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Speech in Written Statements - Fri 21 Oct 2022
National Security Vetting Policy

"I am pleased to announce the introduction of a new level of national security vetting on 31 October 2022.

Level 1B will run alongside, and in due course replace, the existing counter-terrorism check (CTC), and will allow access to sensitive materials, assets and locations, or proximity to public figures assessed …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
Prorogation (Disclosure of Communications)

"A moment or two ago, the right hon. and learned Gentleman drew attention to the difficulty of passing a Queen’s Speech with a Government majority of minus 43. In such circumstances, would not a general election be the constitutionally proper thing to settle the matter? Will he therefore be voting …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Priorities for Government

"Does the Prime Minister share Margaret Thatcher’s belief in home ownership, and will his Government do everything they can, perhaps including implementing some of the stamp duty reforms that I suggested last week, to promote the home ownership dream?..."
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Written Question
United Kingdom
Wednesday 24th April 2019

Asked by: Chris Philp (Conservative - Croydon South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

What steps he is taking to strengthen the Union.

Answered by David Lidington

We remain fully committed to the constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom. As the minister responsible for constitutional issues, I am working with Ministerial colleagues to ensure that this Government delivers for people in every part of the UK.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Feb 2019
Leaving the European Union

"I voted remain in the referendum but, just like the right hon. Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint), I completely accept the result and the fact that I stood on a manifesto committing me to implement it, but the official Opposition have dishonoured their own manifesto with the U-turn that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q10. First- time buyer numbers, which collapsed under the last Labour Government, are now at a 10-year high thanks to initiatives such as Help to Buy and the first-time buyer stamp duty cut, but there are still many people in their 20s and 30s who want to buy their own …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Jan 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

"If trade volumes are the principal determinant of policy in this area, would the right hon. Gentleman not agree that, given that 61% of Scotland’s exports go to the rest of the UK and only 17% to the EU, the most important Union for Scotland is the United Kingdom?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jan 2019
No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government

"Is not the Leader of the Opposition engaging in a piece of shameless political opportunism, putting party interests ahead of national interests? Is he not simply trying to disguise the fact that he has no policy on this great issue?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jan 2019
No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government

"The Prime Minister is quite right to point out the yawning chasm at the heart of Labour’s policy, but the problem is that she also said that we need to come up with a constructive alternative. Speaking to colleagues around the House, it strikes me powerfully that there is one …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jan 2019
No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government

"In moving this motion of no confidence earlier today, the Leader of the Opposition claimed that it was about delivering Brexit—but this Parliament, elected in 2017, was elected to perform that task. Both main parties, Labour and Conservative alike, stood on a manifesto of respecting the referendum result, and between …..."
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