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HANSARD Civil PartnershipDoes the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) wish to speak in the debate?31 Oct 2019HANSARDStandardsOrder. The hon. Gentleman will resume his seat. This matter was raised on a previous occasion and I am going to say, in all solemnity and with firmness, to the hon. Gentleman and…31 Oct 2019HANSARDStandardsOrder. I am sorry, but I must invite the hon. Gentleman to resume his seat and I will tell him why. The hon. Gentleman tries to demonstrate how fair he is being by saying that,…31 Oct 2019HANSARDStandardsOrder. The hon. Gentleman will resume his seat. It is not help and advice; I am telling him what the position is. Don’t mix it with the Chair. If you have a couple more sentences…31 Oct 2019HANSARDStandardsI am quite sure that the public will come to their own conclusions. Let me say to the hon. Gentleman that he can try to smear me; he will get the square root of nowhere. I am…31 Oct 2019HANSARDStandardsI thank the hon Gentleman for his contribution.31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainAs people will speedily see, we move from one subject to another quite quickly, and we now come to the very happy business of the motion on tributes to the Speaker’s Chaplain. I…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainI must thank the shadow Leader of the House, and I think I speak for the House in doing so, for the sheer warmth and magnificence of that tribute. I think that there is an…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainI thank the hon. Gentleman for what he has said. I hope that observers of our proceedings understand the enormous affection and esteem in which we all hold Rose. I just want to…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainThat speech was typical of the hon. Gentleman. Thank you.31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainOrder. I know that the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) would want to hear this. The right hon. Gentleman is referring to him and I am sure that he will want to hear it.31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainI am very grateful to the right hon. and learned Gentleman. That is very kind of him, and I take it in that spirit. As he knows, I wish him extremely well. Quite apart from his…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainWell, that was extraordinary and magnificent. I thank the hon. Lady for her excessively generous personal remarks as regards me, but what is much more important is what she said…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Civil PartnershipJust before I put the Question, I want to say, by way of response to the Minister, a big thank you. That was a very generous and gracious tribute from her. If I may return the…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Civil PartnershipI have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that Her Majesty has signified her Royal Assent to the following Acts: Early Parliamentary General…31 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateWe come now to a series of motions that I think we should take separately, for reasons that will become obvious. Before I invite a Whip to move motion 6, which is the first in the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateIt is up to the business managers. Is there scope for that to happen? The answer is yes, and it is perfectly feasible to imagine that the hon. Gentleman will achieve successful…31 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateI do not think that that requires any response from me, other than to say that the hon. Gentleman has made his point with great clarity. It will have been heard, and he will have…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the SpeakerThank you.31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the SpeakerI am almost beyond words. I am extraordinarily grateful to the right hon. Gentleman.31 Oct 2019