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HANSARD Committee on StandardsI thank the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), and the Committee on Standards for their diligent work and fair…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?09 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. After a two-year, one-month and 14-day build-up, the Prime Minister bounced his Cabinet into accepting his so-called…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for advance sight of the statement. This morning, the Cabinet was bounced into the Prime Minister’s so-called social care plan, and now the Leader…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I seek guidance from you on what options are open to me. I regret that I was not able to raise this with the Leader of the House personally…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. I will come to my own thank you list shortly, but I turn first to his report card. He really sounds as if he has been…22 Jul 2021HANSARDElectoral CommissionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford, in this, my first outing in this wonderful role as shadow Leader of the House. I thank the Leader of the House for…20 Jul 2021HANSARDDelegated LegislationOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance on the matter that you have just described. Could you advise the House whether you have received any intelligence from…20 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the business. Visiting the covid wall of red hearts of remembrance across the Thames is a raw reminder of the pain and loss of the past year,…15 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?15 Jul 2021HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance on a matter relating to another Member of Parliament, sadly, whom I have of course notified, and of which I gave…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnglish Votes for English LawsOh, it is so very hard to avoid starting this speech with the “I told you so” dance—which does actually exist—but alas, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is just making it…13 Jul 2021HANSARDEnglish Votes for English LawsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention, and I do so commend to all Members the Labour party’s constitutional convention work, which continues to this day. My hon.…13 Jul 2021HANSARDEnglish Votes for English LawsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I was expecting references to the West Lothian question. As the Leader of the House has said, we have different bits of…13 Jul 2021HANSARDEnglish Votes for English LawsWell, I have to say to the right hon. Gentleman that that is democracy. There is a Scottish Parliament, and the Scottish people elect its Members. At the moment, Scotland is still…13 Jul 2021HANSARDEnglish Votes for English LawsI am entirely respecting it by helping to abolish EVEL right now. If we are talking about digressing from the subject, may I refer the hon. Lady to the Leader of the House’s very…13 Jul 2021HANSARDEnglish Votes for English LawsBeing English means being proud of our values, which are generous and inclusive and valuing our diversity. It does not mean petty pointless gestures that divide us and undermine…13 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityI do not intend to detain the House for long. The Leader of the House has laid out the process that was followed and I have pleasure in confirming both that I have met the new…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for advance sight of the statement. We on the Opposition Benches, along with many on the Government Benches, have argued strongly for a proper…12 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. Will the Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business?08 Jul 2021