Business statement on Thursday, 22 October 2020, in the House of Commons, led by Jacob Rees-Mogg. The answering member was Valerie Vaz.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 682 cc1229-1249
Session: 2019-21
Department: Leader of the House of Commons
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Valerie Vaz | 682 c1229 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business?; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1229 (Link to this contribution)
The business for the week commencing 2 November will include:
Monday 2 November—General deb...; Valerie Vaz | 682 cc1229-1231 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Leader of the House for the business next week and for the motion extending proxy vot...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1231 (Link to this contribution)
I hope the right hon. Lady will provide a translation for the benefit of Hansard.; Valerie Vaz | 682 c1231 (Link to this contribution)
Congratulations.; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 cc1231-2 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Lady kindly translated not only for the benefit of Hansard but for me. I believe t...; David Johnston | 682 c1232 (Link to this contribution)
In recent months, a number of constituents have written to me about completing processes online, ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1232 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend raises a really important point, and I am sure that many Members across the House ...; Lindsay Hoyle | 682 c1232 (Link to this contribution)
Let us head to the SNP spokesperson in Scotland.; Tommy Sheppard | 682 c1232 (Link to this contribution)
[Interruption.]; Lindsay Hoyle | 682 c1232 (Link to this contribution)
You need to switch yourself on, Tommy. Unmute yourself. If the Leader of the House had worked in ...; Tommy Sheppard | 682 c1233 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker.
We should, I suppose, be grateful for small mercies, so I welcome th...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1233 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman’s initial silence spoke eloquently for why we do not need a difference in the ...; David Amess | 682 c1233 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on the support given to fairground and showgroun...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1234 (Link to this contribution)
I am in so much sympathy with my hon. Friend. In normal summers I spend a lot of time at fairgrou...; Lindsay Hoyle | 682 c1234 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee.; Ian Mearns | 682 c1234 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Leader of the House for his statement and for guaranteeing time for Tuesday’s very ti...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1234 (Link to this contribution)
The Black History Month debate on Tuesday was indeed a very successful debate, brilliantly wound ...; Greg Knight | 682 c1235 (Link to this contribution)
Is the Leader of the House aware that over the years we have had several debates about unfair pra...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1235 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend knows the level of sympathy I have for that cause, which he has championed s...; Jeff Smith | 682 c1235 (Link to this contribution)
No sector has been harder hit by the pandemic than live music, and research this week says that t...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1235 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman referenced the culture recovery fund, which is important, at a total of £1.57 ...; Pauline Latham | 682 c1235 (Link to this contribution)
May we have a debate about how many Select Committees we have in Parliament and the use of cross-...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1235 (Link to this contribution)
Select Committees are ultimately a matter for the House and they have the opportunity to set up c...; Alistair Carmichael | 682 c1236 (Link to this contribution)
Yesterday, the Court of Appeal held that Home Office regulations used for the removal of people u...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1236 (Link to this contribution)
The Home Secretary has the greatest respect for our judicial processes, as do all members of Her ...; Virginia Crosbie | 682 c1236 (Link to this contribution)
Ahead of COP26 and during the lead-up to the UK hosting the presidency of the G7, does the Leader...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1236 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend—or, rather, Ynys Môn—leads the world in this respect. The nuclear power plant in h...; Alan Brown | 682 c1236 (Link to this contribution)
My constituent Ewan Cameron was involved in an accident and assaulted. He undertook successful pr...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1236 (Link to this contribution)
Once again, I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman for the way he highlights issues for his constitu...; Felicity Buchan | 682 c1236 (Link to this contribution)
My council, Kensington and Chelsea, is at the forefront of rolling out electric vehicle car charg...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1237 (Link to this contribution)
I quite like petrol engines, I must confess, with some old cars. However, the Government have con...; Valerie Vaz | 682 c1237 (Link to this contribution)
Mr Toad!; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1237 (Link to this contribution)
I think that is a jolly good heckle, don’t you, Mr Speaker, though for the record, I deny that I ...; Andrew Gwynne | 682 c1237 (Link to this contribution)
I thank both the Leader of the House and the shadow Leader of the House for their kind words over...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1237 (Link to this contribution)
It is very reassuring to see the hon. Gentleman, albeit virtually, all in one piece. I join him i...; Joy Morrissey | 682 c1237 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Leader of the House agree that at a time of national crisis it is essential that Parliam...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1237 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. Free, unhindered attendance at Parliament is one of our mos...; Clive Efford | 682 c1237 (Link to this contribution)
The Government’s view of devolution is that they dictate and local government must obey. The Tran...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1238 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman overstates his case. He needs to remember that the finances of Transport for L...; Andy Carter | 682 c1238 (Link to this contribution)
Last week I received a letter signed by eight local primary school headteachers. They are concern...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1238 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend raises an important point about the use of borrowing by councils, particularly if ...; Patricia Gibson | 682 c1238 (Link to this contribution)
A memo that was recently leaked to the Bloomberg news agency revealed the view of senior Tories t...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1238 (Link to this contribution)
Six years ago, in the year of our Lord 2014, a referendum was held in Scotland to decide on wheth...; Elliot Colburn | 682 c1239 (Link to this contribution)
Carshalton and Wallington residents living in New Mill Quarter in Hackbridge recently woke up to ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1239 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who, every single week, manages to come up with another example ...; Lord Spellar | 682 c1239 (Link to this contribution)
Across the country, the hospitality, sports and leisure industries and their millions of workers ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1239 (Link to this contribution)
It is always difficult, when a debate has already been provided, when one is then criticised for ...; Sara Britcliffe | 682 c1239 (Link to this contribution)
Town centres such as Accrington and Haslingden are struggling. We have some of the most amazing b...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1240 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right to raise the issue of support for town centres. There is the £3.6 billion...; Emma Hardy | 682 c1240 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure, Mr Speaker, that you do not need me to tell you that rugby league clubs are the lifebl...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1240 (Link to this contribution)
As I have said before in the House, the Government are keen to look at ways of allowing spectator...; Philip Hollobone | 682 c1240 (Link to this contribution)
We all need a little light diversion in these grim times, so may we have a statement in support o...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1240 (Link to this contribution)
This is a brilliant idea, and who cannot recall the episode of “Peppa Pig” where Peppa decides to...; Lindsay Hoyle | 682 c1240 (Link to this contribution)
And we mustn’t forget the Vicar of Dibley.; Chris Bryant | 682 cc1240-1 (Link to this contribution)
I have “follow me, follow, down to the hollow” ringing through my head now.
