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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady may recall that not so many years ago we had a Second Reading debate for a couple of days on the role of the upper Chamber in an attempt to reform it, but it did not…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThere is an issue about exactly where power and authority lie and what parts are devolved and what parts are not devolved. I will happily take the matter up with the Home Office…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWell, Mr Speaker, let us have an election; let’s let the British people decide. Stop running away from it—not you, Mr Speaker, but others in this House. It is so ridiculous to say…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to say that arranging meetings is not the job of the Leader the House. I am here to organise debates and to point people in the right direction for getting…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 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend has presented a ten-minute rule Bill on that subject, and he may want to introduce a similar Bill in the new Session. Alternatively, he could enter the lottery for…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThere is no question of the House not sitting around 31 October. No one has proposed that.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 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 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 HouseI was unaware of that, but it is deeply shocking that the representative office of so close an ally should be attacked in the United Kingdom. We should take every measure, as part…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Privy Council determined that a Commission should be established under the Lord High Chancellor, and that under the Great Seal, Parliament could be prorogued on Monday,…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseHospital radio is very important for cheering people up when they are in hospital, and actually it is a very good training ground for people starting a career in radio. I think…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that point. The Government carried out a pilot scheme that fed 50,000 children over the summer. The scheme is being evaluated to…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI will certainly pass on that question to the Secretary of State.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe issues that the hon. Lady raises are of fundamental importance. We will all have had similar cases brought to us in our constituencies. The Prime Minister is fully behind the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is a matter of the utmost importance and I shall certainly ask my office to contact the Ministry of Defence. It is only right that Select Committees should get the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is indeed an addled Parliament that is not able to get things done, and the conclusion that my right hon. Friend draws is correct. Royal Assent will be given speedily once the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseFrankly, I think when people start saying that people are going to die because of Brexit, their reputations are destroyed by themselves.05 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I will, of course, give way to the hon. and learned Lady.03 Sept 2019