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HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementThere can always be Speaker’s Conferences, though I must say—I do not direct this particularly at this Government at all; it is a wider observation—that it is a perhaps curious…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI think the context is a freestanding matter. It depends on the situation at the time, and that is partly a matter of opinion. All government—all influence of human beings upon…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementIt seems to me that it is principally a question of whether the proposition is the same, or substantially the same. I would confer. I would of course seek advice. I would have my…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureWhat an unenviable choice between two very fine Members of Parliament! C comes before p in the alphabet; on that basis alone, I call Mr Alex Chalk.18 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureOrder. I have the greatest possible fondness for the hon. Gentleman, and I hope that he will not take it amiss if I say that while I greatly enjoyed listening to his dulcet tones,…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureI shall take the last part of the right hon. Gentleman’s question as rhetorical. I do not want to rehearse that particular matter. Suffice it to say that—as the right hon.…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementThe right hon. Gentleman has made his point with force and alacrity. It is not for me to say whom the Prime Minister should or should not meet, but that point is registered and on…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementAs I have just said to the right hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon), it depends on the context or the circumstances. I cannot yet know in what situation a proposition may be…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismMay I say very gently to the Minister and to colleagues that as we have now been on this matter for one hour and two minutes, there is a premium on brevity, on this the occasion…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI absolutely cannot confirm anything of the sort. What I would say to the hon. Gentleman is that his understanding about what might happen between the usual channels is one thing;…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementWell, so be it. I treat the House with respect. I have treated its Members with respect. I chaired a previous Speaker’s Conference, and there was no criticism of the way in which…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order. I would say—preliminarily and off the top of my head—that, in all likelihood, the answer to his question is yes; I do…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementWith the very greatest respect to the hon. Gentleman, I think that I have demonstrated, over a period of nine and a half years and more, that I am not a stickler for tradition. I…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI did indicate to earlier inquisitors that everything depends on the circumstance. Is the proposition fundamentally the same, or can it be argued that, in the circumstances of the…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI would have to look back at those particular votes. I did not receive advice at that time about non-compliance. I do not think that there was a general sense in the House that…18 Mar 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Victims: WelfarePatience and the City of Chester are alike rewarded. I call Mr Christian Matheson.18 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI call Jim Cunningham. Get in there, man! Your moment has arrived.18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI am not sure there were three points there—I detected only two. I do not wish to be unkind or discourteous to the hon. Gentleman, whom I hope I always treat with the utmost…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementThe House would decide on the principle of the withdrawal agreement Bill at Second Reading, if we got to that point. The point that the hon. Gentleman makes and the—if he will…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her point of order. I will reflect carefully on what she said to me. She is an extremely experienced and seasoned parliamentarian and, of…18 Mar 2019