Contributions
3,413 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDService Personnel: Recruitment and RetentionThe respected and celebrated president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Mrs Madeleine Moon.21 Oct 2019HANSARDOutsourced Departmental ContractsFor the benefit of those observing our proceedings, so that they are intelligible, it ought to be explained that the hon. Gentleman is what might be described as the overlord, or…21 Oct 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI am very grateful to the hon. Lady. It is a genuine point of order, and my response to it is as follows. First, when I referred—I do not mean this impolitely—not to 29 March, but…21 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsFinally, because he must not miss out, I call Ranil Jayawardena.21 Oct 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI cannot quite read the lips of the hon. Member for Lichfield (Michael Fabricant), but I think he is saying, “If only”. The hon. Lady must be heard.21 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOrder. I do not wish to be unkind or discourteous to the hon. Gentleman, but what I am looking for are single-sentence questions. I am very sorry if the hon. Gentleman was…21 Oct 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman—and I mean this very sincerely—for his point of order and, in particular, in the best traditions of his service, for his explicit,…21 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI thank the hon. Lady for her point of order. I say to her publicly what I said to her privately, which is that I am sorry that, on account of constraints of time and a desire to…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI note what the right hon. Lady has said.19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI note what the Leader of the House has said. We will hear what others have to say—that has been done by him on a point of order.19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsIt would, of course, be most useful to have clarification on that matter. [ Interruption. ] The Clerk at the Table is waving in front of me—most helpfully, I hasten to add; it is…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI will come to the right hon. and learned Gentleman, but I call Mr John Baron.19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI am grateful to the hon. and learned Lady. I have no expectation of being so asked. Moreover, I have no aspirations to the exalted status that would have been attained by a…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsThe short answer to that is yes. I intend no discourtesy to the Leader of the House, but it had been intimated to me—albeit not by him—that in the event of the Government being…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementOrder. I want to hear the hon. Gentleman, but I could not do so. I want to hear his dulcet tones. Blurt it out, man.19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI am always grateful, and I am sure the House will be indebted to the hon. Gentleman for his legal exegesis. There are other views on that matter, but he has registered his with…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsOrder. If Members are leaving the Chamber—I understand the disappointment of the hon. and learned Lady, but I cannot compel Members to remain. I cannot, to coin a phrase, take…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementOrder. I think the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) thinks that nodding at me vigorously to the extent that it virtually constitutes a bow is the most efficacious means of being…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsWith this it will be convenient to discuss motion 2: That this House approves the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsThat is a matter of extraordinary interest in the House and possibly across the nation—I say that to the hon. Gentleman in the friendliest spirit—but it is not a matter for…19 Oct 2019