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Conservative Sir Bernard Jenkin says that the "Scottish Parliament is going to have more power as a result of us leaving the European Union".

He says that the Commons decided to give the decision to the people, and also voted for the triggering of Article 50.

He states that the government has said "that no deal is better than a bad deal," and still says this.

"Ruling out leaving without a withdrawal agreement is not a democratic option," he adds.

The EU is a "profoundly undemocratic" institution, and it is the "EU which is on the cliff-edge of disaster, not the UK," he says.

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The SNP's Europe spokesperson Peter Grant says that he is speaking in "day six of a five day debate".

He says that Scotland will not vote for this deal or "anything close to resembling it".

He adds that the British government "is deliberately making it harder" for businesses to recruit staff. He states that the government, by making the ending of free movement a priority, makes the country "xenophobic".

At PMQs, he says, he has asked the prime minister for "one single benefit" of ending the free movement of people, and "she wasn't able to" do that.

"We do still have the option of keeping the deal we already have," he says.

The foreign secretary says that no Brexit is possible and blames Speaker John Bercow.

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Conservative Sir Nicholas Soames says that the country is "fed up" of the Brexit debate, and that constituents want to see Parliament "rise up" to the problems faced.

He says he believes that the country "has made a historically bad decision" but that the decision "must be honoured".

He believes it would be "quite wrong" to extend Article 50, he says.

The deal would be the best way to leave "with the least possible disruption", he states.

If the House votes against the "only agreement on offer" then voting against it causes "chaos", he says.

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Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott says that Labour is "committed to a jobs-first Brexit which will not harm our economy", and she adds that "we want to honour the referendum vote".

She raises concerns from "ex-heads of MI6 and ex-defence chiefs" and she adds that these people "might know a little more" about security than the home secretary and herself.

She says that the deal "potentially abolishes" the security arrangements between the UK and EU and information sharing. This could have potentially "severely negative" consequences for policing tools, she states.

Many of the problems with the deal's security implications come from "the prime minister's own red lines" as Mrs May stipulated the UK must leave EU judicial institutions, which means that security co-operation cannot apply, Ms Abbott continues.

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"There is an unbreakable bond between" the UK and the Republic of Ireland, Sajid Javid states.

He says he saw "first hand from Windrush" the problems created by not having a "comprehensive registration scheme".

"There will be a proper, easy to use scheme in place for our EU friends," he adds.

He finishes by saying that he knows which he prefers out of the deal proposed, no deal and no Brexit.

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Home Secretary Sajid Javid says that next week the Commons "will be asked to make one of the most important parliamentary decisions".

He says this choice "will determine the future of the United Kingdom". He says that the deal on offer is the best way of "ensuring an orderly exit from the European Union".

"Concern over uncontrolled immigration was a major factor" when people voted to leave, he says.

He says that the UK is "stronger economically" because of immigration, and he says he wants to introduce an immigration system which will attract the best from around the world.

He says that the immigration white paper sets out "proposals for a secure and streamlined border".

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Labour's Luciana Berger asks if there is going to be a statement from the work and pensions secretary, who is due to give a speech on the two child limit for benefits, as well as the roll-out of Universal Credit.

She asks if John Bercow has received any news that an oral statement will be given on the matter.

Mr Bercow says he is aware of a written statement, but that no oral statement has been tabled. He adds that "early next week" might well be the time when an oral statement is given on this.

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The House of Commons gets going at 9:30am and jumps straight to continuation of the Brexit agreement debate.

The debate will be opened by Home Secretary Sajid Javid, and closed by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

The Commons will move to the adjournment debate, on the Oxford to Cambridge expressway route.

The Brexit debate will end at 2:30pm.

Welcome to our coverage of today's Brexit debate in the House of Commons.

It's unusual for MPs to sit on a Friday unless it's to debate private members' bills - but today the debate on the PM's Brexit withdrawal deal continues.