May I ask, I am...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1241 (Link to this contribution)
When Standing Orders provide for a one-hour debate, it is only right that that time is properly p...; Ian Liddell-Grainger | 682 c1241 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend will recall the treaty of Wedmore in Somerset, by which, as he knows, the Vi...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1241 (Link to this contribution)
Ivar the Boneless was given his marching orders actually from Nottingham by Alfred the Great with...; Lord Brennan of Canton | 682 cc1241-2 (Link to this contribution)
Can we have a debate on the proposition that every child matters? I notice that this morning the ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1242 (Link to this contribution)
Of course we can agree that every child matters. It is a fundamental view of all civilised people...; Jacob Young | 682 c1242 (Link to this contribution)
I represent many fantastic communities in Redcar and Cleveland, but in Redcar town itself we have...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1242 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this issue and to encourage the police to use all the...; Lisa Cameron | 682 c1242 (Link to this contribution)
National Mentoring Day is on 27 October, and the all-party parliamentary group on mentoring, whic...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1243 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Lady on what she is doing on mentoring. It is a way of giving young peopl...; Lindsay Hoyle | 682 c1243 (Link to this contribution)
We now go to Harrow airways and, with permission to land, Bob Blackman.; Bob Blackman | 682 c1243 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, ground control.
Harrow Council is currently considering three very controversial...; Lindsay Hoyle | 682 c1243 (Link to this contribution)
I think that is a bit too long a question.; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1243 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend raises a point that is deeply concerning and he raises a very serious charge. Poli...; Emma Lewell | 682 c1243 (Link to this contribution)
My constituent Mr Latimer has for nearly two decades campaigned to halt the flow of illegal sewag...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1243 (Link to this contribution)
This is a matter of great concern. It was raised last week by my hon. Friend the Member for Dover...; Shaun Bailey | 682 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
I can take the rough and tumble of this place as much as anyone, but some of the language we hear...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right to say this. His mother should be enormously proud of his being a Member ...; Feryal Clark | 682 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
The Government have used negotiations with Transport for London to impose longer operational hour...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1244 (Link to this contribution)
The Mayor of London has always done everything he possibly can to make life miserable for the mot...; Selaine Saxby | 682 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
While it is important that our workplace is covid-secure and that we lead by example in Parliamen...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend, because she gives me the opportunity to pay tribute to the House...; Alex Davies-Jones | 682 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
This Sunday, our clocks will go back one hour as part of daylight saving time. According to a rec...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
Until the hon. Lady said, “follow the EU”, I might have been tempted, but I am afraid that I alwa...; Andrew Jones | 682 c1245 (Link to this contribution)
In constituencies such as mine, the closure of the events and conference industry has hit local B...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1246 (Link to this contribution)
I am indeed familiar with Bettys, because when I went to speak for my hon. Friend, I was provided...; Gavin Newlands | 682 c1246 (Link to this contribution)
Last month, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, the hon. Member for Moray (Douglas Ross), c...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1246 (Link to this contribution)
As I said earlier, the Government have done a great deal to alleviate poverty for children and ha...; Martin Vickers | 682 c1246 (Link to this contribution)
Last Friday I visited the Grimsby seafood village—which, despite its name, is in my constituency—...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1246 (Link to this contribution)
First, I congratulate Grimsby seafood village on doing so successfully in the current circumstanc...; Jim Shannon | 682 c1247 (Link to this contribution)
On 13 August 2020, some 60 parliamentarians from 28 countries around the world sent a letter to t...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1247 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is perhaps the House’s most tireless campaigner for freedom of religion and fo...; Peter Bone | 682 c1247 (Link to this contribution)
A number of Members across the House have been campaigning all their political lives to get this ...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1247 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that my hon. Friend took the pleasure that I took that Monsieur Barnier decided that he...; Robert Largan | 682 c1248 (Link to this contribution)
Can we have a debate on how we can help our high streets and small businesses? I want to highligh...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 682 c1248 (Link to this contribution)
Buxton is a wonderful spa town. I might slightly quibble about “best” seeing as my constituency i...; Chris Bryant | 682 c1248 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am seriously worried about the Leader of the House’s answer ab...; Lindsay Hoyle | 682 c1248 (Link to this contribution)
That is not a point of order for the Chair, but what I will say is that the Leader of the House h...
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