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HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)I do not want to go too much into the details— [ Interruption ] —hold on, patience; because this will be the topic for Saturday. The Prime Minister will make a statement and…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)I am sorry to be distracted down this route, Mr Speaker, but I hope you will allow me a little leeway, because that point is so fundamentally wrong. The new agreement is of the…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)I do not wish to be ungracious, because I am an admirer of the hon. and learned Lady, who is a very impressive inquisitor— [ Interruption ] . The hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)I do apologise, but other people want to speak, there is an amendment to be moved and there is serious business to be discussed. If I may, I will turn briefly to amendment (a) in…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his well-intentioned advice. I know it is intended to be helpful, but may I give him advice in return? Had he listened to the hon.…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)I meant the whole House.17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)I beg to move, That this House shall sit at 9.30am on Saturday 19 October and at that sitting: (1) the first business shall be any statements to be made by Ministers; and (2) the…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI think there is a general feeling that it is really important to proceed with this Bill. I have a great desire to uphold the conventions of this House. I note, though, that a lot…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I begin by paying tribute to people who work for Royal Mail? We are enormously well served by the service we have in this country. Actually, particularly in this House we are…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am more than happy to say that this deal is worth wholehearted and full-throated support from across the United Kingdom. It is a deal that delivers for the whole United Kingdom.…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave before—that universal credit is helping to people get into and stay in work, and the withdrawal rate of benefits has been reduced.17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is very difficult for me to comment on the individual circumstances of a person I do not know and when I have not been privy to that information. I will go back to what I said…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is a doughty campaigner, and raises an issue that is of concern to many of our constituents, but I do not believe that the Government policy is unfair. Some…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is fortuitous that the Minister is sitting next to me, so the hon. Lady’s point has been made. [ Interruption. ] He chunters at me that he is working hard on this. It is a very…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry that my hon. Friend has been kept waiting—both for the A14 and to ask his very important question. Transport questions are on Thursday, so that will be another…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI see the hon. Lady is shaking her head, and I encourage her to go back to the DWP. If there is anything that I or the Secretary of State can do to support her, I am sure that…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseYes, I will absolutely do that. May I also hold up the hon. Lady as an example? She is a neighbour of mine, and despite our strongly different views of the world, we have always…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI must confess that I agree with my hon. Friend; it is really shameful that somebody who has a role with the police should criticise them when they have done everything possible…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am glad to say that the supremacy of EU law was one of the things rejected in the referendum, and it will fade away. As the morning mist fades, so will the supremacy of that…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend, who represents a south Gloucestershire constituency, is a near neighbour of mine, and I must confess I have a prejudice in favour of very good transport around…17 Oct 2019