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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOrder. The right hon. Gentleman was legendarily eloquent and mellifluous, but it is extremely important that the proceedings of this House are intelligible to all those observing…06 Jun 2019HANSARDG20 Trade Ministers MeetingOh, very well.06 Jun 2019HANSARDInternational TradeI call Vicky Ford—not here.06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for his debut performance at the Dispatch Box. It has been a stimulating occasion with the airing of many important topics. I can say to him…06 Jun 2019HANSARDSmall Charities: FundingThe Secretary of State is an extraordinarily brilliant and cerebral fellow. He has not quite yet got the hang of the rather more prosaic matter of the announcement of the desire…06 Jun 2019HANSARD Point of OrderI am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. I hope that he will understand if I decline to do that today, here and now. If I were minded to make further…06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOne thing we all know, because I have said it myself several times—and I think the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) believes this—is that Parliament will not be evacuated…06 Jun 2019HANSARDGlobal Free TradeA notable Northamptonshire contest. I call Mr Peter Bone.06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe last thing the Speaker wants to do is to mislead the House. I have just been shown what appears to be conclusive evidence that the team eventually lost 3-2. I had been advised…06 Jun 2019HANSARDGlobal Free TradeWe’ll take it as a yes.06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI was told they had won 2-1. By all accounts it was a splendid performance, and I think colleagues will wish to congratulate all members of the team. [ Interruption. ] I note the…06 Jun 2019HANSARDClimate EmergencyOrder. I believe the Secretary of State is going to group this question with question 3.06 Jun 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiOrder. We are running late. I will accommodate the remaining questioners on the condition that they confine themselves to a single-sentence question, without preamble. No dilation…06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn joining those congratulations, it seems opportune to point out that the women’s parliamentary football team scored a great victory last night—2-1, I am advised—at a match in…06 Jun 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI think that the hon. Lady has done so very successfully, not least to her own satisfaction. The observation that she has just made will be faithfully recorded in the Official…05 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt would be a gross discourtesy if it were otherwise. It is extraordinary that the hon. Gentleman should have to ask for a meeting, but there we are. He is going to get his…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Sure Start: IFS ReportOrder.05 Jun 2019HANSARDThe Cornish PeopleI rise with a degree of uncertainty, because ordinarily I seek to accommodate the hon. Lady, but the question has not been broadened by the character and contents of the answer,…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Points of OrderI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me notice that he wished to raise this matter. I cannot say that it satisfies the criterion for a point of order, although it is not…05 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman has partly achieved his objective by the ruse—and I will call it the ruse—of a point of order, which conceivably could have been the substitute for a question…05 Jun 2019