Contributions
3,413 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillYes, I will take the point of order before we go into Committee.03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillUnder the Order of the House of today we shall now move to Committee of the whole House.03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillWell, that is one of the shortest speeches the hon. Gentleman has ever delivered in the Chamber.03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillAbout the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill.03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillOrder. I have just had a message chuntered to me from a Government Whip that the Secretary of State is content to wait for a period. The hon. Member for Cleethorpes (Martin…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillOrder. I gently point out that there are three Front-Bench speeches to be heard, and that a number of other hon. and right hon. Members wish to speak in the debate. There is…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI would rather deal with this matter. I think it is more orderly to deal with it in that way. If there are no further points of order on this matter, I will— [ Interruption. ] I…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillIt is not for the Chair to pronounce judgment on the attendance record of right hon. and hon. Members at Committees. Suffice to say that I have heard points of order from the hon.…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI will take a final point of order, but I am quite keen to give a ruling on this matter.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe answer is that it is based on the Whips’ count, but the Clerks’ count is the same. I am not inviting the hon. Gentleman to put that in his pipe and smoke it, because I am sure…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOrder. I understand that Members want to move on, but we must hear the rest of the point of order.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI do not want to tease the hon. Gentleman, but I think that Hugo Young’s book has a whole chapter about him. The hon. Gentleman is not only an historical figure; some people might…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseNo more required; I am being teased mercilessly by the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) and possibly by others— [ Interruption. ] I thought it was he, but…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseFor the avoidance of doubt, I think I am right in stating to the House that Sandbach is a place and indeed, that it is not all that far from where the hon. Lady represents, but…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady shakes her head, and that satisfies me. I think that we will leave it there.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe right hon. Member for Derbyshire Dales has clarified his thinking and has used slightly more felicitous language, and I think that the right hon. Member for West Dorset—I do…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe right hon. Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin) is never anything but completely honest. I know that the right hon. Member for Derbyshire Dales (Sir Patrick McLoughlin)…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI will respond to the hon. Gentleman, but I will first hear the point of order by the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Helen Goodman).03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillUnder the terms of the business of the House motion to which the House has just agreed, amendments for the Committee stage of the Bill may now be accepted by the Clerks at the…03 Apr 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderI rather imagine the point the hon. Gentleman has made on behalf of his constituent will be heard in the appropriate quarters. If he is concerned that it might not be, it is…03 Apr 2019