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HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I hate to bang on, but it is the older ones who are the worst.22 Jan 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThe Minister is right: this is the first part of a much greater endeavour. An increasing number of younger people find that they can do without a landline at all, so can he…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Do you remember that, when we were first elected, we were not allowed to read our questions? Is there not at least a possibility that were Members…22 Jan 2020HANSARDPrevent ProgrammeHow many officers are occupied in monitoring terrorists who have been released?22 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe hon. Gentleman will recall that the Government accepted the Dilnot proposals and even put in place certain legislative provisions for them to be implemented in the next…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Earlier today, three occupants of the Treasury Bench referred to the presence of a Secretary of State in the Gallery, contrary to Standing…16 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareWill the hon. Gentleman give way?16 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social Carerose —16 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitutional ReformWill my right hon. Friend let bygones be top priority?15 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitutional ReformQ8. What plans he has to reform the relationship between the legislature, Executive and the judiciary.15 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentThe Secretary of State has sent me a most welcome spreadsheet telling me what schools in my constituency can expect from the settlement he has reached. I am glad to say that all…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentAnd the results in Scotland are not as good as those in England. Not every problem is solved by throwing more money at it. Just look at the studies by the Programme for…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentThe two are not mutually exclusive. School funding is at record levels, although pupil numbers grew faster during that period, putting pressure on and reducing the amount per…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentI thank the hon. Lady for giving way again. She is most generous. How can it be a vindication for a Scottish university such as St Andrews—a Scottish university—to limit its…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy right hon. Friend will, of course, recall that prior to our accession to the common market, there was no common fisheries policy. It was concocted entirely in anticipation of…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy right hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Mr Paterson) spoke of the gloom and doom on the other side of the Chamber, and I think that the hon. Gentleman put his finger…09 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThroughout the proceedings yesterday the Labour Back Benches were empty. For half the time there was only one Member there—Labour’s only surviving Eurosceptic—but for most of the…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIs the hon. Lady in denial, or has she been living in a bubble? We had a referendum, and we have just had a general election that reinforced the referendum result. Whatever she…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am alive to my hon. Friend’s concerns—indeed, I share them—but does not clause 26 provide protection by giving the Minister the power to make regulations that will have to go…08 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIs not the lesson of the prolonged, tortuous seven years of negotiation on the Canadian deal the very fact that it was an open-ended process that did not come to an end? The…07 Jan 2020