Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Nick Smith Excerpts
Thursday 7th February 2019

(5 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrea Leadsom Portrait Andrea Leadsom
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My hon. Friend is right that he and I have for many years shared a huge interest in support for the early years, and I pay tribute to him for his work on the “1001 Critical Days” campaign. The ministerial group has conducted a significant amount of information gathering, and I had a fantastic visit to Manchester with the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell) just a couple of weeks ago to look at the excellent work being done in children’s centres in her constituency. We are continuing to gather data and hope to come forward with recommendations in the next couple of months.

Nick Smith Portrait Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
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Will the Leader of the House categorically assure the House that our statute book will be ready for exit day?

Andrea Leadsom Portrait Andrea Leadsom
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I am confident that we will have the necessary legislation in place by Brexit day.