That this House notes the ongoing refurbishment works on the Elizabeth Tower and the fact that during this period Big Ben currently only chimes for Remembrance Sunday and New Year's Eve; further notes that the United Kingdom will now leave the European Union at 11.00pm GMT on 31 January 2020; and calls upon Mr Speaker and the House Authorities to make arrangements to ensure that Big Ben will chime at 11.00pm GMT that evening, to provide an appropriate national focus for this truly historic event.

That this House notes the ongoing refurbishment works on the Elizabeth Tower and the fact that during this period Big Ben currently only chimes for Remembrance Sunday and New Year's Eve; further notes that the United Kingdom will now leave the European Union at 11.00pm GMT on 31 January 2020;...

That this House supports the Law Society's campaign to improve the administration of the new Stamp Duty Land Tax; is concerned that the Inland Revenue's guidance is incomplete, difficult to locate and, in places inconsistent; believes that the 30 to 35 per cent. rejection rate of returns is unfeasibly high and is leading to an unnecessarily large number of requisitions, thereby wasting the time of taxpayers and those solicitors called upon to complete the forms on their behalf; is further concerned that the dedicated helpline is wholly inadequate to deal with the many enquiries prompted by these problems; and calls upon the Government to rectify these shortcomings to ensure that the administration of the new tax is simple, certain and fair.

That this House supports the Law Society's campaign to improve the administration of the new Stamp Duty Land Tax; is concerned that the Inland Revenue's guidance is incomplete, difficult to locate and, in places inconsistent; believes that the 30 to 35 per cent. rejection rate of returns is unfeasibly high...

That this House notes with grave concern remarks by the honourable Member for St Albans reported in the St Albans Observer about Iraq, namely that 'Everyone in Iraq loves Saddam Hussein. It seems to me that the Arab mentality is that they like firm leadership'; endorses the view of Conservative Parliamentary spokesman for St Albans, Charles Elphicke, that the people of Iraq are 'tortured, persecuted, murdered and live in a climate of fear'; believes that such references to 'firm leadership' are especially unwise in the context of the events of 11th September; and calls upon the honourable Member for St Albans to reflect on and then retract his ill-considered comments.

That this House notes with grave concern remarks by the honourable Member for St Albans reported in the St Albans Observer about Iraq, namely that 'Everyone in Iraq loves Saddam Hussein. It seems to me that the Arab mentality is that they like firm leadership'; endorses the view of Conservative...