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HANSARD Points of OrderI note what the hon. Gentleman says and I thank him for his courtesy in accepting that I would rule out of order something that, under our procedures, warranted such a decision.…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her point of order and for her characteristic courtesy in giving me advance notice of her intention to raise it. I am sorry to disappoint her,…08 Jan 2019HANSARDSeaborne FreightI simply say that the Secretary of State is perfectly entitled to his assessment of whether it is appropriate in political terms. No breach of order has taken place procedurally,…08 Jan 2019HANSARDSupply ChainsOrder. May I gently say to colleagues that we have a lot to get through? We need to speed up.08 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you.08 Jan 2019HANSARDManufacturing and Automotive SectorI am very saddened that the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Frank Field) is departing our midst. I know he has many pressing commitments and a very full diary, but if he stayed,…08 Jan 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementBefore we proceed to the urgent questions, I would like to say something that relates to the events that unfolded outside this place yesterday. In the course of proceedings at…08 Jan 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI entirely accept what the right hon. Gentleman has said. In making that powerful point, he prompts me to add a reference to schoolchildren coming on to the estate to visit the…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI cannot say that I am entirely surprised to hear the right hon. Gentleman volunteer that view. He and I came into the House together in May 1997, so I have known him for nearly…08 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI call Will Quince. [ Interruption. ] I am sure that the hon. Gentleman is delighted to have excited such a reaction, but I would like to hear what he has to say.08 Jan 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementIt may be, and I say this in all seriousness, with no frivolity or levity, that there is a symbiotic relationship between the House authorities and the hon. Gentleman, for I am…08 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will take the point of order, and I would appreciate it if the ministerial team waited to hear it because it relates to Question Time.08 Jan 2019HANSARDUK Space IndustryOrder. I do apologise, but progress is not just too slow; it is too slow.08 Jan 2019HANSARDPeople in Insecure WorkOrder. I was not looking for the right hon. Gentleman, although it is always a pleasure to be reminded of the fact of his presence.08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillOrder. If the right hon. Gentleman feels able and willing to express his views in a minute, I will be delighted to hear him—I hope he will not be offended—but otherwise I will…08 Jan 2019HANSARDMotabilityOrder. The Minister is always most courteous in engaging with the person asking the question, but the rest of the House also wants to hear her, so it would be appreciated if she…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMotabilityThe question was an extraordinarily interesting one, and very comprehensive, but it was a classic example of what I call shoehorning. The hon. Gentleman was seeking to shoehorn…07 Jan 2019HANSARD NHS Long-term PlanA very large number of right hon. and hon. Members are seeking to catch my eye. The Secretary of State is attending to the questions put to him in his usual courteous fashion, and…07 Jan 2019HANSARD Nazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeNot in relation to the progress of business. We have statements next, and points of order come after statements.07 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of order, with which I entirely identify. I am happy to take other colleagues’ points of order in due course, but there is…07 Jan 2019