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HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that the difference between that £100 million that the Government are spending on so-called information and the information that we are…09 Sept 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I am one of those who originally supported you when you stood, in quite troubled times and unexpectedly, to be the Speaker. I did so…09 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Rule of Law)Last week, I asked the Prime Minister whether, if the Bill became law, he, as the Prime Minister of our country, would obey the law. He said that he would, and so would the…09 Sept 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderWell, Mr Speaker, I was not going to mention your bladder, and I am still not. I hope that as you look back and reflect on all these tumultuous times you will look back with…09 Sept 2019HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)I thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for giving way to this girly swot. Does he agree that democracy requires a certain commitment to the truth; that to date there has…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House has been extremely coy about when Prorogation will actually happen. He has not announced that it will be Tuesday or Thursday. If the general election…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillDoes my right hon. and learned Friend agree that the characterisation by Conservative central office, which is appearing on Twitter and on its other social media even now, as we…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillWill my right hon. and learned Friend give way on that point?04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillThe right hon. Gentleman and I came to this House in the same year, so I am sad to hear his announcement that he is going. Does he agree that the kind of language being used from…04 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitI am sure completely inadvertently the Prime Minister failed to answer a question that my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition put to him earlier: if a Bill passes that…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. Does he not realise that, in proroguing Parliament for five weeks—the longest Prorogation, right in the middle of a political…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I welcome the hon. Gentleman to his place following last night’s brutal events in Downing Street? He will know, more than most on the Government Benches, that the job of the…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentThe sixth principle of public life reads: “Honesty Holders of public office should be truthful.” Can the Prime Minister stand at that Dispatch Box and tell us whether, in his…25 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI could not agree more. My hon. Friend and I were establishing our economic and political credentials at university at the same time. His judgment has only improved and matured…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe hon. Gentleman is right to be somewhat miffed about what he calls a hijack, but what I call a situation in which needs must. This is the longest parliamentary Session since…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI did not say that it was an abuse; I said that needs must. I understand the hon. Gentleman’s irritation with the situation, but as this is the only legislative vehicle in sight,…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank my hon. Friend for agreeing with me. Perhaps this should happen more regularly; perhaps we should try to get more agreement across the House, rather than having some…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI could not agree more with the right hon. Gentleman, and I commend his attempts, and those of my right hon. Friend the Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI rise to support the extremely sensible cross-party amendment so ably moved by my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn). It looks like a technical measure,…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that this House has been quite patient on this issue, given that it involves a fundamental matter of human rights? Is it not clear that the…09 Jul 2019