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Why Parliament needs a meaningful vote on Brexit

Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – June 2018

“Why are they still using plastic like this when it isn’t recycled?” My wife Sally was standing in the kitchen waving a black plastic tray at me that moments earlier had been home to some prawns. It wasn’t the first time I had been on the receiving end of this…

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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Sewel Convention

Commons debates

I suspect that, on reflection, the Secretary of State would now accept that it was a profound mistake to structure the programme motion in such a way that there was no time to discuss these...

Galileo Programme

Commons debates

The European Commission’s approach in this matter is counterproductive and, in suggesting that the UK could suddenly become a security risk after we have left, frankly insulting. If the...

Withdrawal Negotiations

Exiting the European Union

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

The Government’s proposal for a backstop in Northern Ireland did not include an approach on regulatory standards, which is presumably one reason why Michel Barnier, in rejecting it, said...

Councillors: EU Nationals

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on EU nationals being able to stand as candidates in local government elections after the end of March 2019.

Councillors: EU Nationals

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether EU citizens living in the UK will be able to stand for election as councillors after (a) March 2019 and (b) December 2020.

Commencement and short title

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

I will not give way, because of the time. Who knows whether the EEA option may turn out to be a temporary state, but as a potential starting point, with a customs union, it would provide a means...

Commencement and short title

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

It is a great pleasure to follow the right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr Clarke). I shall also follow him in not taking interventions, because many Members wish to speak. I wish to...

Commencement and short title

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

I am very grateful to the hon. and learned Gentleman. Since one of the Government’s objectives is to maintain membership of the European Medicines Agency, to which the hon. Member for...

Commencement and short title

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is correct: it is the only opportunity to make it clear to the Government that we intend to have our say when the negotiations have been concluded. This is the one chance that we...

Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

I will not give way again as many other Members wish to speak. The question is: who decides what happens next in the circumstances either of there being no deal or of Parliament rejecting the...

Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

I say to the hon. Gentleman that the British people have made their decision about the fact that we are leaving the institutions of the European Union in March next year, but it is for this House...

Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

It is with some hesitation that I involve myself in the negotiation that the Government are clearly attempting to conduct with their own Back Benchers. I simply want to observe that this is the...

Cameroon: Human Rights

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Cameroon.

G7

Commons debates

With bitter divisions on trade and the imposition of tariffs by the US that are indeed undermining the international rules-based order of which the Prime Minister spoke, what impact does she...

Yemen

Commons debates

Is there any prospect of the UN special envoy’s proposal to deal with the problem, which is to hand over control of the city and/or the port to the international community, making any progress?

Privilege

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

I support the motion. I do not want to debate the issues that give rise to the Select Committee’s requests for Mr Cummings to appear, because, as the whole House would probably agree,...

Deportation: Togo

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been deported to Togo in each of the last five years.

Rail Timetabling

Commons debates

The more the Secretary of State has described this afternoon some of the reasons why this disaster occurred—lack of preparation and lack of time—the more commuters and others on...

Immigration: Offenders

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his policy to backdate the granting of further leave to remain in cases where a decision has been withheld pending criminal...

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