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HANSARD Points of OrderThe hon. Gentleman has made his own point in his own way with considerable force and alacrity. I am not going to accuse anybody of being—14 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderWell, it will just extend the proceedings if people chunter from a sedentary position ineloquently and for no obvious benefit or purpose. It is a point of order and I am…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI refer the hon. Gentleman to answers that I provided earlier. I am very happy to look at these matters in the round; there may well be discussions to be had about them in…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderThe hon. Lady raises an interesting point, but it does not appertain to the consideration that is before us today. I am certainly happy to reflect— [ Interruption. ] Well, she has…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderNo, no: I am not taking any further point of order from the hon. Lady. She has raised the issue. I have given the holding response that I have given. [Hon. Members: “Ah!”] I am…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderYes, that has always been the case, and I am not aware that there is any imminent or likely prospect of it being changed. I am not party to any such proposal. Nobody has posited…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUI must say to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) that his constituency always sounds an immensely agreeable place, and therefore I really must…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderAs I have already indicated, I made a judgment last week. I look at issues on a case-by-case basis, which is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. I know the hon. Gentleman will…14 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI call Ranil Jayawardena. Where is the chappie? What a pity. Very well—I call Nigel Huddleston.14 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI am very grateful to the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes), who is nodding vigorously in assent to that proposition from a sedentary position.…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOh dear, oh dear, oh dear; people do seem a bit confused, but I will certainly try to help the hon. Lady. First, to the best of my knowledge and recollection I have not had any…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI am not a member of the Liaison Committee. I will look at the situation on a case-by-case basis. If the circumstance arises, I shall make an appropriate judgment. I think we…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her point of order. I am sure that if she is suggesting what she has just suggested, she would wish to insert the word “inadvertently”, because…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI was not requesting an apology, although it is very gracious of her to proffer it. I just wanted to hear the insertion of the word “inadvertently”. The answer is that, in a…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal CreditOrder. The hon. Lady is always ahead of herself. What she does at this stage is say, “To ask the Minister to make a statement on universal credit”. We will get her full blast in a…14 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderThat may very well be so, and I am not unsympathetic to the hon. Lady’s proposition, but I was speaking pretty much off the top of my head, and what I did not say but should have…14 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderVery well, I will come to the hon. Lady now.14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI am afraid that the limit has to be reduced to four minutes.14 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal CreditOrder. Mr Campbell, it is very early in the week. I cannot put this down to the effects of hot curry, because I doubt that you have consumed any thus far. There are several days…14 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI am not sure that I am.11 Jan 2019