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HANSARDPoints of OrderI thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. I respect his sincerity, but—I hope he will see this point even if he does not agree with it—the responsibility is mine, and it…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI thank the hon. Lady for what she has said. I do not know whether there is any precedent for such advice having been issued, but my understanding is that it has not previously…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of view. He is quite right that we met, I think, in the anteroom of the Bristol Conservative Association headquarters at 5…09 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOrder. I am well aware that the hon. Lady is a former chair of the Internal Market Committee of the European Parliament. In case there are people present who were not aware of…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderLet me say this to the hon. Gentleman. So far as his last remark was concerned, I think I can cope with that. Government Whips going about their business in their own way is…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderRather than deal in detail with what the hon. Lady has said, I will say that I agree with her assessment of recent events, and of course I thank her for agreeing with me.09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI am not sure whether I want to speculate on that, but the hon. Gentleman has obviously applied his beady eye to the material on the Order Paper, and he has reached that…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but the short answer is no, and I shall tell him why. The clue is in the title, “The Speaker in the Chair”. The Speaker is elected…09 Jan 2019HANSARD Armed Forces (Derogation from European Convention on Human Rights)The right hon. Gentleman is a person of unfailing courtesy in this House, and I think he also knows our procedures. There are no points of order during a ten-minute rule motion,…09 Jan 2019HANSARD Armed Forces (Derogation from European Convention on Human Rights)We are on a ten-minute rule motion, so no.09 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have not heard from Mr Charalambous. We must hear from the feller!09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderNo, there is no further.09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOrder. The Father of the House is on his feet; let us hear the right hon. and learned Gentleman.09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOrder. The hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) is raising a point of order and he is entitled to be heard, and he will be heard.09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order and for his characteristic courtesy. The answer is simple. The right hon. Gentleman referred to a motion and said that no…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI did hear those words. I did not hear a particular Member, and I did not see a Member mouth those words, but I did hear those words. I think it was most unfortunate that that was…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderNo, for the very simple reason that the terms for today, specified by the Government Chief Whip, specify no debate. If the hon. Lady asks me whether there will be a debate, the…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderMy understanding is that the Business of the House motion was tabled yesterday afternoon by the Government; I confess I do not know at precisely what time, but my recollection and…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderThank you.09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn account of his seniority I will take a further point of order from the right hon. Gentleman, but I hope he will not push his luck.09 Jan 2019