Exiting the European Union: Meaningful Vote Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Exiting the European Union: Meaningful Vote

Layla Moran Excerpts
Tuesday 11th December 2018

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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What the businesses and farmers whom I have talked to in Wales, and in my constituency and many other parts of the country, have said is that they want hon. Members from every political party to get behind the deal and get it in place as rapidly as possible, so that they can have the certainty and clarity of the transitional period and can plan investment and job creation decisions that are currently being held while that uncertainty prevails.

Layla Moran Portrait Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon) (LD)
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Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that, while the Prime Minister may have had plenty of time to speak about this, we have not? We did have 15 hours of debate in which we could have presented the case for our constituents—for me, that includes the university sector, the automobile sector and the science sector. Two Ministers have gone who used to cover those portfolios because they can now see the effect that this is going to have. Does he not understand the intense frustration on the Opposition side with this Government, who will not let us speak up for our constituents?

David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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For the reasons that I have already set out, there have been many hours already, including the three days so far of debate on the meaningful vote, in which Members of Parliament from all parts of the House have been able to express those views.