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HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I just want to be very clear: I am indeed a reforming Leader of the House of Commons. For me, treating colleagues with courtesy and respect is at…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a concerning constituency issue. He will know that we have launched a comprehensive review of our railways, to build on the success of privatisation and get…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady will be delighted to know that we have a motion on exactly her suggestion for the House to vote on today. Perhaps she had not noticed. I take this opportunity to pay…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe right hon. Lady is right that the Public and Commercial Services Union has announced, following a ballot of its members, that security staff at the Palace of Westminster have…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI absolutely understand my hon. Friend’s concerns. He will appreciate that there are widely held views right across the House among different Members, and it is extraordinarily…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAs always, I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me prior notice of urgent debates for which he is seeking time. I will always seek to accommodate the Backbench Business…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend has long championed this idea, and I commend him for that. He will know that the Attorney General has considered these matters in great detail and come to the…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will appreciate that I, as a democrat, am absolutely determined to fulfil the will of the people in leaving the European Union. He, on the other hand, is…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important matter that I know is of interest to many Members of this House. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down has an active…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady has asked a number of questions, but I would like to start by sharing in her good wishes to all who are celebrating their birthday today, and I would add to her list…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for next week will be: Monday 18 March—A motion relating to the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2019, followed by a motion relating to amendments relating to…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is right to raise that concerning issue. It can be frightening for elderly or vulnerable residents to receive cold calls from pushy people who are trying to scam…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI pay tribute to all the fantastic work done by children’s hospices across the United Kingdom. The Department of Health and Social Care is very aware of the issue of funding for…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise that issue, as it is worrying for people to receive cold calls that seek to remove their pension rights, or encourage them to invest in…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe death of any young person is tragic, and for it to happen through such horrendous and violent means is totally unacceptable. The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that my right…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady will know that these matters are decided in Standing Orders, and the Government have certainly complied with the Standing Order requirements for private Members’…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that we have some very serious statutory instruments to consider next week, which is why I have put them on the Order Paper. It is Work and…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI had heard of this appalling collapse, and the hon. Gentleman is right to raise it. There will be people who have really suffered financially as a result of this. I suggest that…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am genuinely sorry to hear about the hon. Gentleman’s constituency case. We have Work and Pensions questions on Monday, and I suggest that he raises it directly with Ministers…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Let me simply say that I will of course take the right hon. Gentleman’s concerns into account.14 Mar 2019