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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOrder. Before the Leader of the House answers the points made by the hon. Gentleman, I feel it incumbent upon me to clarify that the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right in what he…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPoints of OrderThe hon. Gentleman has made his point, although it is not a point of order and I am not going to continue this. There is a difference of opinion here—that is what this Chamber is…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPoints of OrderIf it is a different point of order.02 Dec 2021HANSARDPoints of OrderThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point and I cannot help but agree with him, while also saying that it is a matter not for the Chair, but for the Government. The hon. Gentleman has…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAnd the prize for patience and perseverance—02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere seems to be some dissent on that matter.02 Dec 2021HANSARDPoints of OrderAs the hon. Gentleman knows, that is not a point of order for the Chair. I am not really impartial on the matter of Scots law. If the Lord President wishes to respond, he may do…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOrder. I should be drawing proceedings on the business question to a close very soon, but it would be better if everyone had the chance to ask their question. I must ask for…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI cannot help saying to the Lord President of the Council that my grandfather was a founder member of Paisley Rotary club. The question from the hon. Member for Paisley and…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOrder. I ask the hon. Gentleman to be very careful about what he says on any matter being considered by the Standards Committee, whose Chairman is listening carefully, as am I. I…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPoints of OrderI am not going to continue this matter, as we have a lot of other things to deal with this morning, but I will hear Chris Law.02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am not telling you what the prize is. The prize goes to Angus Brendan MacNeil.02 Dec 2021HANSARD Points of OrderI thank the right hon. Gentleman for responding to the hon. Lady’s point of order. It is rather unfortunate that he did not have sufficient notice of the point of order. It is a…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Points of OrderThis is getting somewhat repetitive, but the hon. Gentleman is quite right to raise his point of order. Once again, what another Member has said here is not a matter for me.…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Points of OrderI thank the hon. Lady for her point of order, which, as she knows, is a point of debate. She says that the Minister was wrong in her answer and the Minister thinks she was right…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Points of OrderI thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. Once again, it is wrong that questions have been asked and they have not been answered within a reasonable time. Of course, the…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Points of OrderI thank the hon. Lady for giving me notice of her point of order, and she will recall that I was in the Chair during her exchange with the right hon. Member for West Suffolk (Matt…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareI gently suggest to the Minister that the rule about facing the Chair when addressing the House is not just about courtesy and politeness—I know that she is the most courteous and…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Points of OrderThe right hon. Gentleman says, “The facts.” It is not for me to make any judgment whatsoever as to the interpretation of the facts. I feel that this matter ought to be at an end…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Points of OrderThank you. I am sure that, if the hon. Member for North West Durham considers that the facts were not as he stated but as the hon. Gentleman has just stated, he will use the first…01 Dec 2021