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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 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 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 UnionOrder. The hon. Gentleman is observing—some would say bleating; I would say observing—from a sedentary position that his amendment was not referred to by the Minister. I am sure…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOrder. The House must calm itself. We are about to hear from the Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee.14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI think that is true in relation to Orders of the Day. As far as today is concerned, I hope that the right hon. Gentleman, who is very experienced in these matters, will be…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe convention, I think, would be that another signatory to the amendment would be entitled to test the will of the House. I do not wish to be unkind to the hon. Gentleman, who is…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 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 am sure the whole House is immensely obliged to the right hon. Lady for offering it her opinion on what the meaning or implications might be. If she feels better as a result…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 UnionI hope the hon. Gentleman is not going to argue the toss, but I am very happy to hear his point of order briefly if he wishes to raise it.14 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementSplendid.13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementOrder. We need to speed up, because I want to accommodate colleagues. Can we have a one-sentence question?13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe right hon. Lady has put the facts on the record. I do not think we should get into the subject of who has been remunerated by how much, whether for legal work or penning…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThat attempted point of order suffered from the material disadvantage of not being a point of order. The hon. and learned Lady has made her point. Legal exegesis as between a…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionPerhaps the Secretary of State is invested with psychic powers—I have no way of knowing—but I am bound to say to the hon. Gentleman that in my dealings with the Secretary of…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI will take the point of order in a minute. I was very generous to the Secretary of State. We all enjoy his rhetorical flourishes and I will not repeat the precise words, but he…13 Mar 2019