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HANSARD EU/British Citizens’ RightsI find it hard to contain my anger at the charlatans and snake oil salesmen who will again tonight, on television, be claiming that no deal presents no difficulties; it might…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationI will come to those recommendations, but if the purpose of what we are doing is to ensure that there are no future complaints about bullying and harassment, that course is part…18 Jun 2019HANSARD EU/British Citizens’ RightsI would like to make it clear that I am certainly not referring to any Member of the House present in the Chamber today as a charlatan or buffoon.18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationTo complete the clarification of my role, there have in the past been requests to hold an election among the Liberal Democrats for this post. When a party has a relatively small…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationWhat the shadow Leader of the House has just said is quite important. My role as spokesman for the House of Commons Commission is to provide a factual response to the queries that…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationAnd I am sure that is the point that the right hon. Lady is about to make.18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationI apologise for being just two minutes late for the opening remarks of the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller). However, I enjoyed listening to the bulk of her…18 Jun 2019HANSARDInternational Humanitarian Law: Protecting Civilians in ConflictWith regard to Syria, does the right hon. Gentleman agree that the UK Government should also be keeping records of the Russians involved, so that they too may be held to account?18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationThe shadow Leader of the House is nodding as well. I think there is a collective desire to ensure that we run the Commission more effectively than has perhaps been the case so…18 Jun 2019HANSARDInternational Humanitarian Law: Protecting Civilians in ConflictIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mr Bone. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd) on initiating this debate. As Members…18 Jun 2019HANSARDInternational Humanitarian Law: Protecting Civilians in ConflictOn that point, I and other Members here today would like something in writing from the Minister, once those discussions have been completed.18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationI do not want to get diverted on to fire safety, but I can tell the hon. Gentleman that it is a matter that we discuss at the House of Commons Commission. Having been on the fire…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationThe hon. Gentleman has just noticed that the tie was perhaps not a good example to go for, but I encourage him and his colleagues, who have been assiduous in pushing the idea that…18 Jun 2019HANSARDInternational Humanitarian Law: Protecting Civilians in ConflictNominations are closed.18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that perhaps one way of getting the attention of Members would be to act on my earlier suggestion—in fact, it was recommended by Alison Stanley—that…18 Jun 2019HANSARD EU/British Citizens’ RightsThank you, Mr Speaker. I am happy to withdraw; I am not impugning their integrity, but I am certainly attacking their views, which I find outrageous.18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationI thank the right hon. Lady for that intervention. She will be aware that there has been legal advice of a different nature about what action we can take. However, I agree that we…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationNo.18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationDoes the right hon. Lady agree with another of Alison Stanley’s recommendations, which is about trying to ensure that there are no further cases of bullying and harassment? She…18 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationThe right hon. Gentleman will be aware that I raised an idea put forward by the lay people on the Commission that we should as a Commission go away—I dare not call it an away-day…18 Jun 2019