Extract from Commons debate on the EU Withdrawal Agreement - Jan 9
Thursday, 10 January 2019 08:00
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West) (Lab):...In
that vein, I have largely refrained from commenting publicly on
Brexit or speaking about it here—check Hansard!—choosing
instead to listen to my constituents to understand the result, the
vote. So I ran two surveys on Brexit. I took great care to read all
of the significant amount of correspondence I received on the
topic. I held three large public meetings. I engaged regularly with
major employers in my constituency,...Request free trial
Mrs (Washington and Sunderland
West) (Lab):...In that vein, I have largely refrained from
commenting publicly on Brexit or speaking about it
here—check Hansard!—choosing instead to listen to my
constituents to understand the result, the vote. So I ran two
surveys on Brexit. I took great care to read all of the significant
amount of correspondence I received on the topic. I held three
large public meetings. I engaged regularly with major employers in
my constituency, such as Nissan, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems and others, to hear
their concerns about the process as it has unfolded over the past
two years. Many of these companies, in particular, have been
unnecessarily placed in a position by this Government where they
are already spending vast sums of money on preparations for a
no-deal scenario—something that none of us here will ever allow to
happen...
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