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Richard Drax

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Article 50

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Defence Estate
Monday 7th November 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I am not sure that the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) yelling “Answer” from a sedentary position quite constitutes the sort of knightly behaviour that we have come to expect of him.

Richard Drax Portrait Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con)
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If the courts have banged their metaphorical gavel on our prerogative powers, does my right hon. Friend share my concern that they may do so again regarding, for example, a decision to go to war?

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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One—but not the only—reason why we are taking this to the Supreme Court is to get an absolutely specific outcome and answer.

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