Nuclear Safeguards Bill

Before I say a few words about the amendments, I want to reflect on the passage of the Bill. It h...

The Minister may be aware that in the last few hours, I have had a conversation with the head of ...

I thank my hon. Friend for that comment, which I believe reflects the progress that we have made....

May I be the first to congratulate the Minister on the co-operation agreement that we have signed...

I thank my hon. Friend. I would like to say that it was because of the personal influence that I ...

With respect, the Minister is doing what every single Minister will always do when faced with Opp...

I have always listened carefully to what the hon. Gentleman says. He knows a lot about nuclear an...

The Minister has talked about the implementation period and our ongoing relations with Euratom. W...

My officials have had a lot of discussions with the EU on Euratom, as the hon. Gentleman might im...

During the Select Committee hearings on this matter, David Wagstaff, the head of the Euratom exit...

I can assure my hon. Friend that he meant March 2019. In answer also to the hon. Member for Leeds...

I presume that the objective is to sign agreements with all the countries mentioned before March ...

The best example I can give is the ratification of the agreement with the US—and this will also e...

This all sounds like very good progress. Is it true that the other four agreements the Minister s...

I have every confidence that those agreements will be ready, signed and ratified. I have no reaso...

This is a general point, but I should like the Minister to be mindful of it. I do not pretend to ...

I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman: Dounreay has one of the finest reputations. I have not ...

This is, I trust, the last occasion on which we will deal with the Bill in the House of Commons. ...

Does the hon. Gentleman welcome the progress that the Government are evidently making towards the...

I think the hon. Gentleman has slightly anticipated what I was about to say. It is indeed good ne...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that while some of the safeguards the Minister mentions might well ...

The hon. Lady makes the important point that to have the full protection of staying in Euratom wo...

It was a pleasure to serve with the hon. Gentleman on the Bill Committee. Does he agree that the ...

I am not sure that the term “inflexible decision” can be accurately addressed to this set of circ...

I do not intend to detain the House with a long speech, but I want to commend the Minister on the...

I was under the impression that we cannot remain in Euratom unless we are a member of the EU—we m...

My hon. Friend has the power of mind-reading because the next thing I wish to say is that given t...

My understanding is that we as a country want to leave Euratom. Does my hon. Friend agree that op...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention, but I do not think it does. The Minister ha...

Will the hon. Gentleman explain what “minimum” would be acceptable? I do not feel that any minimu...

The hon. Lady is right to pick me up on those words, and I am grateful for her intervention. Beca...

I should like to begin by echoing the remarks of the hon. Member for Southampton, Test (Dr Whiteh...

Does the hon. Gentleman believe that “no nuclear” can be squared with full participation in Eurat...

I find the hon. Gentleman’s question rather odd. I shall come to the reasons that we support Eura...

rose—

I want to make progress, because I am aware that Members wish to move ahead and I wish to accommo...

The hon. Gentleman talks about taking things on trust, but does he not agree that we have just he...

I am delighted that the hon. Lady intervened at that point, because I was just about mention that...

I listened with interest to my hon. Friend the Minister’s opening statement. Of the 87,000 people...

Will my hon. Friend forgive me if I take this opportunity to wish her husband a happy birthday?