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HANSARDBusiness of the HousePrime Minister’s questions are at 12 o’clock.30 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI noted with interest the Leader of the House’s announcement that there will, provisionally, be business determined by the Backbench Business Committee in a fortnight. As he…23 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am not currently the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee as it has not been re-established, but I have been asked by Members on both sides of the House about the…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House was kind enough to recognise that, as the former Chair of the Backbench Business Committee, I wrote to him, but he will also have noted that a number of…09 Jan 2020HANSARDTributes to the SpeakerFor the very last time: I am grateful to you for calling me to speak, Mr Speaker. It has been a real pleasure to work under your speakership for the past nine and a half years. My…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget Bill“You can watch those Cherokees go galloping by”—it is a great old song. I get the point that the hon. Gentleman is making by using that song as an example. No wheels on his wagon,…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI would be very happy to vote in a pub, but many of my neighbours from the Orthodox Jewish community might not be. We should think about religious orthodoxy and the use of public…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillAs a school governor, I know about the disruption caused to schools used as polling stations on a Thursday. If the school has to close, that often means that children will miss…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the machinery in the Government and main Opposition parties please quickly organise their nominations for the membership of the Backbench Business Committee so that we can…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the Houseindicated assent .24 Oct 2019HANSARDMajor Incident in EssexI am even more grateful than usual, Mr Speaker. Thank you very much. In my constituency of Gateshead, the bulk of my face-to-face casework is with refugees and asylum seekers. I…23 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIt would be churlish of me, in the current context, to ask for additional time for Back-Bench business. I was mindful of, and very much regret, the harassment of the Leader of the…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. At the moment, I am not the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee.15 Oct 2019HANSARD Racism in FootballAs a Newcastle United fan, I am very aware that we are not without significant remaining problems here in the UK, but I hope that this is a watershed moment. Unfortunately, UEFA…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance. Just over a week ago, one of my constituents, who wishes not to have his name mentioned, after applying for a passport for a…15 Oct 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateThe Labour party manifesto, for which many millions of people voted, explicitly said that we would respect the outcome of the referendum but that we would absolutely work against…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI add my congratulations to my hon. Friend the shadow Leader of the House on her elevation to the Privy Council. I thank the Leader of the House for announcing the Backbench…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI ask this more in advance of the business statement we are anticipating tomorrow. As I understand Standing Orders, I ceased to be Chair of the Backbench Business Committee at the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the statement and for his apology. When I was considering the delay in the normal timing of the business statement this morning, I was…05 Sept 2019