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HANSARDRail ElectrificationOnly time will tell.10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActOrder. I advise the House that on account of the number of Members wishing to contribute to the debate, it will be necessary to begin with an eight-minute time limit on Back-Bench…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActThe Secretary of State might wish to describe to us his cheese selection and his salivation over it.10 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do wish the hon. Gentleman would wear his Arsenal tie a bit more often.10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActOrder. Before I call the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Meg Hillier), I must advise the House that, after she has spoken, the time limit will have to be reduced to…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActOrder. Just before I call the right hon. Member for Witham (Priti Patel) to make the next contribution, I am sorry to remind Opposition Members of what they will have already seen…10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: AviationOrder. I listened to the right hon. Gentleman’s question with great interest. It was tangential to the substantive question, and I just say gently to him that I had been thinking…10 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOrder. The responsibility for the selection of amendments—I say this not just for Members of the House but for those attending to our proceedings—is, of course, a matter for the…10 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I will take a point of order, which I think is of some salience.10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI would like to reflect on that. It may be possible for that to be done. If it is possible for it to be done, it may well be a matter of judgment as to whether it is thought to be…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI will respond, but as the Chief Whip is signalling an interest in contributing, I am happy to hear the right hon. Gentleman.10 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOrder. I have looked forward to hearing from colleagues who have a chance to participate in the business question—as, of course, the Leader of the House has not merely the…10 Jan 2019HANSARDPublic Transport: Sporting EventsThey missed a lot of goals.10 Jan 2019HANSARDPublic Transport: Sporting EventsHaving heard the right hon. Member for Derbyshire Dales (Sir Patrick McLoughlin) from his seat, we can now have the considerable joy of hearing him on his feet.10 Jan 2019HANSARDRail ElectrificationOrder. The former Secretary of State is chuntering animatedly from a sedentary position about a period of time and a mileage—that is to say, about a length of track—but I can…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActWhat I would say to the right hon. Lady is twofold. First, I do not control the Government Chief Whip any more than the Government Chief Whip controls me. I think we ought to be…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI have made no new ruling on parliamentary language. I was listening, as colleagues would expect, with my customary rapt attention to the observations of the Secretary of State…10 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI am not confirming or denying that. I am saying what I said earlier, which is that I had a discussion with the Clerk and with other Clerks. We discussed the situation, the…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI have already explained the situation that appertains to the amendment. I do not wish to be unkind to the hon. Gentleman, but if, after all these exchanges, he is still not clear…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI am very grateful to the hon. Lady. She, like many others, has made her position very clear, and that stands on the record for people to scrutinise. On the issues to be voted on…09 Jan 2019