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HANSARDBusiness of the House (Today)I can usefully announce the result of the deferred Division. In respect of the question relating to intellectual property, the Ayes were 308 and the Noes were 267, so the Ayes…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Speaker’s StatementColleagues, imminently we will come to the motion on the retirement of the Clerk of the House and I will look to the Leader of the House to move the motion of congratulation to…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsWhat I would say to the hon. Lady is twofold. First, it is a breach of the conventions of this House for a Member to walk past a Member who has the Floor on that side of the…13 Feb 2019HANSARDProsperity FundWhat a pleasure to call a west country knight, no less—Sir Gary Streeter.13 Feb 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI am sure that I am immensely grateful. It was not a point of order, but I am sure that the right hon. Gentleman feels that he has made an important point. If the right hon.…13 Feb 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his courtesy in giving me notice of his intention to raise his point of order. Moreover, I am grateful for its substance, both because…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsOrder. Yes, on this occasion I will take a point of order from the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) because I gather that it appertains to the session…13 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI understand the predictable air of anticipation in the Chamber just before Prime Minister’s questions, but I would remind the House that we are discussing the plight of some of…13 Feb 2019HANSARDRetirement of the Clerk of the HouseI thank the right hon. Gentleman for what he has said. Not for the first time, he has reminded us that he has served as his party’s Chief Whip, but I hope that he will not take it…13 Feb 2019HANSARDRetirement of the Clerk of the HouseThank you. Both the Leader of the House and the shadow Leader have engagingly captured Sir David’s wisdom, warmth and wit. I too have benefited from all those qualities, and I…13 Feb 2019HANSARDRetirement of the Clerk of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House very warmly for what she has said.13 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Restoring DevolutionAs the hon. Gentleman speaks, the noble Lord may of course be in our midst.13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman has found his own salvation, as he well knows. Hitherto, I had always thought that the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brendan MacNeil) was a…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsAh! The hon. Gentleman ought to know about good behaviour in the Chamber and elsewhere as he is a distinguished football referee.13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsOrder. I am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, who is brandishing a document. I have a feeling it will feature in his next press release. He has made his point with force…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar looks very happy. We do not need to hear from him further at this time. I remind him that he also has cerebral status as the Chair of a…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Member for Vale of Clwyd (Chris Ruane) is obviously a beneficiary of mindfulness himself. He seems a very calm and phlegmatic fellow these days, which was not always the…13 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI look forward to reading the right hon. Gentleman’s treatise in the Official Report tomorrow.13 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo, I think it can wait. I look forward to it with interest and enthusiasm, but—12 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am extraordinarily grateful to the hon. Lady, but I think it can wait.12 Feb 2019