Prayers

John Bercow Excerpts

Wednesday 10th February 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

[Mr Speaker]

I hope the House will join me in welcoming to the Serjeant’s Chair the new Serjeant at Arms on the occasion of his first Prime Minister’s questions, which is an exceptional day—[Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”]—and an exceptional response. Secondly, the House might wish to join me in warmly congratulating Kim Sears and Andy Murray on the birth of their baby daughter.

Business Before Questions

Committee of Selection

Ordered,

That Heidi Alexander be discharged from the Committee of Selection and Jessica Morden be added.—(Anne Milton, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

Spoliation Advisory Panel

Resolved,

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House a Return of the Report from Sir Donnell Deeny, Chairman of the Spoliation Advisory Panel, dated 10 February 2016, in respect of a gothic relief in ivory now in the possession of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.—(Stephen Barclay.)

[Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East) (SNP)]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker.

[Mr Speaker]

We do not take points of order now. Points of order come after questions and statements.