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HANSARDBusiness without DebateIn broad terms I agree with the thrust of what the right hon. Gentleman has just said. There are two routes to this House meeting on Saturday. One is a motion before the House and…15 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI have to acquaint the House that this House has this day attended Her Majesty in the House of Peers, and that Her Majesty was pleased to make a most Gracious Speech from the…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressI call Mr Ian Blackford.14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressOrder. The right hon. Gentleman will give way when he chooses. He does not need to be told what to do by people gesticulating at him. Stop it. It is low grade, downmarket and out…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressBefore I call the mover and seconder, I want to announce the proposed subjects of debate during the remaining days on the Loyal Address, which are: tomorrow—Britain’s place in the…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressOrder. I do not know whether it is something to do with the melodic susurrations emitted by the leader of the Scottish National party, but there is an unfailing tendency of those…14 Oct 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementThe House has directed the Speaker to make a statement at the beginning of each Session about the duties and responsibilities of hon. Members. I begin by reminding hon. Members of…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressOrder. I appeal to right hon. and hon. Members who are leaving the Chamber to do so quickly and quietly so that the rest of us can afford the right hon. Gentleman the courtesy to…14 Oct 2019HANSARDProrogationThe Commission was also read for proroguing this present Parliament, and the Leader of the House of Lords said: “My Lords and Members of the House of Commons: By virtue of Her…08 Oct 2019HANSARDRape ConvictionsIt was remiss of me not to congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his becoming a Minister. I hope he enjoys it; I feel sure that he is uncontrollably excited about the prospects that…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUThe word “tangential” springs to mind.08 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUI think there were some semi-colons in there.08 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUA sentence, Mr Wilson?08 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUSingle-sentence questions.08 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUOrder. All these references to named individuals are quite improper. The right hon. Gentleman no doubt luxuriated in the lather of the Oxford Union, in which he excelled, and he…08 Oct 2019HANSARD HMRC Impact Analysis: CustomsIf the appetite of the hon. Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Jonathan Edwards) remains unsatisfied by that ministerial reply, my counsel is that he should read the…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUAh, the right hon. Gentleman has a new ambition. It is percolating in my head.08 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) has been jumping up and down like Zebedee, so I think he will be inconsolable if he is not heard. Let us hear the fella.08 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMight I reasonably hope that the Chair of the Justice Select Committee can ask a single-sentence question?08 Oct 2019HANSARDSupport for Victims of Crime in CourtThe hon. Member for Ashfield (Gloria De Piero) is leaving the House voluntarily at the next election to the very considerable detriment to Ashfield and to the House, so it would…08 Oct 2019