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HANSARDCode of Conduct: ConsultationI congratulate the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) and his Committee on a very good and worthwhile report. He is right that all the issues need to be properly debated, and…02 Dec 2021HANSARDCode of Conduct: ConsultationI thought I had a minute, Madam Deputy Speaker. Is that not right?02 Dec 2021HANSARDCode of Conduct: ConsultationAll I will say is to be careful about conflating this process with sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is significantly different from conduct on propriety, and we have to be…02 Dec 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipAbsolutely and utterly. It would take all day—longer than I am allowed—just to list the corruption and sleaze in even the scantiest of detail. Conservative Members are up to their…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThis has been some debate. I have to say at the outset that I did not think our modest little motion would trigger Tory Back Benchers in the way it has done. There have been some…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThis is the only time I am giving way.30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI will obviously follow your strictures, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am not referring to individuals. I am referring to that place down the corridor. Hardly any of the Labour party…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure that we are all appalled by the scenes we witnessed from the channel yesterday. I know we have a statement later from the Secretary of State, but can we have a full…25 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I start by congratulating the Leader of the House? I congratulate him on actually still being here. I mean, he has defied every single rule and principle of political gravity…18 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeIt is great to follow the Leader of the House. I do not often get the opportunity to follow him in a debate in the House, so it is good to see him in his place and in such fine…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI could not agree more with my hon. Friend, who gets right to the heart of the matter. This is nothing but a smokescreen from the Government, who have thrown this out here to try…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI will leave that with my hon. Friend: it is a fantastic quote and I am glad that he has presented it to the House. Today we are debating a Labour motion and a Government…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeOh, yes. I usually eat Tory Back Benchers for breakfast, but I will give way to the hon. Gentleman.17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI am fully aware of what the two different and distinct committees are. What we want to do is ensure that we get the opportunity to back the recommendations of the Committee on…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeAbsolutely. We have a duty, an obligation and a responsibility to make sure we have the best possible standards in the unelected Chamber. It is the Prime Minister who appoints…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI will not—I have given way to the hon. Lady and I have to get on. We have a real issue with the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, the hon. Member for Moray (Douglas Ross),…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI agree absolutely and utterly. There is no place in any democratic system for people who are put there by a Prime Minister just because they happened to give his party £3…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI am really pleased that I gave way to the hon. Gentleman, because he could assist us in doing that. I know that we are an irritant to him and that he cannot stand us—we in the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI am sorry—not you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I know that you govern yourself very effectively, but they can govern themselves in all their corrupt, sleazy beauty while we could get…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI most definitely did, Madam Deputy Speaker. I assure you that I would never mention an hon. Member without giving them notice in advance that I intended to raise the issue. The…17 Nov 2021