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HANSARDSpring StatementOne sentence each.13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementNow, this is the challenge: can people ask their question in fewer than 30 seconds?13 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIn other words, it is an amendable motion.13 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI think everyone is aware of that. I do not wish to be unkind to the Leader of the House, but I do not think she is telling us anything that we do not know. We all know that.13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThat is perfectly legitimate. The hon. Gentleman expresses his point of view with his characteristic force. It is open to people to table motions of no confidence—of course it is.…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am not sure that it is really for me to say that I expect one particular course of action or another. I feel, now that I have been around a little while, sometimes predictable…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI maintain that we should hear, before very long, the Leader of the House.13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI will take one who has signalled to me, the hon. Member for Wakefield, and then let us hear the statement by the Leader of the House. If there are then further points of order, I…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOh, very well—very briefly. [ Interruption. ] May I politely suggest that it might be advisable—13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. I stand by that: I think it is what any self-respecting Speaker should say and mean.13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionA motion of the House does not override statute law—that is true. If Members who have supported a motion want to ensure its ultimate success, further steps are required. I think…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionIf the right hon. Gentleman will forgive me—to be honest, even if he will not—I prefer to hear the remaining points of order and then to invite the Leader of the House to deliver…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOrder. The House must calm itself. We have a long time to go—both today and on subsequent days. Keep calm.13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOrder. The amendment must be moved formally. [ Interruption. ] Order. Do not tell me it is not moved. I know perfectly well what I am doing. The amendment is in the ownership of…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementMay I very gently exhort caring and sharing comrades to care for and share with each other, and not to speak in such a way as to stop others speaking? I am sure they would not…13 Mar 2019HANSARDCyber-securityWe are out of time, but we must hear the question of the right hon. Member for Loughborough (Nicky Morgan).13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealAren’t we? I think that is where the question mark comes.13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThose addressing the House from the Treasury Bench get a degree of latitude, but I do note what the right hon. Lady says and I hope that contributions will focus on what the…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 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe hon. Gentleman is a distinguished member of the House of Commons Commission, and I therefore hope that his point of order is authentic and genuine.13 Mar 2019