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HANSARDBusiness of the House (Today)I beg to move, That the Order of 7 December 2021 (Business of the House (8 December)) be varied as follows: After “three hours” insert— “; such business may be interrupted by any…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI hope Hansard noted the “Hear, hear”, which I think came from my hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone). [ Interruption. ] Oh, no, it was my right hon. Friend.06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyAs I understand it, when they were active as a substitute, they would have a voting right as a substitute to ensure that the delegations are properly attended, but there would not…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyNo doubt. As my right hon. Friend the Member for Scarborough and Whitby (Mr Goodwill) said, this is absolutely going to be a positive partnership. He is right to say that matters…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyMy hon. Friend has played a good and sensible role in the history of this nation since he has been a Member of Parliament, and his distinction is, I think, unparalleled in the…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyMay I thank everyone for participating in this debate? I will try to answer as many of the questions as possible. The hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire), the shadow…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI am grateful to the hon. Lady. In a delegation of 21 Members of this House, there will naturally be places for the SNP. As regards how the whole delegation will work, that will…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI beg to move, That this House: (1) notes the provision in Article 11 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union for the…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyMy hon. Friend is always punctilious in not anticipating a decision of this House—or, indeed, of the other place—and he is quite right to do so. As I said, there will be 35…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI am grateful to my right hon. Friend, who makes a very valid point. We can ensure that we have good and friendly relations with our closest neighbours in all sorts of ways. This…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyHow could I refuse to give way to the hon. Lady, who is so diligent in her attendance in this House? She is competing with the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon).06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyThat is obviously an important point. The composition of the delegation has not yet been confirmed, and we will have to see what names are announced in the ministerial statement,…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyThis is one United Kingdom, of which my hon. Friend—the hon. Gentleman, to be more accurate—is a great advocate. It is important to understand that Members of this House can…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyIndeed. I also thank the head of the Interparliamentary Relations Office, Lynn Gardner, for her assistance. Following these initial exchanges, the European Parliament confirmed…06 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe right hon. Gentleman has asked the Prime Minister and is now asking me. He has asked the organ grinder, and I do not quite know why he has come to the monkey. None the less,…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think people do want to get back to the office to work. I think it is a good thing to be doing, and I think it increases productivity. One reason that we have heard all those…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseGB News is marvellous. I went on it with Mr Farage. The programme was called “Have a pint with Nigel” or something, and I took along my own cider, which we both enjoyed. I would…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Lady, because there was a disability access campaign in my constituency. One of the disadvantages of our industrial heritage is that things were built in…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is so right to remind us of the 83rd anniversary of the Kindertransport, which was a wonderful humanitarian approach that crucially ensured there were safe routes…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is a delight that my hon. Friend is happy. I thought it was quite something when the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart) was happy, but if my hon. Friend…02 Dec 2021