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HANSARDEngagementsHis?04 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I ask the new Leader of the House for the forthcoming business?25 Jul 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. This is not exactly an energised list. I thought we were all supposed to be energising for the future, but maybe we…25 Jul 2019HANSARD Electoral CommissionI thank the Leader of the House for moving the motion. I thank the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission for overseeing the procedure for selecting candidates for…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Serjeant at ArmsI thank the Leader of the House for moving the motion paying tribute to Kamal El-Hajji. The office of Serjeant at Arms dates back to 1415 or, as Morecambe and Wise would have it,…22 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House. I do not know what he said to the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart), but he is not in his place. I think it is because he…18 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business?18 Jul 2019HANSARDBullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary StaffI thank the Leader of the House for opening this debate, and I, too, want to start by thanking Gemma White QC for all the time she has put into talking to Members and Members’…17 Jul 2019HANSARDBullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary StaffI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. There is a lot to be learned from different organisations, including the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Government, the BBC and…17 Jul 2019HANSARDIndependent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI thank the Leader of the House for tabling this motion, and all those involved with producing the House of Commons Commission report, “Extending the Independent Complaints and…17 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for giving us the business for next week. I note that the Government have found time for the debate on the Gemma White, QC, report and the…11 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business?11 Jul 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I thank the Leader of the House for providing an extra day to debate the very important issue of Northern Ireland? As he is amending the business for this week, will he…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. I had not intended to speak, so thank you for giving me the time to do so. I will be very brief and ask the Minister…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasThe hon. Gentleman is being generous with his time in allowing us to intervene. I am a Roman Catholic, but I speak on behalf not just of that Church but of the religion directly…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. He announced the Northern Ireland Bill for Monday. As I understand it, the Bill will be published only later today.…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business?04 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasMy constituents, particularly those at the Sikh gurdwara, rely on tier 5 for religious workers to come in. They do not want the tier 2 so that their religious workers can be here…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasThe Minister is doing an excellent job—he is an excellent Minister; I say that with sincerity—and he has been very helpful so far, but he is confusing social cohesion and…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasThe Minister has not touched on the issue of licences, which I raised. He mentioned that there was a small but growing problem about misuse. The whole point about the licensing…04 Jul 2019