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HANSARDElection of SpeakerI have to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the resignation of the right hon. John Bercow, lately Speaker of this House, gives leave to the House to…04 Nov 2019HANSARDElection of SpeakerMr Speaker-Elect, I know that you will want to join me in thanking, first of all, the Father of the House for the way that he has conducted today’s proceedings. Where is he?…04 Nov 2019HANSARDEngagementsYes. I thank my hon. Friend for everything he has done to campaign on this issue. As he knows, the consultation on the new legislation was concluded only a few days ago. I can…30 Oct 2019HANSARDWelfare Mitigation Paymentsindicated assent.30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI congratulate my hon. Friend on everything that he does for his constituency of Berwickshire, and he is absolutely right. As I said earlier, that is why SNP Members rant, to use…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt is important to strike a balance, and people should be allowed to celebrate Guy Fawkes night and other occasions with fireworks, but the hon. Gentleman is plainly right that…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend, and he is absolutely right not just that this matters very much to him and to his constituents, but that the welfare of communities in Kashmir is of…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryThe hon. Gentleman is making an important point, as the whole House knows. As I said at the outset, that is among the issues that will be addressed in the second part of Sir…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryIf I may, I will continue so that the House can get the whole picture that Sir Martin wants to convey. By 1.30 am, it was clear that the compartmentation had failed. By 1.50 am,…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryIf I may, I will continue, as it will be important for the House to hear the whole context in which these criticisms and points are being made. The so-called “stay put” policy is…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsFirst, I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman as he leaves this House. Indeed, I repeat my congratulations to all hon. Members who are standing down on the service they have given.…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend for all the service he has given to this Government and this country. I remember vividly campaigning with him on one occasion when we were interrupted…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI think what the people of this country want is the promises made to them kept, and I am not disposed to believe in the promises of the Liberal Democrats when their leaflets in…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsThere is only one way to take this country forward, and that is to get Brexit done. My right hon. Friend is a doughty campaigner for people in his constituency and across the…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend, who does a superb job of representing his constituents. My own footballing skills are— [Interruption.] I can do it, Mr Speaker, and I enjoy it, but the…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI think the hon. Gentleman knows my answer to that, which is that there was a referendum in 2014, the result was very clear, people were promised that it would be a…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for putting that so succinctly and well. That is exactly what we want. I think it is what the people of this country want; they want to get Brexit done and…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt certainly is an achievement of which the whole House should be proud. I know that my right hon. Friend has done a huge amount to champion the cause of overseas development, and…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsMay I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for everything she has done in her parliamentary and ministerial career, and associate myself with your comments, Mr Speaker, about my…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am afraid that shows a fundamental division between us, alas, because I think that what we need is a strong and dynamic economy, and the evidence is that reducing corporation…30 Oct 2019