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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAny Bill that has not received Royal Assent by the time of the Prorogation will fall. That is the simple constitutional position. What I would say to the hon. Lady is that it is…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think my right hon. Friend the Member for East Yorkshire (Sir Greg Knight), who was here a moment ago, introduced a private Member’s Bill on parking, and I have a feeling that I…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman makes a point that has to be looked into. Every possible facility should be given to those who are terminally ill and every pathway should be cleared for them…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am glad to see that your voice is in good working order, unlike poor Mr Speaker. The allocation of funding is always done properly and there are…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Lady for that question. As she knows, there is a simplified procedure for amending laws that are found by the Supreme Court to be incompatible with the…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAll answers are straight answers; they are sometimes simply not the answers that people want. These are two very separate concepts. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises an important point. The situation is one that many of us have seen in our constituency surgeries, and I know that the Department for Work and Pensions is…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI did actually speak to the Lord Chancellor about this matter earlier today and have an answer that, if I may, I will read out because I hope it provides the equivalent of a…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWere I his constituent, I would find going to visit my hon. Friend extremely reassuring. It is hard to think of anybody who could be a better advocate for his constituents in his…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs Prorogation is now going to be on Tuesday, I cannot promise any debates in this Session of Parliament, but there is a new Session coming up, and we will obviously have the…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I say that my near neighbour always asks for things nicely and with considerable courtesy, both in the House and when we have debated in other forums? I wonder whether I might…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes a good point and is quite right to advertise the great work done by the RAF at Brize Norton, which I believe is in his constituency and is therefore virtuous…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI was hoping the hon. Gentleman was going to offer a tasting for right hon. and hon. Members, perhaps in celebration of the Queen’s Speech. Many people think that whisky is good…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful for that invitation. I hope it was to hear the parliamentary choir rather than to join it, as I think they would chuck me out quickly if I started warbling. My hon.…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseUnlike the hon. Lady, I welcome the decision from the courts today. The Government did commit £1.1 billion to support those affected, and no one will see their pension age change…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is entirely a matter for you to decide which debates you chair and which debates you do not chair, Mr Speaker, although I would say that for the convenience of previous…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman, as always, makes an important and significant point. I cannot make promises as to what will be in the Queen’s Speech—it is not entirely within my remit as…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn the last point, yes, I am very happy to do that. In response to the points raised about the Backbench Business Committee, yes, we will ensure that it is re-established quickly,…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises a point of the highest importance. Any Government policy that is linked to suicide rests on the Government’s conscience, and I will certainly pass his…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhen we had this debate some years ago in this House, I proposed that we should restore the situation to that before the railways came, and that Somerset should go back to its own…03 Oct 2019