what my right hon. Friend is saying. He and I are genuine...; Damian Green | 653 c732 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted that my right hon. Friend is asking me to address hypothetical questions. Let us s...; Owen Paterson | 653 c732 (Link to this contribution)
Does my right hon. Friend agree that much the best way of guaranteeing that no deal does not happ...; Damian Green | 653 cc732-3 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend may well be right. Certainly, throughout the negotiations the Government hav...; Pat McFadden | 653 c733 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister came along this afternoon and encouraged Parliament to drive a coach and horse...; David TC Davies | 653 c733 (Link to this contribution)
I visited the port of Holyhead with at least one of the right hon. Gentleman’s colleagues on Mond...; Pat McFadden | 653 c734 (Link to this contribution)
I am quoting the chief executive of Airbus, the Road Haulage Association and the country’s major ...; Oliver Letwin | 653 cc734-6 (Link to this contribution)
Unlike the right hon. Member for Wolverhampton South East (Mr McFadden), I am a very easy man to ...; 653 c736 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 653 c736 (Link to this contribution)
Order. After the next speaker, the time limit will have to be reduced to three minutes, because e...; Liz Saville Roberts | 653 cc736-7 (Link to this contribution)
I am proud that my name is on amendments (o), (g), (b) and (j). We also support amendments (a) an...; John Bercow | 653 c737 (Link to this contribution)
A three-minute limit now applies on each Back-Bench speech.
5.54 pm; Priti Patel | 653 c737 (Link to this contribution)
With two months to go until 29 March, it is hardly surprising that we are once again debating our...; Ian Jnr Paisley | 653 c737 (Link to this contribution)
Does the right hon. Lady agree that yes, obviously, a legal textual change is now being sought, b...; Priti Patel | 653 c738 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, which is why there is now an opportunity for us to land a...; Jack Dromey | 653 cc738-9 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Member for Meriden (Dame Caroline Spelman) is passionate about the Land Rover plan...; Lord Vaizey of Didcot | 653 cc739-740 (Link to this contribution)
I have followed three principles since the country voted to leave the European Union: to respect ...; Lisa Nandy | 653 cc740-1 (Link to this contribution)
It was embarrassing to be part of the pantomime that started this debate earlier and that could n...; 653 c741 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 653 c741 (Link to this contribution)
Oh! Well, I would have called a particular hon. Gentleman who seems to have beetled out of the Ch...; Charles Walker | 653 c741 (Link to this contribution)
I have an admission to make: I am not an intellectual. [Hon. Members: “No!”] No, I am not. I real...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 653 cc741-2 (Link to this contribution)
We have 59 days to go, or, as James Melville said on Twitter a little earlier, 28 parliamentary s...; Ian Jnr Paisley | 653 c742 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the genius in any negotiation is to achieve an agreement, and ...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 653 cc742-3 (Link to this contribution)
No. The agreement was reached. This is the funny thing. The agreement was reached, and now the Pr...; Nick Boles | 653 cc743-4 (Link to this contribution)
In the short time available to me, I will not try to match my right hon. Friend the Member for Wa...; Liz Kendall | 653 cc744-5 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister is asking the House to back an amendment to a deal that she said could not be ...; Edward Leigh | 653 c745 (Link to this contribution)
It may be a bit of cliché now, but I say to the hon. Member for Leicester West (Liz Kendall) that...; Caroline Lucas | 653 cc745-6 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in favour of amendment (g) and to make the case that the amendment is vital in en...; John Bercow | 653 c746 (Link to this contribution)
We rue the absence of that further time.
6.27 pm; Johnny Mercer | 653 cc746-7 (Link to this contribution)
It is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas). I again give...; Stella Creasy | 653 cc747-8 (Link to this contribution)
There has been much talk today about finding consensus across the House. The consensus that shoul...; Lord Harper | 653 cc748-9 (Link to this contribution)
As colleagues will know, I voted against my party for the first time in my career when I could no...; Joanna Cherry | 653 c749 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to support the SNP amendment that seeks an extension to article 50, and to oppose the amen...; John Bercow | 653 c749 (Link to this contribution)
Order. There are a lot of noisy conversations taking place. The hon. and learned Lady must be hea...; Joanna Cherry | 653 c749 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure they do not want to hear it, because it is not convenient. What we have been engaged in...; Peter Grant | 653 c749 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. and learned Friend agree that, as well as being pointless because it will never be a...; Joanna Cherry | 653 c750 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree. I ask myself the following question: what kind of a Prime Minister spends month...; Keir Starmer | 653 cc750-1 (Link to this contribution)
I have only 10 minutes, so I will get to the heart of the matter. Last Monday, the Prime Minister...; Nigel Evans | 653 c751 (Link to this contribution)
Will the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?; Keir Starmer | 653 c751 (Link to this contribution)
I will in a moment.
