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HANSARDPoints of OrderMy advice is simple: persist, persist, persist. Let me say to the right hon. Gentleman, who is held in the highest esteem in, I think, all parts of the House, that if he, on…06 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI am not sure that greatly added to the intellectual quality of the exchange, but nevertheless the hon. Gentleman has made his point with some force, and it is on the record, but…06 Mar 2019HANSARDSecurity SituationOrder. Before I call the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd) to ask his second question, let me say that a lot of noisy private conversations are taking place, including on the…06 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI will come to the right hon. Gentleman, but I think there is a point of order from Mr Ian Blackford. I hope it is a genuine point of order.06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt is a shared responsibility.06 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI say to the right hon. Gentleman and for the benefit of those interested in this matter, first, that he has made his point with vigour and insistence, very much in the mould he…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsOrder. There is a very discordant noise from Opposition Back Benchers. The question has been asked—and, broadly speaking, heard—and the answer will be heard.06 Mar 2019HANSARDUN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against WomenOrder. Colleagues, we are joined for Prime Minister’s questions today—I know that the hon. Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) will be keenly interested in this announcement,…06 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No-Deal PreparationsIndeed.06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsMay I gently say to colleagues that I am trying to accommodate as many Back-Bench Members as possible? This applies to both sides of the House: some extremely serious public…06 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He asks me how he can best clarify the record in respect of what he said in the House in December. My response to him is that he has proved to…06 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderIn terms of parliamentary opportunity on the Floor of the House, there is a chance tomorrow, and, indeed, there is a chance on Monday. The opportunities are there, and it is up to…06 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No-Deal PreparationsYes indeed.06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI think that by now the wash would have been completed. [ Laughter . ]06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsOrder. Calm! [ Interruption. ] Difference of opinion is the essence of politics. There is an elaborate combination of finger wagging and head shaking going on, which may be…06 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness CommunityNo reason to doubt that at all.06 Mar 2019HANSARDJob CreationDon’t look quite so surprised, man—it’s your question.05 Mar 2019HANSARDJob CreationThis one-sentence model could catch on; that would be splendid. I call Stephen Kinnock.05 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderIf it is, as I believe it to be, on the same matter, I will hear the right hon. Member for Enfield North (Joan Ryan) and then I will respond to the two of them.05 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI am grateful to the hon. Lady for the point of order.05 Mar 2019