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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018A five-minute limit now applies.29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Oh! Well, I would have called a particular hon. Gentleman who seems to have beetled out of the Chamber. That is most unfortunate. I hope the fellow is not indisposed. But Mr…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Order. There are a lot of noisy conversations taking place. The hon. and learned Lady must be heard.29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I will take the right hon. Gentleman’s question as a rhetorical question, rather than a substantive one. He knows that Parliament is here to debate and to vote, and he is well…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Yes, I will take other points of order briefly.29 Jan 2019HANSARD Smoking Prohibition (National Health Service Premises)Order. The hon. Lady is a distinguished actress and has a voice that projects, but it seems to me that the House is rather irreverent. What she is saying on this matter should be…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Order. The person who has the Floor chooses whether and, if so, when to give way. That is the situation. It is very clear, and it cannot be contradicted. That is all there is to…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I hope it is a genuine point of order.29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Order. Resume your seat. [Interruption.] With no disrespect to the hon. Lady, I am not interested in observations. [Interruption.] Order. I am not debating it. I am telling you…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018The hon. Gentleman does know parliamentary procedure. Point of order, Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg.29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman. If I understand his point of order correctly, the answer to it is that the customary method of acknowledging the intention of another…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. I know that he is well-intentioned, but the short answer is no. The timescale for the debate has been set and agreed by the House,…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018We will see whether this is a real point of order.29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Order. That is extraordinary behaviour from the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford), who is an illustrious doctor. She is ranting from a sedentary position; I cannot…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am getting advice that is the product of the scholarly cranium of the Clerk of the House, but I think I will leave the hon. Gentleman to find his own salvation. We will leave it…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his historical exegesis, from which the leader of the Scottish National party can choose to think he can either benefit or not…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn deference to the seniority of the hon. Gentleman, I will hear his point of order if he insists.29 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is not for the Speaker to be the arbiter of truth. Knowing the ambitions of the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), it is important that he knows what he is letting himself…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo, I think that the Minister said a business every 75 seconds.29 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is a lot to be said for Essex. The right hon. Lady and I can agree about that.29 Jan 2019