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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt was a privilege to be in the Chamber for those fantastic and wonderful tributes to our dear friend, Tony Lloyd. I gave my tribute last week, and I will feel ever in his shadow…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House. I want to start by paying my own tribute to my dear and hon. Friend Sir Tony Lloyd. The words spoken about Tony since his passing yesterday, which…18 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseBeautifully done, Mr Speaker. May I ask the Leader of the House for the business for next week?18 Jan 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for updating the House on the business for Thursday, and for advance sight of it. It is good to see her announcing a change in business as a…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us next week’s business?11 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseHappy new year to you, Mr Speaker, to staff, to Members and to those watching. It might be a new year, but I am afraid it is the same old story: a Government who have run out of…11 Jan 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Is this not just another example of this Government making it up as they go along, with no real plan, scrabbling around and trying to…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?14 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I first put on record our gratitude to Mark Drakeford, a model of public service and public duty? Mr Speaker, I wish you, House staff, Members’ staff, colleagues, journalists,…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseLet me first pay tribute to two Labour giants who have passed away in the past week. Alistair Darling was one of the guiding hands in the last Labour Government. He was one of…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Have you been given notice of any oral statement by the Home Secretary today, given that he signed a treaty with Rwanda yesterday? As…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?30 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseSo it is another week, and another business statement, yet still no emergency legislation on Rwanda as promised. It has been another week of infighting, division and chaos on…30 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?23 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business. The agreement of a cessation in hostilities in Gaza and Israel, to release hostages and tackle the urgent and…23 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?16 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for giving us the business. I thank all those who ensured that Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday constituency events passed off safely. I want…16 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?09 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI will withdraw that, Mr Speaker, and I will ask my questions instead. Nutrient neutrality has been dropped to avoid another embarrassing defeat. Whatever happened to the…09 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseSo there we have it: confirmation that the Government have given up on governing. The Prime Minister’s first and likely only King’s Speech, and what should be his moment of…09 Nov 2023