Business statement on Thursday, 24 October 2019, in the House of Commons, led by Jacob Rees-Mogg. The answering member was Valerie Vaz.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 666 cc1141-1160
Session: 2019-19
Department: Leader of the House of Commons
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Valerie Vaz | 666 c1142 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business?; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1142 (Link to this contribution)
The business for next week will be:
Monday 28 October—Second reading of the Environment Bil...; Valerie Vaz | 666 cc1142-4 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. He is certainly getting his feet un...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 cc1143-5 (Link to this contribution)
With regard to thin ice, supporters of the Cooper-Boles and Benn Acts know that it is the thinnes...; John Bercow | 666 c1145 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Leader of the House for what he said, which is entirely accurate. I am not making the...; 666 c1145 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 666 c1145 (Link to this contribution)
Now, a very serious parliamentarian—who shall we have? I call Sir William Cash.; William Cash | 666 c1145 (Link to this contribution)
On Tuesday, the vast majority of the Labour party, the Lib Dems and the SNP all voted against the...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1146 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point and for the remarkable work that he h...; Pete Wishart | 666 c1146 (Link to this contribution)
We also look forward to joining in the tributes to you next week, Mr Speaker, and, if it is all r...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 cc1146-7 (Link to this contribution)
During his comments, the hon. Gentleman made the remark, “If only the Nats were more reasonable.”...; Iain Duncan Smith | 666 c1147 (Link to this contribution)
Whether Sir Percy Blakeney is searching for it or not, for all the consideration about, and reque...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1147 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend makes an extraordinarily good and valid point, which relates to what I was s...; 666 c1147 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 666 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
It might be helpful to the House if I explain that I want to move on at 12.30 pm, so there is a p...; Angela Eagle | 666 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
It is a bit rich being lectured about abuse of the constitution by the Leader of the House, who w...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister always tells the truth.; Peter Bone | 666 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
The British people voted to leave the European Union in a referendum and this House has given a S...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a very intriguing point. As far as I understand it, the problem—why it would...; Ian Mearns | 666 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
Will the machinery in the Government and main Opposition parties please quickly organise their no...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman, as always, makes an important point. I have already congratulated him on his ...; Valerie Vaz | 666 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent.; Cheryl Gillan | 666 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
This week I had the pleasure of having a meeting with the restoration and renewal team, particula...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend has probably been the leading politician in raising awareness of autism in t...; John Bercow | 666 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
I must say for the record that I did not think I would ever hear it from the lips of the right ho...; Barry Sheerman | 666 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
The Leader of the House talks of sunny uplands. He may not know this, but I came into politics ho...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
I might quibble on the hon. Gentleman’s general sunniness: it does not come across enormously to ...; 666 c1149 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 666 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
In pursuit of philosophy, poetry or prose, I call Sir John Hayes.; John Hayes | 666 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
In far off times, in far away places, young men were sent to islands in the sun to witness the fi...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is right to raise that issue. I note that he had a commitment from a previou...; Liz Saville Roberts | 666 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
The report of the Commission on Justice in Wales, chaired by former Lord Chief Justice Thomas, is...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
I am a great believer in the United Kingdom, and Wales gets enormous benefits from being a part o...; Robert Halfon | 666 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
Yesterday the Education Committee published a report on children with special educational needs a...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
The Government are doing a great deal on special educational needs, with an extra £780 million al...; Ian Mearns | 666 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent.; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
I see the Chairman of the Backbench Business Committee nodding, and he will have heard my right h...; Jim Cunningham | 666 c1151 (Link to this contribution)
I know that the Leader of the House is quite well up on history. Will he talk to the Secretary of...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1151 (Link to this contribution)
That is not formally within my remit, but I tend to think that if there has been a ship in the Ro...; Anne Milton | 666 c1151 (Link to this contribution)
The long-term outlook for children who need mental health services is directly correlated to the ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1151 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend raises a concern that all of us will have seen in our constituency surgeries...; 666 c1151 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 666 c1151 (Link to this contribution)
