European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

In his assessment, has my right hon. and learned Friend taken into account the fact that services...

I entirely agree with my hon. Friend’s first point. For as long as I can remember, it has been th...

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My hon. Friend and I have been debating the subject for so long, and I think it would be unwise f...

I want to ask the right hon. and learned Gentleman about the assessment of impact. I think that i...

The points I hoped to make in my speech are being put to me by others, which may have the welcome...

My right hon. and learned Friend has not given us many numbers so far, and the one he has given u...

My defence is that I did not use any of those arguments in the campaigning I took part in during ...

Does the right hon. and learned Gentleman accept that we are less likely to catch up with the Ger...

That is possible. The idea that the Germans find membership of the European Union a disadvantage ...

My right hon. and learned Friend has made a very important point. I represent a very young consti...

I entirely agree with my right hon. Friend on that. One extraordinary thing about the division of...

As ever, my right hon. and learned Friend is making an exceptionally important speech and doing s...

My right hon. Friend and I have many friends in common. I am delighted that she went over to see ...

Has the right hon. and learned Gentleman concluded his speech?

I have, and everybody still seems to be awake!

Everybody is awake; we have been listening to the right hon. and learned Gentleman with rapt atte...

I congratulate the right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr Clarke) on warming up the deb...

Hear, hear!

Don’t say “Hear, hear” in that way.

New clause 5 addresses a massive topic. It simply says,...

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I do not have much time to go into new clause 5 and I shall try not to take too many intervention...

Does my hon. Friend agree that on the question of services, never mind goods, this is probably go...

Absolutely; I could not have put it better myself. We currently have, in the shape of the single ...

The issue of the withdrawal agreement was supposed to be resolved last December, as part of phase...

That is absolutely right, and the right hon. and learned Gentleman neatly and helpfully moves me ...

Is not it essential that at some stage in these Brexit negotiations the Government legislate to p...

I believe that that is essential. I completely agree with the hon. Lady, which was why I took the...

My hon. Friend has spoken about the island of Ireland on many occasions during our scrutiny of th...

That is indeed the case, but the Prime Minister said, “Oh no, that’s a red line.” The difficulty ...

My hon. Friend is obviously making some absolutely excellent points, but the crucial thing is how...

I did indeed see that. Think of all the distorting arrangements that will pop up.

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

If the hon. Gentleman will allow me, I must make some progress, because I have to talk about new ...

On that point in particular, does my hon. Friend agree that all the new clauses and amendments ar...

My hon. Friend is absolutely correct. It is important that our constituents know that nothing is ...

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It might be my intention to give way to the hon. Gentleman, but I might change my mind by the tim...

I just thought that I would draw the hon. Gentleman’s attention to the European Union (Notificati...

No Parliament can bind its successor, and that Act was passed in a different Parliament. It may n...

There will be a change of tone, because the speeches so far have been understandably wide ranging...

My hon. Friend gives us a salutary reminder that it is important that we make all the appropriate...

I am very grateful to the Minister for that helpful intervention. I am conscious, as I said, that...

Order. A considerable number of Members are seeking to catch my eye, and colleagues will be consc...

With the consent of the House, I rise to speak to amendment 59 in the name of my right hon. Frien...

I have found some media chat saying that the Scottish Government’s analysis of staying in the sin...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention, but I should put it on the record that I d...

Since the hon. Gentleman raises public trust and legitimacy, would he acknowledge that the extens...

For the avoidance of doubt, I will repeat what I have said in this place before: I think we have ...

My hon. Friend talks about the principal Opposition party—by number, that is. Is he aware that in...

As I said, I have been disappointed in the performance of the official Opposition up until now. I...

The European Scrutiny Committee, of which I have the honour to be Chairman, has been holding inqu...

Lord Neuberger, who is the former President of the Supreme Court, has also expressed concern abou...

I am indeed. I am grateful to my right hon. Friend, who also serves on the European Scrutiny Comm...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the case that he has made. The Government are well apprised o...

Order. Before the hon. Gentleman continues, I had—I will not say revelled in the expectation, but...

I was completing my speech by inviting the intervention that my hon. Friend is now making.

That is a moderately eccentric way in which to proceed, but we will allow a brief intervention—an...

That is why in the Bill we treat retained direct EU legislation as primary legislation for the pu...

I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for his response. May I simply say that these are issues of ...

It is always a pleasure to be in the Chamber to hear the right hon. and learned Member for Rushcl...

Order. On my reckoning, about 12 people want to speak. I advise the House that it is reasonable f...

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I shall endeavour to practise courtesy by act rather than by anything else...

In his discussions with Mr Barnier, did my right hon. and learned Friend gain any impression that...

I am not sure I entirely agree. I do not think that Mr Barnier has ever suggested that the United...

