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Craig Williams Excerpts
Thursday 9th January 2020

(4 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Barclay Portrait Steve Barclay
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My hon. Friend has championed Parliament’s taking control of these issues for many years, and he is absolutely right: it is for this House to determine the standards, and we should have confidence in its ability to do so.

Craig Williams Portrait Craig Williams (Montgomeryshire) (Con)
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I thank the Secretary of State for his answer on dynamic alignment. As his Department winds up, I thank him personally for leading it with such professionalism, and I thank his team at DExEU.

On dynamic alignment, I ask my right hon. Friend to reflect on the fact that the Brexit vote was about this House being sovereign. For me, as a Welsh Member, that is the Union of the United Kingdom, and this House being sovereign over our alignment.