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HANSARD Business of the HouseAnd he is from Northern Ireland to boot. He is an honest man facing his demons and triumphing. What a contrast with the Prime Minister’s failure to answer, or even to engage with,…16 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?16 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the House will know, this has been a week of sporting triumph. I think of the Lionesses’ 1-0 world cup qualifier against the world champions, Italy—or former world champions, I…16 Apr 2026HANSARDModernisation Committee Report: Access to the House of CommonsI thank the Leader of the House for his remarks, and fully echo both their detail and their sentiment. As he says, accessibility should never be an afterthought. In the case of…16 Apr 2026HANSARDModernisation Committee Report: Access to the House of CommonsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am afraid you may have been slightly misled by your officials. The report mentions restoration and renewal, and specifically refers to it as…16 Apr 2026HANSARDModernisation Committee Report: Access to the House of CommonsThank you very much indeed, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am grateful for the opportunity to say a couple of words about the excellent contributions to the debate. I will, if I may,…16 Apr 2026HANSARDModernisation Committee Report: Access to the House of CommonsThe Leader of the House may not have been in his place, but I suggested that it might be possible to have two debates—a digestive debate and then a debate with a decision. Even if…16 Apr 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLet me begin by paying tribute to President Zelensky. Thanks to you, Mr Speaker, he gave an extraordinary speech here this week. Like Auden’s “The Shield of Achilles”, it was a…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?19 Mar 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would be grateful if you could clarify that the House’s position is, and has always been, that we expect Members to show…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary IncreasesI can understand why the Minister thinks those cases are harder; in some respects, they are less hard, because in those cases changes have been made reflecting circumstances. In…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary IncreasesI congratulate the hon. Member for North Durham (Luke Akehurst) on his excellent speech and on securing this debate, and all those who have participated in it. I thank the…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary IncreasesI will not detain the Minister long. If a group of trustees never pays a discretionary bonus, even though the scheme is in surplus, it starts to look like it is a policy of theirs…19 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?12 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseMr Speaker, let me start by associating myself with your remarks just now from the Chair. It is plain to all Members of the House that the Government Chief Whip and Deputy Chief…12 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseHon. Members may wish, if they like, to consult works by the shadow Leader of the House on this topic. I doubt whether any other book or any single body of thought has had more…12 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?05 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI will, if I may, start by adding my very warm thanks to, and recognition of, our magnificent Clerk, Tom Goldsmith. Mr Speaker has already been indelicate enough to mention Tom’s…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?12 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseOn behalf of all Members, I thank the Leader of the House for giving us those recess dates, which will be widely welcomed. Today is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, perhaps the…12 Feb 2026