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HANSARDDraft Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022I thank the Leader of the House for giving way on that point. Will she concede that at some point, as my right hon. Friend the Member for Alyn and Deeside said, we are going to…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesI start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) and his cross-party Committee for all the hard work that they put into their comprehensive and…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I do support the motion—I will vote for the motion, should there be a Division. I will also vote for the amendments tabled by the…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesI completely agree, and that brings me back to the deletion of descriptors in “Seven Principles of Public Life”, and the Committee’s recommendation that Members “should refrain…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesI can only echo my hon. Friend’s call to the right hon. Lady to give us some more clarity on what “soon” actually means. The new Prime Minister’s reference to previous Governments…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesI cannot answer for the hon. Gentleman’s decision-making process, but I note considerable dissent in various parts of the House. Concluding that an existing structure and process…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesI thank the right hon. Lady for that intervention. It may have been the amendment’s intention in the abstract, but, by introducing it during that process, the Government…12 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Sharma. As I am sure everyone in this room knows, there is an ever-increasing need for urgency when it comes to restoration and…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. I barely know where to start, but let us try with this morning’s chaos, which is not the only example but the latest…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAs my hon. Friend says, there is no transport. The sofa just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Could the Leader of the House confirm whether that is true? Are the Government…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. I am pleased to hear that the Standards Committee’s recommendations to strengthen the code of conduct for MPs will…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?01 Dec 2022HANSARDPrivilegeThe upholding of conventions is essential to the smooth running of this House and to the foundation of political order in this country. “Erskine May” is clear—there is a search…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the business and the recess dates. Tomorrow is the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, which I have…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for giving us the forthcoming business. As I am supporting the Ask Her To Stand campaign this week, I thought I would dress in the appropriate…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseTo ask the Leader of the House if she will give us the forthcoming business.03 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. My hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden), the shadow Deputy Leader of the House, who is on a Bill…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?27 Oct 2022