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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jan 2019
Leaving the EU

"Will my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister reconfirm to the House that whatever the future trading relationship that the United Kingdom wishes to have with the European Union, the withdrawal agreement is clearly absolutely necessary to securing it?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Dec 2018
European Council

"My right hon. Friend continues to negotiate changes to the backstop. Does she not agree that if those efforts were, unfortunately, to fail and if we are to avoid leaving without a deal, which we must at all costs avoid, it must now be critical that we build consensus in …..."
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Written Question
Brexit
Tuesday 11th December 2018

Asked by: Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the (a) legislative requirements and (b) timetable required to hold a second referendum on the UK leaving the EU.

Answered by Chloe Smith

An Act of Parliament is required before any UK-wide referendum can be held. It is for Parliament to debate and agree the terms under which any referendum would take place, including provisions for setting the date, franchise and the question that would appear on the ballot paper. Processes to hold any referendum must, in addition, incorporate adequate time to prepare for the poll and a minimum campaigning period. The Electoral Commission recommends that legislation relating to a poll should be clear at least six months before it is required to be implemented or complied with.

A majority of the electorate voted to leave the EU in June 2016. The British people made their choice and they want their Government to deliver on that choice. It is a matter of Government policy that there will not be a second referendum on our exit from the EU.

Written Question
Royal Visits Committee
Monday 3rd December 2018

Asked by: Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions the Prime Minister has attended the Royal Visits Committee in each of the last three years.

Answered by Baroness May of Maidenhead

The Prime Minister is represented by one of her/his Private Secretaries.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Dec 2018
G20 Summit

"Will my right hon. Friend elaborate on what executive actions, beyond condemnation, the G20 partners agreed in response to Russia’s blatant and wholly unacceptable piracy in the sea of Azov and the wider Black sea?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Nov 2018
Progress on EU Negotiations

"May I welcome this political declaration, particularly paragraph 77 on the global co-operation enshrined in this agreement? Does the Prime Minister agree that we must continue to work more closely than ever with our European partners, even when we leave the European Union, on trans-border issues such as climate change, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Nov 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will my right hon. Friend affirm to this House today and to the President of the Commission tonight that as we move to honour the result of the referendum, it will remain our firmest intention to retain the closest possible relationships with our European friends and allies, in the very …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Nov 2018
EU Exit Negotiations

"May I congratulate the Prime Minister on her exceptional efforts to honour the result of the referendum and to achieve a deal with the EU under the most difficult and demanding circumstances? Will she elaborate on the scale and breadth of the future partnerships agreed on security and defence?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Oct 2018
EU Exit Negotiations

"I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement and the progress that has been made, but will my right hon. Friend make it clear that throughout the tangle of these incredibly complex and difficult negotiations, security co-operation must remain a national priority, and will she confirm unequivocally that this will be the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jul 2018
Electoral Commission Investigation: Vote Leave

"On a more general point, does my hon. Friend agree that one of the great glories of this sadly now diminished country was our electoral and democratic system? This example today is gross, and I say to her that if we are to retain the integrity and the trust of …..."
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