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HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyPerhaps parliamentary pressure has produced a force field. I call Dr David Drew.04 Feb 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her characteristic courtesy in giving me advance notice of her intention to raise this subject, though not of the particular question that…04 Feb 2019HANSARDEducation in Essex: FundingI am very glad to hear it. I should add, in parenthesis, that the county is of course also home to the life-transforming University of Essex, of which I am very fortunate to be…04 Feb 2019HANSARD Points of OrderIt could be quite difficult now for the hon. Gentleman to correct the record, although if he wanted to consult the Table Office about a written question he might put down, he…04 Feb 2019HANSARD Points of OrderWell, I note that. Without any pejorative reference to any other right hon. or hon. Member, I put it to the right hon. Gentleman that he is veritably a sea-green incorruptible.…04 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyThat probably put the hon. Gentleman off for life.04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersBefore we proceed further on this matter, let me say this. I warmly welcome the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office, and I am sure I speak for colleagues in…04 Feb 2019HANSARDChildcare Settings: Financial ViabilityI do not know whether it is his birthday, but he has made a bit of a mess of the matter. Never mind, we will seek to accommodate him at a later stage in our proceedings.04 Feb 2019HANSARDChildcare Settings: Financial ViabilityI was hoping that the hon. Gentleman would shoehorn his inquiry into question 15, because he cannot leapfrog question 16, which would displace it. I thought that if he applied his…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDisadvantaged Children: Attainment GapWe will accommodate the hon. Lady in topical questions if we can.04 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Education: Economic SustainabilityI think, if memory serves me correctly, and after due consultation, that post 16 the right hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Sir Nicholas Soames) was at cadet school. I feel sure that I…04 Feb 2019HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceOrder. We have overrun, because I am keen to accommodate colleagues, but I know that the hon. Member for Walsall North (Eddie Hughes) will confine himself to a pithy sentence.31 Jan 2019HANSARDTourismThe hon. Gentleman’s question was charming, but it was too long.31 Jan 2019HANSARDTourismVery good. I understood that to be the request of the Government. It is quite important for the Government to know what the Government want. If the Government do not know what the…31 Jan 2019HANSARDInternational SportWe have heard from a Tottenham fan, so we have to hear from an Arsenal fan.31 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWell, that was extremely welcome!31 Jan 2019HANSARDMusic EducationFinally in this section, Mrs Marion Fellows.31 Jan 2019HANSARDTourismI thought that the hon. Gentleman was seeking to group this question with Question 5. Is that right? That is what we have been advised— [ Interruption. ] Surely you know your own…31 Jan 2019HANSARDTourismThere is a lot to be said for Bicester Village. I have been there many times, and I have an extremely agreeable Zegna tie that I purchased there some years ago. I am not wearing…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House very much for what she has said, which does at least explain the chronology of events. However, for the avoidance of doubt, let it be clear that it…31 Jan 2019