Does the right hon. and learned Gentleman agree that this constitutional danger is heightened by ...

I am afraid that I disagree entirely—far from noticing any such thing, I have noticed the very re...

I think that the right hon. and learned Gentleman might have misunderstood what I meant, which is...

I am afraid that I disagree. My Scottish colleagues have been behaving with extraordinary good se...

I rise to speak to amendment 10, which stands in my name and those of colleagues across the House...

I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way in this tight debate. The negotiation before Christma...

My hon. Friend is right. It is immensely important that we get these decisions right. I have prop...

Order. I think there are still about 10 if not 11 Members seeking to catch my eye. If each Member...

Thank you, Mr Speaker; I will keep my comments brief. I rise to oppose new clause 2 for the follo...

I know my hon. Friend loves his part of our great country, but has he asked businesses throughout...

I think I welcome that intervention. I hear what my right hon. Friend says, and it is true that, ...

Order. The pressure for brevity is growing. I call Mr Ian Murray.

I will be brief, Mr Speaker. I rise to speak to new clause 17, on which I intend to test the will...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

Has the hon. Gentleman completed his speech?

I have.

We are grateful to him. I call Chuka Umunna.

I will be as brief as I can. I rise to speak in support of new clause 6 on the legal standing of ...

It is abundantly clear that the matter has not been determined by the Supreme Court. The Governme...

The right hon. and learned Gentleman is quite right.

The Brexit Minister in the House of Lo...

New clause 12, which stands in my name and those of a number of other Members, seeks to guarantee...

What my hon. Friend has said is important for another reason. Environmental protection means deve...

Absolutely. I was thrilled to learn that the electric black cab is being made in Coventry. It is ...

Time is short so I shall make just two brief comments.

First, I support amendment 59 and th...

I shall speak to new clause 20 in my name and those of other Members, and I also want to express ...

I have been a long-standing champion of citizens juries. In fact, I wrote the first book on the c...

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I was not aware of her historical involvement in this mat...

Order. A lot of people still want to speak, and there is very little time for them to do so. A th...

I rise to speak as the vice-chair of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly and the all-party p...

This Bill is essentially about cutting and pasting the laws, protections and rights of the EU int...

Order. My gratitude to the hon. Gentleman is almost infinite, but I think he is concluding his pe...

I am. I urge people to support new clause 14.

Given the shortage of time, I will confine my remarks to amendment 59.

I find it almost unb...

Order. The Minister must be called no later than 10 past 4. Colleagues can work things out for th...

I wish to speak to new clause 17. We have learned several things in recent weeks. First, that the...

Well done.

I would rather be speaking on whether or not we should be leaving the EU. The more I hear, the mo...

To speak very briefly, for 20 seconds, I call Chris Stephens.

I hope the Government will consider workplace protections in the Bill, because many of us do not ...

Very well done. I am immensely grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who was even briefer than I expect...

This has been a full and vibrant debate, with many excellent contributions and memorable moments,...

After the sifting committee has received an explanatory statement and before it makes a sift, wil...

I very much hope that the committee will be able to understand things through our meeting the req...

Will the Minister give way?

Will the hon. Lady allow me to make my points? I think I am going to be able to satisfy her, but ...

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I am delighted that he has confirmed that there wil...

I remember our previous conversation about the general principles, which have been widely discuss...

Well, would my hon. Friend give way? [Laughter.]

The Minister is hearing voices!

Voices of inspiration, I trust.

My hon. Friend mentioned the withdrawal Bill several times....

The situation is set out in detail in the written ministerial statement that we laid. Both Houses...

May I take the Minister back to clause 7 and thank him very much for the approach that he took in...

I am extremely grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend, and pay tribute to him. Although I h...

Will the Minister confirm that the Government intend to keep in place the equal treatment directi...

My first point is that that will be incorporated into our legislation. The purpose of the Bill is...

I call Tom Brake to move new clause 11 formally.

And enthusiastically.

I inform the House that I have selected the amendment in the name of the leader of the Scottish N...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Taking a leaf out of the Liberal Democra...

If you forgive me, Mr Speaker, I am going to do two things I have never done before: not take int...

Will the Secretary of State give way?

No, I will not.

We are committed to achieving legislative consent for this vital piece of l...

This Bill has never been fit for purpose. It was not fit for purpose when it started its life las...

In brief, this Bill, with clause 1, which says that we are repealing the European Communities Act...

I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add:

“t...

The shadow Secretary of State said that this Bill is not fit for purpose, and I agree with him. I...

This Bill is necessary but, as my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Holborn and St Pan...

My right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Mr Grieve) will go down in the hist...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your advice on how to inform the House of some breaking n...

Whether it is a matter of great constitutional significance is not for me to say. It is, however,...