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HANSARD Environment BillBefore I invite the—it says here the Minister, but this is no mere Minister—the Secretary of State herself to move the Second Reading, I must announce my decision on certification…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIf everyone asks a single-sentence question, most colleagues will get in. If they don’t, they won’t.24 Oct 2019HANSARDHS2I congratulate the right hon. Member for Aylesbury (Sir David Lidington) on his moderately demonstrative tie.24 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is incumbent upon a Minister to own up if he or she considers an error to have been made. I would simply say that as a matter of fact Members must be assumed to speak what they…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIt might be helpful to the House if I explain that I want to move on at 12.30 pm, so there is a premium on brevity from Back and Front Benchers alike.24 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am extremely grateful to the Minister. I thank him for that and we will leave it there.24 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOrder. I call Sir Bernard Jenkin. [ Interruption. ] That is very gracious of the hon. Gentleman. I was trying to do two things at once, and not very successfully. I call Ruth…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseNow, a very serious parliamentarian—who shall we have? I call Sir William Cash.24 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWe will take a business statement now from the Leader of the House and Lord President of the Council, Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg.24 Oct 2019HANSARD Checks on Goods: Northern Ireland and Great BritainOrder. We must move on at 11.30 am.24 Oct 2019HANSARDThomas CookObservers of our proceedings will doubtless have heard the sedentary exclamations of the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner), who is further validating the…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Checks on Goods: Northern Ireland and Great BritainAlistair Carmichael.24 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is absolutely fascinating, but we are not going to embark upon a philosophical discussion on the matter of sovereignty. This treats of the business of the House for Monday,…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOrder. I am sorry to disappoint remaining colleagues, but as I indicated earlier, the debate is very heavily subscribed and we must now proceed with it.24 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAh, let us call a Member who used to have responsibility for buses and various other forms of transport at different times—Mr Andrew Jones.24 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsTransport without a brake would be like a car without a driver—Tom Brake.24 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for what he said, which is entirely accurate. I am not making the slightest representation on my own account and I would not dream of doing so—I am…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Point of OrderThe difference is simple. A Bill can get a Second Reading, but that does not make it law. It simply means that it has approval for its general principles. Approval, in the…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Checks on Goods: Northern Ireland and Great BritainOrder. I accorded the hon. Gentleman some latitude in the light of his notable celebrity as the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, but a similar latitude cannot be…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Checks on Goods: Northern Ireland and Great BritainI am very sorry to disappoint colleagues, but we are constrained for time and a very large number of Members want to speak in the Queen’s Speech debate.24 Oct 2019