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HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?11 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for advance sight of the statement. I have four quick questions. When is the motion likely to be tabled? How long will the Government give for the…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the business. I appreciate that it is difficult to have settled business, but this is yet another sign that the Government cannot govern,…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?04 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am nearly finished. We are trying to help the Government. I am pleased that the amendment tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) has been…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I start by thanking the right hon. Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin) for moving the Business of the House motion to enable the Bill to be considered? I thank him and…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseYes, and I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who is a former shadow Leader of the House. She is right. She has heard me ask at business questions a number of times for Opposition…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI think we can wait for the hon. Gentleman’s lecture later. The motion allows for the Bill to be considered and asks the Prime Minister to make a proposal to be considered by the…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. The Clerks of the House would not let through any process or procedure that was not acceptable, and I believe that this…03 Apr 2019HANSARD PrivilegesI thank the Deputy Leader of the House for presenting the motion, and note that the Leader of the House is occupied with important matters elsewhere. I also thank the Committee of…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am really sorry, but I am not happy with that. The hon. Lady called me a liar. She effectively said— [Interruption.] Let me just explain. I am…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the statement, which we received only about two minutes before I came to the Chamber. I am not sure how much discussion there was with the…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)I beg to move amendment (a), at end, to add “but that sitting shall not be used for proceedings on consideration of the Overseas Electors Bill.”. I thank the Leader of the House…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI agree with everything my hon. Friend says.27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are trying to help the Government, which is why we need to support these indicative votes today. We are trying to help the Government find out exactly what hon. Members want…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI pay tribute to the work my right hon. Friend has done on a cross-party basis to bring this issue forward. As I say, these are unprecedented times, which is why the House is in…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThese are unusual times. Nobody asked the then Prime Minister to resign after the referendum vote, but he did nevertheless and a new one had to be found. We are in difficult and…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the Houseindicated assent .27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseYes.27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI agree. People on both sides who have taken a bold stance have suffered abuse and have been threatened with deselection by their parties, and that is absolutely the wrong way to…27 Mar 2019