Points of Order

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I would like, perhaps for the first time, to associate myself wh...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman. That was characteristically generous and gracious of him. At th...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I would not seek for a minute to challenge your decision, not le...

Thank you.

I call my very loyal and brilliant next-door neighbour of over 20 years in constituency terms, Mr...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. May I—as an elector in the Buckingham constituency, n...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for what he has said. I want to observe—others will bear testimo...

We must proceed before too long, but I do apologise very sincerely to the right hon. Gentleman—th...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. On behalf of those of us on the SNP Benches, may I sa...

Thank you.

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. As you know, at the beginning of this Parliament, you...

I thank the right hon. Lady for what she said, and for all the good fellowship that she and I hav...

It is as matter of seniority as well as a magnificent tie. I call Mr Barry Sheerman.

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I remember that when I first met you I went home to m...

Bless you, Barry, for what you have said. [Interruption.] Will hon. Members will forgive me? I ca...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. As another Buckinghamshire MP, I could not fail to ri...

I thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for what he said. I regard him as a quite exceptiona...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I am one of those who originally supported you when y...

And go to the toilet! [Laughter.]

Well, Mr Speaker, I was not going to mention your bladder, and I am still not.

I hope that ...

I thank the hon. Lady. Put simply, I have been very lucky. If you do for a living something that ...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. You have been an extraordinary Speaker—an outstanding...

The hon. Gentleman speaks from personal experience as a parliamentarian who is always ready to sp...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I want to associate myself with everything that has b...

Thank you. As everybody here knows, Jo was very special, and she will remain in our hearts for as...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. As a Buckinghamshire colleague, it has been a huge pl...

I thank the hon. Gentleman; he is a conviction politician, and that deserves respect.

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I express thanks from those on the Liberal Democrat B...

Thank you.

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. So far, we have mainly heard from distinguished Membe...

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. He was, of course, a talented Minister but I have alwa...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I would like to add our party’s thanks to you. You ha...

Colleagues, I hope you will forgive me if I say this very publicly to the hon. Member for Strangf...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Such is the length of our relationship and our friend...

Let me say to the right hon. Gentleman that our friendship will endure for a long time to come. A...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. You and I first came across each other well over 40 years ago, w...

Bless you, and thank you.

We are running out of time—

We have got until October.

As the hon. Gentleman says from a sedentary position, we have got until October, but first of all...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Much has been said, obviously, by Members of Parliament in this ...

That is extraordinarily eloquent and generous. I do not want to comment on anything the right hon...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I want to say a huge thank you for all that you have done for Ba...

The hon. Lady has said what she thought; it is on the record and people can make their own assess...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am thankful to my hon. Friend the Member for Brent Central (Da...

I take very seriously what the hon. Lady has said, which bears solemn reflection. Rather than giv...

The hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire) was the loudest, and she also has the bigge...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. So many things have been said about you that I hope you will acc...

The hon. Lady has made her point with vigour and alacrity, and it is on the record. If she wants ...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am very saddened, on behalf of Plaid Cymru, to make this addre...

Thank you. That was a very beautiful tribute, and I appreciate what the right hon. Lady has said....

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. It would be remiss of me not to say, on behalf of all the Unioni...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for what he says but, above all, I am enormously appreciative of his r...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for being one of the great reforming Speakers; it is y...

I thank the hon. Lady for what she has said. She is an extremely distinguished denizen of the Hou...

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I, of course, associate myself with all the remarks w...

I feel sure that we will return to both issues erelong, if the hon. Gentleman’s legendary indefat...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Most Members have served under you for a lot longer than I have,...

I appreciate what the hon. Lady has said. I had not met Richard Ratcliffe before. Visiting him an...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I thank you for all that you have done to give us the opport...

I think that the right hon. and learned Member for Camberwell and Peckham (Ms Harman) has done hu...

rose—

rose—

I know that the hon. Member for Birmingham, Erdington (Jack Dromey) will be very proud of what I ...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for breaking one of your own rules—perhaps not a writt...

The hon. Lady may recall that she once asked me if it would be all right if she included on the d...

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I echo the tributes that have been paid to you? You are one ...

There is a fine balance that has to be observed. Free speech is important, and one does not want ...