Sir James Duddridge MP in Parliament

I beg to move, That this House approves, for the purposes of section 2(2)(a) of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No.

In a bid to improve my popularity, Mr Speaker, I will be very brief, and, following speeches from the Front Benchers and a few others, we sh

I agree, and I am meeting with the Scottish Government tomorrow so will make that point in my first sentence.

I thank my hon. Friend for his succinct contribution.

No; that is not what I said, and our intention is not as the hon. Gentleman suggests.

Later in my speech, I will highlight areas where we are going to go further. Perhaps I will give way to the hon.

Forgive me if I am not definitive and if I have not ticked off every single point, but the underlying point is that there will be no regress

I will come on to the environment. If I do not answer the hon. Gentleman’s underlying point, he should feel free to intervene again.

The hon. Gentleman makes an important point.

Thank you, Sir George. I suspect that the Committee is encouraging me to make progress, and I will take the hint.