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That's it for our coverage of the Commons today as MPs have concluded the second day of debate on the Withdrawal Agreement.

Conservative MP John Howell is now introducing his adjournment debate on Europa School in Culham.

The day began with transport questions, before Andrea Leadsom introduced the business of the House for next week in the Business Statement.

Since then, MPs have been sharing their opinions on the prime minister's Brexit deal.

Join us tomorrow at 9.30am for a continuation of the debate on the Withdrawal Agreement, before the Meaningful Vote takes place next Tuesday.

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Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary Greg Clark indicates that the government will accept the amendment on protections for the environment and workers' rights after Brexit, put forward by Labour MPs, led by John Mann.

"We stand ready to engage in those discussions on this amendment.

"We, as ever, need to look at the implications and the drafting very carefully, but I'm hopeful that this will be an amendment that it will be possible to accept".

He says he hopes this might be a "totem" for what might be done more broadly on the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

He says that businesses have recognised that the deal on offer will allow the UK to "continue to prosper," and this is from business groups which previously supported Remain during the referendum.

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Winding up the debate for the Opposition, shadow business, energy and industrial strategy secretary Rebecca Long Bailey says the deal is "sufficiently deficient and simply not good".

She says the deal does not work for businesses, working people, the environment, and says the former head of MI6 has today said it "threatens public security".

Ms Long Bailey says there is "virtually no support" for no-deal, and that it would be "unthinkable" for the government to go down that road.

She asks the Business Secretary to confirm that no-deal will be taken off the table, and to guarantee that the UK will not fall behind on worker's rights, environment and health and safety standards.

The government needs to go much further, she says, as the Withdrawal Agreement "does not provide the binding long-term guarantee that working people need".

Ms Long Bailey says a good deal can be found but "this government has demonstrated it is not capable of achieving it".

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Labour's Hugh Gaffney says that the prime minister "can barely" get the confidence of the Cabinet.

He adds that the deal has managed to "unite" Leave and Remain supporters in their criticism of it.

He says that the deal does not protect workers' rights and living standards.

The prime minister "continues to play games with this House and the country" over the deal, as he adds that no deal "would be devastating for our economy".

He says his constituents "need the deal rejected" and a "Labour government which can negotiate a Brexit deal which can unite our country".

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Conservative MP Vicky Ford says leaving without a deal is "not a good deal", and is "not what people were promised".

Universities UK have warned of the real possibility of 'brain drain' in our science industry, she says, noting that "businesses are stockpiling and reviewing their supply chains".

"Going back to square one does not reduce the risk and uncertainty," she says.

She adds that she will back the deal as it is "the best way to protect jobs, security and a solid relationship with the EU".

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Labour's Paul Williams says he will vote against the PM's deal next week, questioning whether the government has the "informed consent" of the electorate to leave as it proposes.

He cites warnings that the deal could end car manufacturing in the UK and cause damage to the National Health Service.

He adds that the deal could also threaten peace in Northern Ireland.

"This whole Brexit project is one from a group of people who want to fundamentally weaken this country's safety net", he adds.

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Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake says it is MPs' duty to challenge the "ambiguity and risks inherent in the deal".

The single market is a vital export destination for Wales, he says, noting that the agriculture and education sectors will be "heavily impacted" by the decision to leave the EU and will be "devastated" if the UK loses membership of the customs union.

The deal offers respite but no certainty for the long term, Mr Lake adds.

"This is an undertaking I cannot support," he concludes.

Theresa May widens her search for backing - but union bosses say her deal is not good enough.

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Conservative Antoinette Sandbach says that many MPs in her party have made concessions, but there are others who are "ideologically driven".

She says that her constituency produces about 3% of all UK dairy products, and 90% of dairy exports from the UK are sold to the EU.

A no-deal Brexit would see "huge increase in costs" for producers and would be "the death knell to many UK farmers," she tells MPs.

She finishes by saying she will vote for the deal, but then will vote for the best interests of her constituents.