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HANSARDTopical QuestionsSo many shining stars in the parliamentary galaxy and so little time. Which star shall shine? Justine Greening.01 Oct 2019HANSARDStudent Funding: 16 to 19-year-oldsNo, no, your moment is now, Sir. Your opportunity has arrived—expatiate.01 Oct 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI thank the hon. Gentleman for his attempted point of order. The Minister has signalled an interest in responding, and of course I will hear him.01 Oct 2019HANSARDStudent Funding: 16 to 19-year-oldsOrder. If the hon. Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski) wishes to shoehorn his Question 20, which will not be reached, into this Question 10, which has been, he is…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Points of OrderThe answer to that is that Prorogation should not affect the moral obligation to keep a promise to send a letter, so if the Minister has volunteered written replies, which in a…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Points of OrderYes, indeed—a point of order from Mike Gapes. He certainly knows about Foreign Office matters.01 Oct 2019HANSARD Points of OrderThat is a helpful clarification and I thank the Minister of State for it. There is no rule on the matter. I say this as much for the intelligibility of our proceedings to…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his attempted point of order. I recognise, as many other Members will, that he speaks with very considerable personal knowledge and…01 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenI enjoyed the hon. Gentleman’s question. However, as colleagues will know, I always welcome Ministers to the Dispatch Box to answer urgent questions that I have granted. That…01 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenWell, it is not the Foreign Secretary but a substitute for said Minister. He will do his level best, we feel sure.01 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member for Solihull (Julian Knight), the House will want to know, is a former money and property editor of The Independent and a very distinguished fellow, I am sure.01 Oct 2019HANSARDFree Ports: Foreign BusinessesThe unadulterated charm of the Chief Secretary has, in my experience, not been surpassed—at any rate among Treasury Ministers.01 Oct 2019HANSARDMoray Growth DealI think that we are about to hear the prodigious knowledge of the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent (Nick Smith) on the Moray growth deal. Wonders never cease.01 Oct 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundI gently remind the House that the thrust of the urgent question relates to short positions being taken against the pound. This is not a general, Second Reading-style debate on…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundPoints of order come later. We look forward to them with eager anticipation from the lips of the right hon. Gentleman.30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanOrder. The words “cheeky chappy” could have been invented to describe the hon. Gentleman, and I am sure that that is something in which he takes great pride, among many other…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Wrightbus (Ballymena)Whether that is because the right hon. Gentleman does not judge himself to be a particular authority on bus-buying or because he regards reference to the matter as beneath the…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Wrightbus (Ballymena)Points of order would ordinarily arise at the end of the statement. [ Interruption. ] Yes, there is a statement to come. The hon. Lady is ahead of herself, which is not a novel…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. My advice to the Minister is simply to project. I know he will do so unfailingly.30 Sept 2019HANSARD Wrightbus (Ballymena)We daily learn more and more about the daring and distinguished exploits of the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Andrew Jones). I have regularly informed the House and…30 Sept 2019