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HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOrder. Mr Newlands, calm yourself; you are usually an unassuming gentleman, but you seem to be getting quite carried away. I accept the thrust of what the right hon. Member for…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am sorry to inform the House that with immediate effect we will need to have a six-minute limit on Back-Bench speeches. How long that limit lasts will depend on colleagues.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWell, a particular Member I was going to call is sadly not in his place. What an extraordinary state of affairs. In fact, there were two Members I was going to call—whom I had…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI concur with the Minister. Shocking. I call Neil Parish.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOrder. I am immensely grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but he has not been here for most of the debate—14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOrder. It is not very courteous to make long interventions that slow things up.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOrder. If Members who now speak take interventions, they will do so knowing that they are preventing colleagues from speaking, so I hope they will not.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionAmendment (j)—J for Jemima—is not moved. Main question put.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWe now come to amendment (j) in the name of the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant).14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOrder. Nothing further is required.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionAmendments will be considered at the point at which the Bill returns. That is the factual situation, and there is nothing that I can add at this stage.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order, which, of course, is not a matter for the Chair. The Leader of the House can respond if she wishes. [Interruption.] The…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWe are grateful.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOh, very well, Dr Lewis. Spit it out quickly, man.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWell, the right hon. Gentleman has registered his view with his usual force, and we are grateful to him. I do not think that he is interested in a response from me, and he will be…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOrder. I have got the thrust of it, but I cannot allow a great speech to be made. I am sorry. If there is a request, the hon. Lady should please make it. She has made her point…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI have already explained those matters. I do not wish to be unkind to the hon. Gentleman, whom I have known well for many years, but I think he is misleading himself and I would…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am grateful to the hon. Lady, but I do not think there is an ambiguity on this matter. First, I have already made the point, which I think she heard me make, that numbers are a…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI do not think there has been any notable complaint of ambiguity thus far. I confess, I say to colleagues and those attendant to our proceedings, that I have been accused of many…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI do not wish to be unkind to the hon. Gentleman, but I am not quite sure at what point in the proceedings he graced us with his presence. It is a great pleasure to welcome him—…14 Mar 2019