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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his remarks. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will have heard them, but I will formally follow up with the Department.20 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am going to enter into the spirit of the hon. Gentleman’s question and not comment in depth about the SNP’s track record in education. It is a wonderful achievement, and I send…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the hon. Lady for allowing me to confirm my views on this matter. We do ourselves a disservice in this place if we do…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Points of OrderThis is really important. In that case, we should report these issues, tell people what we have seen and support victims to come forward. We should not go on the airwaves and make…20 Oct 2022HANSARD StandardsI shall certainly do so. There will be other issues that the House will wish to debate and discuss, and there will be areas on which we disagree—for example, we disagree on the…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards (Appointment)I would like to begin by endorsing the thanks and appreciation that hon. Members have given for the work undertaken by Kathryn Stone since her appointment in 2017. It has been a…18 Oct 2022HANSARD StandardsOnce again, I thank the Committee on Standards and its pernickety Chair, the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant)—we are very grateful to him for being so. As I set out when I…18 Oct 2022HANSARD StandardsI am glad that the hon. Gentleman has clarified that there is nothing fishy about his declarations— [ Interruption. ] It is late.18 Oct 2022HANSARD StandardsI thank my right hon. Friend for her support for the amendments. We are hopefully saving ourselves some time, and efficiency is always great to see. It is important to point out,…18 Oct 2022HANSARD StandardsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that helpful intervention.18 Oct 2022HANSARD StandardsI beg to move, That— (1) this House notes the First Report from the Committee on Standards, on New Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules: promoting appropriate values, attitudes…18 Oct 2022HANSARD StandardsThe House is being asked to consider the creation of an appeals process for non-Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme cases to be heard by the Independent Expert Panel. The…18 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerThese are not matters for me. The hon. Gentleman may wish to raise matters with the Chancellor. I think that what our constituents want to hear about from us today are the issues…17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI live in hope that the hon. Gentleman and his party might do a U-turn and decide to honour the democratic vote in the referendum.17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI afraid you will have to make do with me, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister has taken the decision to appoint my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Surrey (Jeremy Hunt),…17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI agree with my right hon. Friend and that is why the Prime Minister has taken this decision.17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerAs I said in my opening remarks, this will have been a very difficult decision for the Prime Minister and she has taken it because it is in the national interest. She should have…17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI thank my hon. Friend for his remarks. I hope that we will soon be able to hear from the Chancellor on these important matters and concerns for Members of the House and their…17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI know that the Chancellor wants to work with all Members of this House in the interests of all our constituents. I hope that there will also be opportunities to talk about our…17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerThe Prime Minister’s actions did take courage—personal courage—and they were the right thing to do in the national interest. I think that the right thing to do in the national…17 Oct 2022