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HANSARD Business of the HouseWith permission, I should like to make a statement about the business for next week. I shall begin by apologising to the shadow Leader of the House and the hon. Member for Perth…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. Let me deal with the last point first. I would not have dreamed of saying that you were wrong. I made the point, the classic point, that you have not eyes…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMr Speaker, your knowledge of being able to fidget is so extensive that I am sure you will be able to tell the House or make it a chapter in your memoirs on un-fidgety fidgeting.…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure that no responsible person would go on strike to interrupt the democratic process of a general election.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMr Speaker, I wondered if you were going to suggest a job share. Perhaps I should sit in as Speaker on occasion and you should answer questions as Leader of the House. I am sorry…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful as always to the hon. Gentleman for his characteristic charm. What we have seen today is, I think in history, unprecedented, unknown and unseen. We have seen a…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI think that fitting it in next week might prove a little difficult.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is a very serious issue, and I share the hon. Gentleman’s concern regarding the persecution of Christians across the world. We should do whatever we can—indeed, the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOh, of course it is not a political fix! No Government would ever behave like that.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThen win an election. That is the easy part of it; if Labour Members really have confidence in what they say, go for an election. That is the obvious point. The weasel wording to…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAnd enacted; given Royal Assent. [Interruption.] Royal Assent is the point at which it is enacted—it is when it becomes an Act. If that is the law of the land, that will be the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe condition seems to change, because the condition was that the legislation was passed.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseNo, what the hon. Gentleman is confusing is when the day of Dissolution is set, and that is done by Royal Proclamation. I can assure the House that the date will be set and the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am always concerned about anything that might affect a monastery. If we have a Queen’s Speech, obviously we will have the normal days of debate that follow, during which I am…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe first half of that question referred to jokes, and the second half was wrong.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAs I said earlier, the motion will be put down later today.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseHer Majesty’s Government always comply with the rule of law. It is a fundamental principle of our constitution.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is indeed a matter of public interest. It is quite extraordinary that a charity should be paying someone so much more than the Prime Minister earns, or, even more shockingly,…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe general principle is that if commitments have been made from the Dispatch Box to spend money, those commitments are incumbent on the Government. They were made, and they…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat has happened to the men of Harlech? I thought they were meant to stand steady. Instead, they are running away from an election, which is very disappointing.05 Sept 2019