Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill (Instruction)

The hon. Gentleman is extremely kind in giving way, although perhaps not quite accurate in descri...

I am not sure that that is entirely relevant. Every time we introduce new legislation we choose t...

indicated dissent.

No, he did not—[Interruption.] He was still at school? I think that is a bit unfair on the hon. G...

The hon. Gentleman will know that many Government Members had serious concerns about Prorogation ...

Well now, for a start, I am not very keen on the concept of “normal” at all. I have tried to avoi...

My hon. Friend is making an excellent and very interesting speech. One of the crucial issues is t...

The point is that other people might choose to bring other cases to the courts on the matter, unl...

I have no doubt that the hon. Gentleman is correct that if new clause 3—his amendment to allow a ...

No, I do not think that that is right, but if the House decided not to consider the matter, the c...

rose—

Order. Before the hon. Gentleman gives way, let me say for the sake of clarity that the programme...

One of the most notable things after the outcome of the case was that the Prime Minister did not ...

The hon. and learned Lady—who was, of course, the Cherry on the top of the icing in this case; it...

I agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman. Does he share my concern at the fact that the Governmen...

I have to say that in my 20 years in this House, I have quite often known Governments to quash de...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Well, I will, but I am getting towards the end.

I thought that the hon. Gentleman was getting towards the end, so I wanted to ask him to clarify ...

I would not bother with that.

The hon. and learned Lady is absolutely right. This is the ir...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship at this stage of the proceedings, Madam Deputy ...

Will the Minister give way?

So soon?

I just wanted to ask a brief question. If this is not the right place for this topic to be debate...

How wonderful to be pre-empted on a core remark that I was going to make anyway. What I ought to ...

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way, but it is not wholly accurate to say that the Bill ...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that thoughtful point, but I think he is incorrect. In my vi...

That being the case, why do the Government’s own explanatory notes on the Bill refer to the Mille...

Because clause 3 is careful, as the explanatory notes set out, to absorb recent case law, as I am...

Will the Minister give way?

I will give way one last time, and I am sure the intervention will be good.

I wonder whether the Minister might just indulge the House and express the Government’s opinion o...

Order. The hon. Gentleman knows that this is a very narrow debate on the instruction. The Ministe...

rose—

So will the Minister give way to me instead?

indicated assent.

Thank you. The question then is: if not now, when? That has still not been answered. If we are no...

Well, indeed. “If not now, when” is always a good question, and better people than me have put it...

Is it not the case that those who wish to reopen this issue are revisiting a very dark chapter in...

The point is that we have an opportunity to clear the air in regard to legislation that is highly...

I will not detain the House for long but, because I was not able to intervene latterly on the Min...

I am sorry not for the tone but for the content of what the Minister said, not least because she ...

Order. I am going to pause the hon. Gentleman for a moment. Once again, because of the screen tha...

I rise to support my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), as the House should be ab...

Now for the second part. The Minister is also wrong to suggest that somebody else should be devis...