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HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Seventy-six days have passed since this House agreed to the terms of a Humble Address compelling the Government to publish the minutes and notes…01 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, and this afternoon’s crucial debate will allow Members across the House to mark the…27 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI ask the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business.27 Jan 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. There are reports that Sue Gray will deliver her report to the Prime Minister this evening. Can you offer me reassurance that Members will…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSupport for Disabled PeopleI find it astonishing that no one on the Government Front Bench appears to be aware that 27% of disabled people in our country live in relative poverty—that is up by 1 million…12 Jan 2022HANSARDSupport for Disabled PeopleThe Conservatives are simply unable to get a grip on the cost of living crisis, and disabled people are paying the price. After failing to act in the Budget, yesterday the…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Points of Orderindicated assent.01 Dec 2021HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yesterday the right hon. Member for West Suffolk (Matt Hancock) intervened on me to “set the record straight” on whether one of his…01 Dec 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI am grateful to my hon. Friend. I will come on to the “Ministerial Code” because it is, sadly, highly relevant to this debate given the appalling way in which it has been treated…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI regret the fact that the hon. Member is confused. There appears to be a fair amount of confusion this afternoon. Labour has set out those measures for MPs, and we have made it…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipJust for the record, as the hon. Member stated in his own letter, those issues have been taken up and dealt with. [Interruption.] He said that in his own letter. Perhaps he needs…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipIndeed. Well, transparency reveals facts, does it not? I therefore hope that he will encourage his Government to do what this House stated only two weeks ago that they must:…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipIt is indeed the case that facts have been laid out in courts of law; they stand for themselves. I have to say that at a time when our national health service and our care workers…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipNo, I will not give way. [Hon. Members: “Withdraw!”] And I most certainly—30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI do not want to upset the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, so I am very happy to take another intervention if you do not mind.30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI really regret the fact that instead of responsibility being taken and it being stated that the system will be changed for the future, we are seeing an attempt to rewrite…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipNo, because I will respond to the right hon. Member’s point. He asked whether I was aware that Labour MPs and others were making recommendations. I am absolutely aware, because we…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI am slightly surprised to hear that the right hon. Member wishes to draw attention to what took place in that regard—30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI will, of course, respond to the hon. Member’s comments because, just as I said to his hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson), when the Labour party finds action that…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThe major difference between my party and the hon. Member’s is that wherever we in the Labour party see rules being broken and inappropriate action, we act against it. We do not…30 Nov 2021