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HANSARD Valedictory DebateI will be the frank with the House: it will be a great wrench to leave this place after 27 years. You know what they say, Madam Deputy Speaker: folks are often kindest when they…05 Nov 2019HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainI am delighted to be able to associate myself with and wholeheartedly support the motion moved by my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House. I want to say two things about my…31 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIs not the flaw in my right hon. Friend’s argument that rather than gifting to the Leader of the Opposition only the choice about whether he might agree to a particular revised…28 Oct 2019HANSARDHS2From you, Mr Speaker, I take that as a compliment. Will my hon. Friend instruct HS2 Ltd that it and its contractors should follow its own construction code and give local…24 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe Bill and the agreement that it seeks to implement represent a compromise. It is a compromise that I believe is acceptable, but I will not conceal the fact that I and many…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI shall come on to that point, but I want to say a few sentences about the consent mechanism. I understand the disquiet that has been expressed by those on the Unionist Benches…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI recognise the concerns expressed by business, although I also note that the view expressed by business representative organisations in Northern Ireland has generally been that…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIf my right hon. Friend will forgive me, time is limited. I believe that this House also needs to take account of the shift we are seeing in attitudes among other Governments in…22 Oct 2019HANSARDPrison Leavers: AccommodationI welcome what my hon. and learned Friend has said about the pilot projects now under way and wish them success. Since up to 30%, by some estimates, of people sleeping rough on…08 Oct 2019HANSARDJudicial Appointments ProcessHaving had responsibility for a time for judicial appointments, including approving those of the current Lord Chief Justice and the current President of the Supreme Court, may I…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation Yellowhammerrose —25 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerWhile completely supporting the need to engage in rigorous contingency planning, as my right hon. Friend is doing, can I ask him also to confirm that in Northern Ireland, in the…25 Sept 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. May I—as an elector in the Buckingham constituency, not least—offer an expression of thanks to you for your work as a constituency…09 Sept 2019HANSARD HS2(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Government’s review of HS2.05 Sept 2019HANSARD HS2I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on his new responsibilities and welcome the review that the Government have set up. I have three questions for my right…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandI welcome my right hon. Friend to his responsibilities. Does he agree that it would be frankly unconscionable for any Government to lead us into a no-deal Brexit in which the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDDefending Democracy ProgrammeThe UK has worked tirelessly to build our democratic system and values. In recent years, events across the world have demonstrated that sustaining and defending a flourishing…22 Jul 2019HANSARDConflict, Stability and Security Fund Allocations 2019-20My right hon. Friend Lord Young of Cookham made the following written ministerial statement: I wish to update the House on the progress of the Conflict, Stability and Security…22 Jul 2019HANSARDSenior Civil Service and Senior Military Pay AwardsI am today announcing the Government’s decision on pay for the senior civil service and senior military. The Government received the Senior Salaries Review Body’s (SSRB) report on…22 Jul 2019HANSARDCabinet OfficeI am happy to try to prompt a response to the hon. Lady’s letter. She will know that the Department of Health and Social Care has announced a major uplift in the financial support…22 Jul 2019