If everyone asks a single-sentence question, most colleagues will get in. If they don’t, they won...; Norman Lamb | 666 c1151 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Home Secretary make a statement on immigration policy, specifically in relation to scien...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1151 (Link to this contribution)
In the interests of getting everybody in, it suffices to say that Home Office questions are on Mo...; David TC Davies | 666 c1151 (Link to this contribution)
Can we have a debate please on access to emollients for people suffering from chronic skin diseas...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
That might be most suitable for an Adjournment debate, but it is obviously an issue that will be ...; Martin Whitfield | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Grace Warnock, from Prestonpans Primary Sc...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
That is one of the most charming points that has been raised in this House. We all have a respons...; Greg Knight | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
Can we have a debate on my Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, which became law in March, to fin...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
I have a feeling I supported my right hon. Friend in bringing that Act forward, so I will most ce...; John Bercow | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
Single-sentence questions.; Patrick Grady | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
The Government expect and want to leave the EU at 11 o’clock next Thursday. Is the Leader of the ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
It would be more suitable to make provision for a celebrational party.; Julian Lewis | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
May we have, in the run-up to Armistice Day, a statement from the Government on the unconditional...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend raises a troubling point. There will be time for a debate. This is not a for...; Bambos Charalambous | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
Crime and antisocial behaviour in my constituency is on the rise, but community policing has been...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1152 (Link to this contribution)
I can reiterate the point that 20,000 police officers are being employed, and I hope that some of...; Steve Brine | 666 c1153 (Link to this contribution)
The armed forces covenant is incredibly important. I know the Prime Minister agrees with that and...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1153 (Link to this contribution)
The Gracious Speech is brought to a conclusion by the statement that other measures will be laid ...; Baroness Debbonaire | 666 c1153 (Link to this contribution)
May we have a debate in Government time about our role in responding to the global crisis of forc...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1153 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is right to raise the tragic events of yesterday. The thing that struck me so much ...; Eddie Hughes | 666 c1153 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Leader of the House confirm, subject to the outcome of any general election, that he wil...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1153 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend asks me a very difficult question. It is impossible to guarantee what might happen...; Tracy Brabin | 666 c1153 (Link to this contribution)
My constituent, Kay Wadsworth, and her husband became homeless because they sold their home to pa...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1153 (Link to this contribution)
Again, many of us have seen in constituency surgeries the most appalling cases of gambling addict...; Marcus Fysh | 666 c1154 (Link to this contribution)
Two residents of my local hospice were sent home from it this week because of the trustees’ decis...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1154 (Link to this contribution)
That is exactly the sort of issue that should be brought to an Adjournment debate, with reference...; Jim Shannon | 666 c1154 (Link to this contribution)
Recently there has been a very serious escalation in the Algerian Government’s crackdown on churc...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1154 (Link to this contribution)
The Government are gravely concerned by reports of church closures in Algeria, including the rece...; Lord Harper | 666 c1154 (Link to this contribution)
The Leader of the House has set out his wish that the deal we have secured does not get bogged do...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1154 (Link to this contribution)
The Government will, of course, keep the House updated on any developments, measures or happening...; Ged Killen | 666 c1154 (Link to this contribution)
I know that the Government are not minded to change the laws on firework sales, but as it is this...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1154 (Link to this contribution)
As I have said before, we need to have a balance. People enjoy fireworks and we do not want to be...; Philip Davies | 666 c1155 (Link to this contribution)
Alopecia UK is based in my constituency. May we have a debate on wig provision in the NHS, which ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1155 (Link to this contribution)
Mr Speaker, I understand that some candidates to take over your role are concerned about wig prov...; 666 c1155 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 666 c1155 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I call Sir Bernard Jenkin. [Interruption.] That is very gracious of the hon. Gentleman. I ...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 666 c1155 (Link to this contribution)
Stoke-on-Trent City Council signed a 25-year deal with Solarplicity for a community energy scheme...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1155 (Link to this contribution)
Fortunately, the hon. Lady has made that point at exactly the right time, because the Secretary o...; Bernard Jenkin | 666 c1155 (Link to this contribution)
May I invite my right hon. Friend to urge the Prime Minister to bring forward a motion under the ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1155 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend’s constitutional expertise is second to none in this House, and he sets out the co...; Chris Bryant | 666 c1155 (Link to this contribution)
indicated dissent.; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 cc1155-6 (Link to this contribution)
