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HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportThis inquiry is not about finding blame; it is about finding causes and rectifying the situation. In this case, the problems that have been created regarding the wider building…21 Jan 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I apologise for raising a complicated matter, but I hope that you have been given warning that this might be raised. It concerns the election…07 Jan 2020HANSARD Debate on the AddressI certainly do. On Second Reading of the Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill, the private Member’s Bill introduced in the last Parliament, I spoke in favour of the…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressI could not find the result as I listened to the closing remarks of the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner), but I think the Brexit Party received substantially…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressNo, I promise that it is not made up, but it would be fair to say that a great deal of work needs to be delivered to make it happen, and it may well cost more than the Government…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the Addressrose —19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressThe fact is that nobody in Scotland can possibly have voted without the knowledge that the Government of the United Kingdom were not going to agree to a referendum, so they could…19 Dec 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCan I just enjoy a little gloat? I am one of the few Members of this House who actually voted against the Fixed-term Parliaments Act and warned my then colleagues that many would…28 Oct 2019HANSARDMajor Incident in EssexI thank my right hon. Friend for coming to the House to make this statement, because it demonstrates how seriously the Government take this matter. Will she spare a thought for…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I invite my right hon. Friend to urge the Prime Minister to bring forward a motion under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 for a general election? Not only is it usual, if…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Checks on Goods: Northern Ireland and Great BritainI welcome the tone of these exchanges, which seem to me very calm and very sensible and do recognise the concerns being expressed from Northern Ireland. I suggest that we need to…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement, and may I just remind him that people in this House are blocking Brexit in the name of the sovereignty of Parliament, but whose is…24 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceI join the hon. Member for Totnes (Dr Wollaston) on that last point. We pay tribute to all those who are serving in the NHS and our emergency services. In particular, if I may, I…23 Oct 2019HANSARDThe National Health ServiceI hope very much to address the Health Service Safety Investigations Bill in my remarks later, but my right hon. Friend did not include one important element among the…23 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat would persuade the Government to consider bringing forward a new business motion?22 Oct 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I am most grateful to you for allowing me to speak. I rather imagine that if you did not enjoy being bombarded, you would not so much…21 Oct 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementThis motion was never voted on, and it ceased to exist as soon as it was amended. I confess, Mr Speaker, that I am surprised that the reason my right hon. Friend the Member for…21 Oct 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementTomorrow.21 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsI am most grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. This deal has hardly lacked scrutiny, given the number of times it has been voted on and debated in this House, although…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe EnvironmentThere is already a danger of these exchanges turning into a “holier than thou” competition. We should reflect on how much unhappiness and anxiety there is among Members of the…26 Sept 2019