Commencement and short title | European Union (Withdrawal) Bill | Commons debates I am grateful to the Committee Chair and I reassure her that we are seeking to replicate the framework that currently exists.
Commencement and short title | European Union (Withdrawal) Bill | Commons debates Very well, I will give way to the hon. Gentleman; why not?
Commencement and short title | European Union (Withdrawal) Bill | Commons debates No. That is not true, I am afraid. Perhaps I will be a bit more polite to the hon.
Commencement and short title | European Union (Withdrawal) Bill | Commons debates No; may I develop this point? This amendment will deliver robust protections.
Commencement and short title | European Union (Withdrawal) Bill | Commons debates Please forgive me, but I need to press on.
Commencement and short title | European Union (Withdrawal) Bill | Commons debates I will deal with that important point in a moment if I may, because I want to do justice to the amendment tabled by the right hon.
Commencement and short title | European Union (Withdrawal) Bill | Commons debates The hon. Lady deals with the nub of the issue, and I shall address those particular points in turn.
Commencement and short title | European Union (Withdrawal) Bill | Commons debates My right hon. Friend is right.
Commencement and short title | European Union (Withdrawal) Bill | Commons debates As I have said, the backstop is six months—no later than—rather than the full period, and in any event I can reassure the hon.