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Indeed, my hon. Friend is entirely correct. The Government seem to make a lot of assumptions; it ...

Order. This is a very narrow motion about the tabling of amendments. The hon. Gentleman is now mo...

Madam Deputy Speaker, you are entirely right to focus on the narrow nature of this particular mot...

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I will give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Paul Farrelly) first.

Clearly, this Bill has been tabled with great speed following the Supreme Court decision. We are,...

I do not want to stray beyond the precise terms of the motion, which I appreciate is very much ab...

May I help my hon. Friend? The point he makes about the White Paper and its relation to possible ...

Order. May I make a helpful suggestion? Members should put their names down to speak in the debat...

I appreciate that, Madam Deputy Speaker, but this motion today, about the timing of the tabling o...

Order. This really is my last warning to the hon. Gentleman. He is talking about the Bill, which ...

I do appreciate that it is a very narrowly drafted motion. It does indeed say that, in respect of...

I totally agree with my hon. Friend about this very unusual motion. I would simply like to know w...

That is a good point. I presume a notice of amendments sheet will be published tomorrow morning, ...

On the point about the number of amendments, the hon. Gentleman will recall when the Scotland Act...

The hon. Lady is correct, of course. People watching the proceedings may say, “This is just a sim...

I will also try to stick to the narrow remit of the motion. At the outset, I say that we welcome ...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it will be perhaps disadvantageous to the Government if amendm...

The hon. Lady makes a very important point. I want to stick to the process, and the point is prec...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. He has raised some very strong points. Does he agree t...

I am not going to reject the opportunity offered by the time to table amendments in advance, but ...

Now that the Supreme Court has given its judgment and empowered Parliament to take a vote on this...

I think my hon. Friend is fundamentally right. Having the time to table amendments early is welco...

The hon. Gentleman gave the example of the potential £1,000 levy for incoming non-UK EU citizens....

Indeed. This point is oft repeated, but one could—again, without stretching your patience too muc...

I was just reading the explanatory notes to the Bill, explaining why the fast-tracking is being a...

I think, on balance, that that is probably correct. The additional time for the amendments is wel...

I fully appreciate that this is a very narrow motion, and I also will do my best to stick to the ...

Order. Could the hon. Lady mention amendments? She might be coming on to that, but she is talking...

I absolutely take on board what you say, Madam Deputy Speaker, but you know that—

The hon. Lady will be very much aware that 16 and 17-year-olds did have a vote in the Scottish re...

Order. This is not about any amendments, but very specific amendments. We are not amending the Bi...

I will seek to close shortly and keep away from the theoretical. However, these are the options t...

This is a procedural resolution. This debate is suddenly taking place, even though the Order Pape...

I could not agree more. That brings me to the crux of my point. Many amendments will be tabled, a...

We are discussing amendments to what is euphemistically called a Bill, but in the spirit of respe...

Once again, I find myself agreeing with one of my hon. Friends. The bottom line is that people wi...

Does the hon. Lady agree that something of such momentous significance as this type of change to ...

I could not agree more. Many things have brought down public confidence in politics, and we have ...

It is unusual to have a debate on this sort of procedural motion, but it is important—it is a mat...

Does my hon. Friend agree that this is a strange day on which to table a motion that effectively ...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. It is typical of this Government to table things at the ...

I am sure the hon. Gentleman understands that these are exceptional circumstances. The people hav...

I do not necessarily disagree with the spirit of what the hon. Gentleman says. I know that he, as...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I will give way briefly before I sit down.

I have caught my hon. Friend in the nick of time. This intervention is certainly not to waste tim...

I absolutely agree. This comparison has already been made, but I also find it difficult to unders...

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I call Neil Gray. [Hon. Members: “Peter Grant.”] I am so sorry. I call Peter Grant.

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I accept your apology, Madam Deputy Speaker, as always, but you will remember next time I try to ...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree with me, as somebody who campaigned fiercely for us to remain in th...

My recollection of the Act, apart from the fact that it was deeply flawed and that that is why we...

Order. I gently remind the hon. Gentleman that he is talking about the Bill, which is different f...

I was referring not so much to the content of the Bill, but to its extent and limited impact and ...

Let us not forget that the Government are here today only because the Supreme Court made them fol...

I am grateful for that point. It is never a good idea to speculate about court cases here, especi...

Further to the point made by the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle), will ...

I concur with my hon. Friend’s comments. It is in extremely bad taste for anyone to bad-mouth the...

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I will not take any more interventions because I want to hear what the Minister has to say in the...

I am grateful to be called to speak, Madam Deputy Speaker. I commend your patience, but sadly I t...

The hon. Gentleman is making a strong point. I wonder whether, like me, he has noticed the Govern...

I take that point. I am not saying this to chide the Government, but I am trying to bring out int...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I want to make a few points; we are running out of time and we want to hear the Minister.

I...

It strikes me that the need for this fast-track process and the lack of parliamentary scrutiny sh...

Indeed, I fear that that might be the case, but actually the Government have nothing to fear from...

The motion before the House has one purpose, as set out in its own terms—to suspend the normal ru...