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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises a point of fundamental importance. In this Chamber we have the shields of people such as Airey Neave and Ian Gow who were murdered by terrorists. We should…26 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a point also raised by an hon. Gentleman on the Opposition Benches, and it is something that the House is concerned about. Throughout the crisis, the…26 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI know this is a matter of concern to many hon. and right hon. Members, as we all value the pubs in our own constituencies, and in these very difficult times, the closures have…26 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe House last sat on Christmas day, I understand, in 1656, and it is not the intention of Her Majesty’s Government, or my right hon. Friend the Chief Whip, to ask us to sit on…26 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thought the hon. Gentleman was Scottish. It turns out he is a Gaul, or at any rate he has a great deal of gall to say what he has just said when there were two hours of debate.…26 Nov 2020HANSARD ICGS Investigations: Commons-Lords AgreementI will speak very briefly, if I may, simply to say that this is constitutionally very important because of the exclusive cognisance that both Houses have of their own business.…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelI say once again that this panel has come from 134 applicants, and the most distinguished and capable have been drawn from it. The panel’s members include Monica Daley, a…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelThe right hon. Gentleman is being unduly uncharitable towards lawyers. Lawyers can, in addition to being lawyers, have a wide range of experience based on the way that they…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelIndeed, it is perfectly reasonable and proper for the right hon. Gentleman to have done precisely that. I was merely explaining to him why the information he was raising was not…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelIt is a pleasure to give way to my right hon. Friend and predecessor, who started this whole process with such distinction, and it is my privilege to be carrying it on.25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelOf course I will give way to the right hon. Gentleman.25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that point. Before the appointments were made, we had a number of representations from Members of this House saying that they would feel…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelI can confirm to the right hon. Gentleman that 134 completed applications were received —no doubt, from a variety of people. Of those applications, the ones that were seen to be…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelI beg to move, That: (1) in accordance with Standing Order No. 150C (Appointment of Independent Expert Panel Members), the following be appointed as members of the Independent…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelIndeed I can. Members of the independent expert panel, including the chairman, will be paid monthly in arrears a fee of £350 excluding value added tax for each half day spent by…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelThe right hon. Member for Warley (John Spellar) would not have been eligible to apply because Members of Parliament cannot join—unless he decided to take the Chiltern Hundreds,…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelI fundamentally disagree with the right hon. Gentleman. I think that the real-life experience of the people who make up the panel is very varied, considerable and distinguished.…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelThat is an important point, and my right hon. Friend has raised it before in the House. The hope is that the panel will meet relatively soon, if the motion goes through this…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelI know that it is popular to be disparaging about lawyers, but it is sometimes unfair. The right hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz) is a very distinguished lawyer…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelMay I begin by thanking the right hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz) for her support and the support of the official Opposition? We have worked closely on this matter not…25 Nov 2020