Speaker’s Statement
On Saturday last, as reported at column 658 of Hansard, the Leader of the House rose on a point o...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I entirely follow the logic of your argument, but what weight di...
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I am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. My response is as follows. ...
I will come to other colleagues, particularly the illustrious Chair of the European Scrutiny Comm...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. As you will recall, on Saturday afternoon, I was the ...
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. Let us focus on the arguments and the issues. As a long-serv...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. A couple of days ago, on a point of order, I said tha...
I am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman, whose experience in these matters and whose prowes...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. My point of order is about the nature of this power i...
I wish we were.
I cannot quite read the lips of the hon. Member for Lichfield (Michael Fabricant), but I think he...
It is an attempt to prevent an Executive from browbeating Parliament and making certain that it v...
The short answer is yes. I sought colleagues to frame my statement in factual terms, and it was—w...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I am most grateful to you for allowing me to speak. I...
Order. I understand the strong passions, but I want the hon. Gentleman to be heard, as he must be...
This motion was never voted on, and it ceased to exist as soon as it was amended. I confess, Mr S...
First, I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his multifaceted point of order—and it was multifa...
I think he said something from a sedentary position about tomorrow, with evidence being taken and...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I am seeking clarification on the implications of the...
My response to the right hon. Lady is twofold. First, it is not for the Chair to interpret the Ac...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Would it not be better to save consideration of these matters un...
That is perfectly possible. For that to be the case, a self-denying ordinance is required on the ...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. May I make a helpful suggestion, which is that you se...
I note what the hon. Lady has said. The second point is a political one, to which I will not resp...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. However unfashionable it might be, I believe that you...
I have known the right hon. Gentleman for 22 years. I like him so much that I do not want to ruin...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. The meaningful vote process is one which Parliament h...
I just say to the hon. Gentleman—I genuinely apologise to him if I have misunderstood any part of...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Before you reflect on this, I acknowledge that we hav...
As the hon. Gentleman will know, repetition is not a novel phenomenon in the House of Commons, in...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. This is a genuine point of order. First, my understanding of “Er...
I am very grateful to the hon. Lady. It is a genuine point of order, and my response to it is as ...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. In citing your ruling, you spoke of the importance of...
I am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman—and I mean this very sincerely—for his point of ord...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I respect your judgment and share your love of preced...
I am extremely grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for what he has said. The principle that I ha...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Some of my constituents have written to me today to e...
The short answer to that is no. I do not recall every single word that the right hon. Member for ...
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Her Majesty the Queen thought that she had five weeks...
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but I do not think that we should get ahead of ourselves. I ...