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HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionDespite the seriousness of the situation, we should not altogether lose our senses of humour. I think the observations of the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThat is not a matter for me. The reality is that that amendment is perfectly orderly. If the hon. Lady disapproves of that amendment, and, more specifically and narrowly, if she…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThat does not require adjudication by the Chair, but the right hon. Gentleman has put his point on the record. I think the hon. Member for Eltham (Clive Efford) was about to…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. 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 UnionI thank the hon. Lady for her point of order. My answer to her is twofold. First, she can, and I suspect will, engage with the Member concerned, perhaps by correspondence, to…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. Nothing further is required.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOrder. A three-minute limit on Back-Bench speeches now applies.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOrder. Resume your seats. Order. I have given a ruling on the matter which seems to me to be entirely reasonable. The right hon. Gentleman made it clear that although he was…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 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 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 UnionOh, very well, Dr Lewis. Spit it out quickly, man.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOh, very well. Go on. Blurt it out, man!14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI say to the hon. Gentleman that that behaviour was despicable and should be condemned unreservedly, as it will be by all right-thinking people in this House and beyond. I am…14 Mar 2019