The first step in preventing the rush to no deal is to reduce the time ...; Nigel Evans | 653 c751 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Keir Starmer | 653 c751 (Link to this contribution)
However, we do not have the luxury of being bystanders in this debate. We are active participants...; Nigel Evans | 653 c752 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Keir Starmer | 653 c752 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister may pretend otherwise, but I want to be very clear: delay of article 50 is now...; Nigel Evans | 653 c752 (Link to this contribution)
Will the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?; Keir Starmer | 653 c752 (Link to this contribution)
I will not, because I do not want to leave the Secretary of State without the time that he needs....; Steve Barclay | 653 c752 (Link to this contribution)
Recent weeks have proved the strength and vigour of Parliament, but it is now time to agree its w...; Angela Eagle | 653 c753 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Secretary of State give way?; Steve Barclay | 653 c753 (Link to this contribution)
Unlike the shadow Secretary of State, I am happy to give way.; Angela Eagle | 653 c753 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State. I wonder whether he could enlighten the House about the phrase in...; Steve Barclay | 653 c753 (Link to this contribution)
If the hon. Lady had read the political declaration, she would know that the alternative arrangem...; Nigel Evans | 653 c753 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend give way?; Steve Barclay | 653 c753 (Link to this contribution)
I will happily give way.; Nigel Evans | 653 c753 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for showing such great generosity in allowing Members to in...; Steve Barclay | 653 c753 (Link to this contribution)
The reason we are willing to take interventions and debate is that we have a clear position from ...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 653 c753 (Link to this contribution)
The question should be turned the other way: has any estimate been made of the billions in extra ...; Steve Barclay | 653 c753 (Link to this contribution)
The whole point is that indecision and delay would flow from the amendment of the right hon. Memb...; 653 c754 (Link to this contribution); Steve Barclay | 653 c754 (Link to this contribution)
I want to make some progress. The key point that flows from the point made by the hon. Member for...; Baroness Hoey | 653 c754 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Secretary of State agree with me that, whatever we say in this House tonight, those who ...; Steve Barclay | 653 c754 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is absolutely right: at best they delay Parliament in terms of getting clarity on a...; Emma Reynolds | 653 c754 (Link to this contribution)
Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?; Steve Barclay | 653 c755 (Link to this contribution)
Of course I will give way.; Emma Reynolds | 653 c755 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way; he is being very generous. Can he spell out to t...; Steve Barclay | 653 c755 (Link to this contribution)
I have five minutes left and will come on to that point—[Interruption.] Unlike my opposite number...; Lady Hermon | 653 c756 (Link to this contribution)
I have waited very, very patiently, but I have run out of patience. I would like the Secretary of...; Steve Barclay | 653 c756 (Link to this contribution)
That will be part of the negotiation that we will discuss in terms of the technical issues. What ...; 653 c756 (Link to this contribution); Steve Barclay | 653 c756 (Link to this contribution)
Given that I have just a minute left, I will not give way.
Across leave and remain constitu...; Baroness May of Maidenhead | 653 c788 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. A fortnight ago, this House clearly rejected the proposed withdr...; Jeremy Corbyn | 653 c789 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Since we have had this debate and the House has emphatically vot...; Ian Blackford | 653 c789 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. This House has spoken—[Interruption.]; John Bercow | 653 c789 (Link to this contribution)
Order. The right hon. Gentleman is the leader of the third party in this place, and represents an...; Ian Blackford | 653 c789 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. The House this evening has given an instruction to the Government that no ...; John Bercow | 653 c789 (Link to this contribution)
I will take the right hon. Gentleman’s question as a rhetorical question, rather than a substanti...; 653 c789 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 653 c789 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I will take other points of order briefly.; Vincent Cable | 653 c789 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Now that the House has given the Prime Minister contradictory in...; John Bercow | 653 c790 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order, but I would say to him—I know t...; Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 653 c790 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. We represent 10 seats in Northern Ireland, the hon. Member for N...; John Bercow | 653 c790 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order.; Liz Saville Roberts | 653 c790 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. When the woman holding the title of Prime Minister is driven sol...; John Bercow | 653 c790 (Link to this contribution)
Again, if I may very politely say so, I think the hon. Lady’s point of order, although it contain...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 653 c790 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I hope you can advise. The House seems to have found itself in a...; John Bercow | 653 c791 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman may wish to offer the views that he has just expressed to the news outlets tha...
Subjects: Borders Northern Ireland Parliamentary procedure Negotiations Republic of Ireland Customs unions Brexit
Legislation: European Communities Act 1972; European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

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