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HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend the Chairman of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is absolutely right to highlight the importance of that Bill, and the Government are committed to bringing it…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for saying that nothing is too old fashioned for me, and I shall try not to disappoint him in future. I am sorry that his travel arrangements…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I just say what a pleasure it is to see the hon. Gentleman’s good nature shine through in a question? He normally keeps it so carefully hidden on the Floor of the House, but…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseFollowing the decision of the House to pass the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill, I should like to make a short statement regarding the business for tomorrow. The…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election Bill (Business of the House)I beg to move, That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Timetable (1) (a) Proceedings on Second Reading and…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseUnfortunately, I have nothing to add to the answer I gave some moments ago.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is an important point. We are all very grateful to the staff we have supporting us, both those working for us as constituency MPs and those working for the House authorities.…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is an extraordinarily important point. When talk of an early general election first started in September, the House authorities started working on updating the information…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is a point of fundamental importance to our democracy. I had a meeting earlier today with the head of security in the House of Commons and with a representative of the…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election Bill (Business of the House)The hon. Lady and I served on the Procedure Committee together, and she must be aware that this is completely standard whenever the Speaker leaves the Chair to go into Committee.…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the right hon. Lady.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAll the routine Question Times will continue to take place in the normal way while this Parliament is in existence. Parliament has to be dissolved in accordance with the Bill, if…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThat will depend on the progress of business and the date of Prorogation. We will have to see how rapidly business progresses, but the Dissolution date is Wednesday, so it is…29 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI can assure the hon. Gentleman that we will be bringing forward a Bill tomorrow, and the House will have a chance to vote on it. We can then have a general election and bring…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOh, Mr Speaker, that was a great witticism at the end. I think we are all splitting our sides on the Government Benches. The point is that, from this very Dispatch Box and…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for her question, and also for her courage in supporting the Second Reading of the withdrawal agreement Bill. The problem is that the…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWe offered more time.28 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLet us have a question session on Thursday when I go through the business of the House, and then we can discuss whether we should have a debate on parliamentary procedures and…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFirst of all, more time was offered—24 hours a day. We would have gone through the night. That was offered to the Leader of the Opposition, and it was not accepted. It has to be…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend—the DUP still are our friends in many, many ways. Our shared desire for Unionism is very strong, and all our Unionists are friends, if I may say so.…28 Oct 2019