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HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker.04 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I apologise to the Minister; it was not my intention to be rude to him by interrupting him earlier. We have gone past 7 o’clock, as you…03 Jun 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is sort of tangential but allied to the former point of order. You will know that yesterday the Leader of the House committed to…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresThe horse has bolted. I do not understand why the Secretary of State does not get this. She will not be able to screen people at ports, she cannot track them when they leave the…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.03 Jun 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will have another go, very briefly—just to say that I will be contesting this at 7 o’clock, in case there was any doubt.03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillWell, it is timely.03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresNo, you haven’t.03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19 ResponseI have been sitting here desperately trying to give the benefit of the doubt to the Government, because we are in a national crisis, but I have to reflect the fury that my…02 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseMagnitsky!02 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am afraid there are three parts to this, the first of which relates to the voting we have already done. I was a Teller in one of the…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillThere is a fundamental flaw, which the Minister brought out for us in her very first paragraph. I think Ministers think that by trying to rejig the constituencies they will make…02 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicOn the way to Oblivion.02 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicThe Leader of the House has a very high Stuart understanding of what Parliament is here to do, which is, it seems to me, to do the Government’s bidding and legislate in the way…02 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicThey are not allowed to attend.02 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicThe Leader of the House will know, because he is an historian, that one of the ancient liberties of all Members of Parliament has been to attend. Such a liberty has been asserted…02 Jun 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderThis is the new normal, Mr Speaker. As you know, you, as Speaker, are defender of the liberties and freedoms of MPs— Government Members and Back Benchers, everybody equally. One…02 Jun 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.02 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseI applaud the Foreign Secretary for what he has said; he is being very, very reasonable and, as the right hon. Member for Ashford (Damian Green) said, has the whole House behind…02 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicHave you ever been to Alton Towers?02 Jun 2020