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HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementThe right hon. Gentleman is very fair-minded and, what is more, he is perceptive. I think I hinted at that, perhaps not with the crystal clarity that he has brought to bear on the…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementObviously, it would be helpful to the Opposition if Opposition days were supplied. That has not happened recently and I have no way of knowing whether the Leader of the House has…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 2019HANSARDHealth AssessmentsI am sure that the Minister will agree to see the right hon. Gentleman. It would be extraordinarily reckless and foolhardy to refuse to do so, and I am sure that the Minister…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI do apologise to the Chair of the Brexit Select Committee, whom I should have called several minutes ago.18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI wish to make a statement to the House. There has been much speculation over the past week about the possibility of the Government bringing before the House a motion on Brexit…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI am always grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. I have often reminded the House, and I say this for the benefit of those attending to our proceedings, that I first came to know…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementWhat I have to say to the right hon. Lady is threefold. First, there was already present in the Chamber—before the arrival of the Leader of the House whom we welcome to our…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 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 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 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 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Victims: WelfarePatience and the City of Chester are alike rewarded. I call Mr Christian Matheson.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 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 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementThe Clerk of the House has confirmed my own understanding, which is that the House is the custodian of its own Standing Orders. The Standing Orders are a matter for the House, and…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementEmergency motions—I say this as much for the benefit of people observing our proceedings as for Members of the House—are capable of being requested under Standing Order No. 24.…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementAgain, I would have to look at the particulars. I would look at the specifics; I would assess what was being proposed; and I would make a judgment about it. I prefer at this stage…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementThe hon. Gentleman shrugs and says, “Why not?” That has never been the case. The Speaker of the House makes statements to the House at a time when the Speaker of the House thinks…18 Mar 2019