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HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonI thank the hon. Gentleman for inviting me to intervene. I just want to clarify that this debate is about the Privileges Committee report into whether or not Boris Johnson…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonI have listened carefully to the Leader of the House. Will she confirm whether she will be voting in support of the motion in her own name tonight? A couple of years ago, when I…19 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?15 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. Boris Johnson lied. He lied to MPs, he lied to the people of this country, and he lied to nurses, doctors, care…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Abortion: Offences against the Person ActI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) for this vital urgent question, where she has highlighted the current problems clearly.…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI thank my hon. Friend for that question. In the past week, the Leader of the House and I have met several times to discuss how we might propose to the Commission what a review…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that, but the idea is for this not to be done in a public manner. We probably will face criticism for this, but the Commission has gone to…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI thank my hon. Friend for expressing it much better than I just did. The proposal is not a replacement for the criminal justice system and it is not a parallel system; it is…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionIf the right hon. Gentleman is saying that our criminal justice system could do with improvements, I heartily agree. We are talking about a situation where criminal justice…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionIt is a pleasure to follow my good and hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders). I have been touched by the thoughtfulness with which he has addressed…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI understand the point the hon. Gentleman is making, and I have made a clear note for us to consider it in our further deliberations following this debate.12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI want to start by thanking all colleagues and members of the Commission, the secretariat and House staff for all the work they have done to get us to this point. This is not a…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionThe panel will be the decision-making body that comes after the four senior members of House staff have considered an investigation and the evidence; have done a risk-assessment…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionYes, they will, in so far as the criminal justice system provides it. This is only until the criminal justice system concludes its investigation, which could be because the police…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is about communication today between the shadow Home Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. It was incredibly frustrating to see this worn-out Tory Government shut up shop and clear out of here before 2…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseTo ask the Leader of the House if she will give us the forthcoming business.08 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?25 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is a sad moment when we lose one of our colleagues. I know Karen Lumley was loved across this place, and colleagues, including my former hon. Friend Louise Ellman and others,…25 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. May I say how refreshing it is to see a Tory Cabinet Minister speaking at the actual Dispatch Box, rather than at the…18 May 2023