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HANSARD Business of the HouseIs the Leader of the House aware that yesterday was the 102nd birthday of Dame Vera? [Hon. Members: “Lynn.”] Yes, Lynn. Sorry; I had a senior moment there. One of her most famous…21 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Aviation SectorWherever people fly in Europe, they have always been protected by good relationships and good air safety, but the Secretary of State must be aware of the scandalous situation in…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Point of OrderGetting away with blue murder.21 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. The right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) is, of course, right about a resolution of the House being required…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsMay I tell the Minister that I am usually an optimist but I do not know if he shares with me a feeling a dread and doom today? Here we are in the greatest national crisis for 100…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extensionrose —20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Almost surreptitiously, the Secretary of State announced a couple of sentences ago that we were going to have the next meaningful vote on Monday.…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionThe Secretary of State is very kind, but I pulled him up on a point of order because I thought I had heard what he said. Will he address the concern that the Father of the House…20 Mar 2019HANSARDUK Space IndustryThe Minister might know that some of the finest engineering companies in Huddersfield are busy providing components for space probes, including the one that went to Mars. Our…19 Mar 2019HANSARDWelfare Support: Ketteringrose—18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for your guidance today. Here we are in the gravest constitutional situation that I have seen in my nearly 40 years in this House, and…18 Mar 2019HANSARDWelfare Support: KetteringThe Secretary of State is a fair-minded person. This morning, I have been looking at her constituency stats, the Kettering stats, and my stats in Huddersfield. However, I appeal…18 Mar 2019HANSARDHighly Paid Professions: Girls and WomenThe Minister knows the information and data that those two organisations hold on the fact that so many bright girls are diverted early on away from science and maths, and away…14 Mar 2019HANSARDHighly Paid Professions: Girls and Women2. If she will meet the Children’s Commissioner and the Ofsted Chief Inspector to discuss barriers to girls and women entering highly paid professions.14 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade and Investment: SwitzerlandDoes not the Secretary of State realise that the Swiss deal is a tiny deal—nothing wrong with it, but it is tiny? Could we have a list of all the trade deals he has secured across…14 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister is very kind. Could we have a list, not of lawyers representing real people but of the hard-working, wealth-creating large, small and medium companies in this country…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I know that the hon. Member for Brigg and Goole is impatient to get away, but these are important issues. I come to these Committees to exercise parliamentary scrutiny over these…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Will the Minister give way?13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister, as ever, is charming and helpful, but I get suspicious when a Minister says, “Well, this has been around for a long time.” It might have been gathering dust in the…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Will the Minister give way?13 Mar 2019