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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI am grateful to the hon. Lady. It is not my intention to suspend the sitting. The point will have been heard by the Prime Minister. I say to the hon. Lady that all sorts of…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI think I can assure the right hon. Gentleman on that point. My instinctive and unfailing approach, to the best of my limited ability, is to try to facilitate the House. It flows…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI certainly will reflect on Members’ concerns. Colleagues will understand that the Speaker regularly meets the Leader of the House, the shadow Leader of the House, the Government…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI can assure the hon. Lady that we will be meeting at 2.30 on Monday afternoon. We have had a business statement on the business for next week. That business statement—I say this…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsOrder. We wish to expedite the debate. The right hon. Gentleman must be heard as, I think, he approaches his peroration.19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementOrder. We have all agreed recently on the importance of mutual respect. The leader of the Liberal Democrats is entitled to be heard and, believe me, she will not, under any…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsIt would be open to the Leader of the House to do that if he so chose, but he is no longer in the Chamber and therefore, even if he was minded to do so—he might not feel so…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsOrder. A five-minute limit on Back-Bench speeches will have to apply with immediate effect, although I do not anticipate that that limit will last very long.19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsOrder. We are grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but I remind the House that interventions must be brief. We need to expedite progress—subtle hint.19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsOrder. We are extraordinarily grateful, more grateful than ever before, to the right hon. and learned Gentleman. The five-minute limit still applies, but the right hon. Member for…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsThat is an extremely helpful series of points from the right hon. Gentleman. In responding, I merely repeat what others will have heard—namely, that the Prime Minister himself…19 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOrder. We now come to the urgent question.17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI warmly appreciate what the Leader of the House has said about the staff of the House. I think it will be warmly appreciated by Members throughout the House and, above all, by…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)Before I call the Leader of the House to move the motion, I should inform the House that I have selected amendment (a) in the name of Sir Oliver Letwin.17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House, the shadow Leader of the House, the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart) and the 60 Back Benchers who questioned the Leader…17 Oct 2019HANSARDGender Pay GapI thank the hon. Lady for her very gracious remarks; I apologise for my inattention. It is much appreciated.17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOrder. A very large number of right hon. and hon. Members are seeking to catch my eye, but we must expedite proceedings because there is other important business with which to…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)Order. Before I call the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart), perhaps I should just say this for the elucidation of the House. The House will take its own…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOrder. For the avoidance of doubt—I know that the Leader of the House will readily accept this, and I say it for the benefit of those observing our proceedings—the arbiter of…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI call James Cartlidge.17 Oct 2019