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HANSARD Business of the HouseForgive me, but I want to facilitate the House. Let us continue the exchanges on the business statement, as the hon. Gentleman’s inquiry is really for the benefit of the Leader of…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Today)I am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman, and I note what he says about having no intention to divide the House. At least as importantly, I note, for the benefit of the House,…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI can inform the House that I have not selected any of the amendments.12 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI think what the Leader of the House is saying is that there would be a further business statement tomorrow—presumably she means after tomorrow’s debate and vote. Those points…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOrder. A six-minute limit now applies with immediate effect.12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOrder. The hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown) is a cheeky chappie, chortling and chuckling away from a sedentary position, but it has been made perfectly clear…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOrder. Mr Ellis, calm yourself. I want to hear what the leader of the Liberal Democrats has to say.12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOrder. The right hon. Gentleman is not currently giving way. [Interruption.] I do not require any affirmation or contradiction from the hon. Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare).…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOrder. Mr Kerr, I thought you would have satisfied yourself with your contribution, of considerable eloquence and passion, made on your feet. You mustn’t now holler from your…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOrder. I invite the right hon. Gentleman to resume his seat. The Prime Minister is perfectly capable of defending herself, but I must say that there has not been anything remotely…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI think that remains to be seen. As to the matter of precedents, it is usually unwise to assert that there is none for a particular circumstance unless one is absolutely certain,…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe hon. Gentleman chairs an important Select Committee in this place, the International Trade Committee. His brow was furrowed, he had a look of great seriousness and I thought…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI was genuinely trying to be helpful. It seems to me entirely reasonable not to have the wording yet, but there we go. Anyway, the right hon. Lady says she is grateful, and I will…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseQuite possibly, there is the fact that the right hon. Lady does not wish, at this stage, to do so. I can think of another reason, which is that the precise terms of the motion for…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOh, very well. I will indulge the hon. Gentleman very briefly. [ Interruption. ] “No”, says one of his party colleagues, but I will indulge him.12 Mar 2019HANSARDDelegated LegislationWe come now to a series of motions and I suggest, as there is slight uncertainty about exactly what may or may not be objected to, that I should take them separately. Motion made,…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is getting into hypotheticals, which were deprecated—or, at any rate, resisted—by the Leader of the House. The answer is that I do not dissent from what the…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe hours will be different, because we start earlier on a Thursday, but I will apply the same logic and, I hope, sense of reasonableness and desire to accommodate colleagues. I…12 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Legal OpinionOrder. I am sorry to disappoint remaining colleagues, and I am extremely grateful to the Attorney General and all who have participated in these exchanges, but we must now move…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOrder. An eight-minute limit on Back-Bench speeches now applies, though I fear that it will soon have to be reduced—but we shall see.12 Mar 2019