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HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (modification of the local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019Buckinghamshire might be the only one, but the point still applies. Mr Austin, I do not want to fall into my trap of speaking for 55 minutes. All I wanted to say to the Minister…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (modification of the local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019It might come as a disappointment to my hon. Friend the Minister and the shadow Minister that I do not intend to reprise my mammoth, 55-minute address in support of the…04 Feb 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Contradictory, confused or claptrap. Which of those c’s best describes the right hon. Gentleman’s policy at the current time?29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018On a point of order, Mr Speaker.29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I am grateful to you, Mr Speaker. Earlier in this debate, you rightly referred to the expectations of this place of respect and politeness to colleagues. That is a perfectly…29 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentShe’s taller than you. [ Laughter . ]16 Jan 2019HANSARD Business of the Houserose—15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI am going to be incredibly parochial. In the 2017 general election, my personal manifesto to the voters of North Dorset said: “I am working for a Brexit right for North Dorset…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose—15 Jan 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseCan you confirm, Mr Speaker, that the timetable set out by my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House perfectly accords with the amended programme motion that the House voted on…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUShould not anyone in any party who purports to be concerned about having a positive future with the EU, preserving our Union with Scotland and protecting our Union with Northern…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActWhat the right hon. Member for Don Valley actually asked was whether the shadow Secretary of State and her Front-Bench team would take part in these cross-party discussions, not…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that the experts and others he prays in aid, whose views I certainly give great weight to, have been too easily dismissed? People either call…10 Jan 2019HANSARDSyriaI thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. Just before Christmas, I had the rather humbling honour of meeting two Syrian families who fled the horror of that country to find…09 Jan 2019HANSARDSyria1. What steps she is taking to provide humanitarian assistance to people in Syria.09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The advice of the Clerks is entirely properly between you and the Clerks—that is an accepted principle—but if this place is to operate properly…09 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately). I rise to oppose new clause 1, and I do so for these reasons. If any Members were…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to pinpoint the cost of living. Opposition spokesmen sometimes dispute this, but it is more expensive to live in a rural area. It is more…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillIf the hon. Gentleman will forgive me, I will not, because I want to refer to the speech by the hon. Member for Gedling (Vernon Coaker). I hope that he will not think it is…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillThe hon. Gentleman is—what’s the phrase?—pushing his luck on that. I think that the divide here will be on the theoretical and the practical. I am always conscious that we can go…08 Jan 2019