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HANSARDPublic ServicesOrder. A seven-minute limit on each Back-Bench speech will now apply.16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesIt is incumbent on each Member to take responsibility for the veracity of what he or she says in the Chamber. If a Member feels that an error has been made, it is the…16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesJudging by the hon. Gentleman’s appearance, I do not know whether he is anticipating an early dinner, a long dinner or, conceivably, both.16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesSadly, we have no further time either for Chesterton or, indeed, for the right hon. Gentleman.16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesOrder. I trust that, as usual, the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) will pepper his oration with philosophy, poetry and prose, or conceivably…16 Oct 2019HANSARDPoint of OrderI appreciate the points that the right hon. Lady has raised. Indeed, they are very similar to those raised yesterday during exchanges on the business statement and by the right…16 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateOh yes, of course. There is a vacancy. Far be it for me to accuse the hon. Gentleman of being a procedural pedant, because the Chair is in favour of procedural pedantry. He is…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Racism in FootballI thank all colleagues for the content and tone of these exchanges, which I think will be appreciated and mirrored in the reaction of members of the public across the country and…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. No one can accuse him of failing to take his opportunities when they present themselves. I cannot give him an immediate assurance that an…15 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaMr Russell-Moyle, you are a cheeky chappy, it has to be said. This will be widely acknowledged. You are chuntering from a sedentary position to no obvious benefit or purpose,…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of order and for his characteristic courtesy in giving me advance notice of his intention to raise it. My response is that, as…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Racism in FootballAh yes, a Manchester City fan; I call Mike Kane.15 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateI can now inform the House of the arrangements for the election of the Chairs of the Treasury Committee and the Backbench Business Committee. The Treasury Committee Chair is…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Racism in FootballJust before I call the shadow Minister, as I have a sense that this matter will unite the House, I would like to thank the Minister for what he has said and to say from the Chair…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldOrder. I did not hear the word, but if the word used was that which has just been put to me, it was tasteless. [ Interruption. ] I know that the right hon. Member for East Devon…15 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaColleagues, I now call an exceptionally well-behaved Member, a very model of decorum in the Chamber at all times. I am referring of course to Mary Glindon.15 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaI think that the shadow Foreign Secretary has found her own salvation in the sense that she has made her point with force and alacrity and it is on the record. As for the question…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Speaker’s StatementBefore I call the shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, I have a very short statement to make. Having secured the necessary formal royal approval, I am very…15 Oct 2019HANSARDTV Licences for the over 75sIt is excellent to see the Home Secretary in her place. Whether she was in place at the point at which the point of order was being raised, I do not know, but she is being briefed…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Imprisonment of Catalan LeadersHe could speak here. He could come and speak in the Palace of Westminster and would be extremely welcome. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”]15 Oct 2019