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HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was hoping to move my manuscript amendment on Report. If the Bill has been amended, it should be reported to the House, and therefore…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillNo, Madam Deputy Speaker. Now that the Bill has exited Committee, it is to be reported to the House. I have tabled a manuscript amendment for Report and should now like to move it.29 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn a supreme act of petulance, even though the Leader of the House and the Government got the Second Reading they so craved, they are now deciding that they are so fed up with…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. There is, in a sense, a developing theme here. I do not know whether you have had sight of the Bill. The Table Office has had no sight…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI wonder if the Leader of the House is familiar with what is known as the wash-up between when an election or a Dissolution is announced and when Parliament then stops. It is…24 Oct 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: UK ReadinessI wonder whether the Minister still has that clock on his wall, which he famously pointed at, counting down to 31 October. Is it still working? Did the Government pay for it, or…23 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is a question to the Leader of the House, as part of the business statement. Will he listen to lots of the voices, from different perspectives on the Brexit question, who are…22 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am very grateful, Mr Speaker. I may not have been in the Chamber at that moment in time, but I am still quite shocked at the idea of having the Second Reading take place and…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the Houserose—21 Oct 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill and Extension LetterI understand the political reasons for the Minister’s reluctance around the Benn Act, but it is the law of the land. I am worried by what he said, because he seems to give the…21 Oct 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill and Extension LetterThere is a duty on the Prime Minister that he must seek to obtain an extension. Will the Minister therefore acknowledge that the Prime Minister’s legal duties are not simply about…21 Oct 2019HANSARDPreparations for Leaving the European UnionFurther to the question from the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn), I want to be clear that the Brexit Secretary revealed today that article 271 of the deal would…21 Oct 2019HANSARDPreparations for Leaving the European UnionNo—with your deal!21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThank you very much, Mr Speaker. I was clearing my throat at that particular moment. I am grateful to have caught your eye. This may look like an innocuous motion from the…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI do not know what the hon. Gentleman’s definition of “chubby” is, but this is 110 pages of legislation, with at least six complex schedules to it. Let me see what the tally of…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI really do not want to be either greedy or unreasonable. I just think we need to be fair and give due diligence to this piece of legislation. I am not saying we should have—what…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is quite correct, and I can hear the impatience of Ministers of the Crown bubbling over—not perhaps the Leader of the House, who does not often bubble over in…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is correct. I am surprised that a Minister of the Crown did not propose the motion at the Dispatch Box—it was going to be nodded through had I not cleared my…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is indeed very serious. In this modern era, people think, “Oh well, politicians make promises across the Chamber, and if they are ignored or not honoured, that is just the…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat is an incredibly important point, and I am sure, Madam Deputy Speaker, that you will want to reflect, in what appears to be not just an emergency procedure that the…21 Oct 2019