I think that the hon. Gentleman wants my hon. Friend’s vote, so he ought not to shake his head li...; Lord McCabe | 666 c1156 (Link to this contribution)
It has been reported that after years of campaigning, the drug Orkambi will now be available to p...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1156 (Link to this contribution)
This is the most wonderful news. As someone who has campaigned for a different drug for a constit...; Lord Swire | 666 c1156 (Link to this contribution)
The ever-closer relationship between Russia and Turkey should be of concern to us all, not least ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1156 (Link to this contribution)
Yesterday I was at a memorial service for the late Professor Norman Stone, who was one of the fir...; Paul Sweeney | 666 c1156 (Link to this contribution)
As next week’s business is extraordinarily light, will the Leader of the House consider asking th...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1156 (Link to this contribution)
I must disagree with the hon. Gentleman’s principal point—the business next week is extremely hea...; Andrew Jones | 666 c1156 (Link to this contribution)
Many councils across the north of England, including mine in Harrogate, are supporting the northe...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1156 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is a great champion of Harrogate, which is one of the most beautiful spa towns in ...; Ian Liddell-Grainger | 666 c1157 (Link to this contribution)
May we have a debate in Government time about smart motorways? Nobody understands whether those t...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1157 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend and near neighbour tempts me because I suffer from delays on the M4 every week whe...; Jeff Smith | 666 c1157 (Link to this contribution)
This week the Health and Social Care Committee published a good report on drugs policy. May we ha...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1157 (Link to this contribution)
As I said to the Chair of the Education Committee, my right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Ro...; Ann Clwyd | 666 c1157 (Link to this contribution)
What is the point of smart motorways? We should have a statement or explanation in the House from...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1157 (Link to this contribution)
I saw the comments from Highways England that were reported in the newspaper today, and I am awar...; Jeremy Lefroy | 666 c1157 (Link to this contribution)
May we have a debate on support from the UK for the people of Burundi, where not only is there th...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1157 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right to raise that pressing issue. Malnutrition is a major cause of preventabl...; Lord Cryer | 666 c1158 (Link to this contribution)
Knife crime in England has now reached its highest level for decades, and many Members spend a lo...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1158 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes a serious point. All Members are concerned by the rise in knife crime, h...; Ross Thomson | 666 c1158 (Link to this contribution)
I recently visited the ARCHIE Foundation at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. It does amazi...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1158 (Link to this contribution)
We are fortunate in this country to have an extraordinary range of charities that ensure that alm...; Nicholas Dakin | 666 c1158 (Link to this contribution)
My Small Business Saturday awards are an opportunity to celebrate the range and diversity of loca...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1158 (Link to this contribution)
I agree that the contribution made by small businesses to the economy is fundamental, and our eco...; Matthew Offord | 666 c1158 (Link to this contribution)
May we have a debate in Government time on the Treasury’s plan to extend the off-payroll working ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1158 (Link to this contribution)
People have come to many of us, as constituency MPs, with concerns about the off-payroll working ...; Alison Thewliss | 666 c1158 (Link to this contribution)
A constituent told me that at around 4.40 on Sunday afternoon a firework was fired sideways into ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1159 (Link to this contribution)
No, I do not understand—there is a balance. We could ban absolutely everything and have no fun, w...; Bob Blackman | 666 c1159 (Link to this contribution)
Following my question to the Prime Minister about the pro-Pakistani groups marching on the Indian...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1159 (Link to this contribution)
The Home Secretary will be answering Home Office questions on Monday, when there will be the oppo...; Ian Murray | 666 c1159 (Link to this contribution)
May we have a statement on why the Government are refusing to produce an economic impact assessme...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1159 (Link to this contribution)
The idea that economic models prove anything is for the birds.; Lord Brennan of Canton | 666 c1159 (Link to this contribution)
According to Wikipedia, the Leader of the House has an unusually shaped seat, but like many of ou...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1159 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer will, I think, be here fairly shortly, and h...; Gareth Snell | 666 c1160 (Link to this contribution)
Given that, all too often, international humanitarian tragedies suffer from “out of sight, out of...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1160 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise such an issue in the House. He is also right that...; Madeleine Moon | 666 c1160 (Link to this contribution)
The winner of the South Wales police and crime commissioner partnership award was a multi-agency ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 666 c1160 (Link to this contribution)
It is not open to me just to say yes to requests that come through, but that is the type of reque...; 666 c1160 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 666 c1160 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I am sorry to disappoint remaining colleagues, but as I indicated earlier, the debate is v...
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