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Shadow leader of the House Valerie Vaz says that he started his tenure as Speaker with a press conference, which was "a very progressive move".

She says he was raised in a "poverty-stricken" background in Glasgow, yet was able to make it to become Speaker of the Commons.

"We salute your journey from poverty to the Speaker's Chair," she says, her voice audibly cracking.

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Leader of the House Andrea Leadsom says that he never sought to be a whip or frontbench speaker, his priorities were with Parliament.

She says many members of the Lords and Commons have remembered how he welcomed members to Parliament.

She sends her best wishes to Lord Martin's family.

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Tributes are being paid to the former Speaker of the Commons, Lord Martin of Springburn, who has died aged 72.

Lord Martin, then known as Michael Martin, was Speaker from 2000 to 2009.

He resigned after losing a vote of no confidence on his handling of the MPs' expenses scandal. He was accused by NIck Clegg, then Lib Dem leader, of being "dogged defender of the status quo".

But his supporters felt that the criticism he faced was motivated by class-based snobbery, a result of his Glaswegian background and history as a sheet metal worker.

Some Conservative MPs dubbed Lord Martin "Gorbals Mick" for his union work Throughout his tenure, he was criticised for favouring Labour MPs - despite the Speaker's obligation to be neutral.

Controversy started when Lord Martin allowed police to search, without a warrant, the offices of then shadow immigration minister Damian Green. He was accused of failing to protect MPs' rights and the power of Parliament to hold government to account.

But it was his attempts to block the release of expenses details - and his call for an investigation into the source of the leak - that really began Lord Martin's troubles.

When his own expenses came into question, some MPs began an ultimately successful campaign to remove him from his role.

He was thought to be the first Speaker in 300 years to be forced out by a confidence vote.

Read Lord Martin's obituary.

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MPs are paying tributes to the former Commons speaker, Michael Martin, who died at the weekend.

Speaker John Bercow says that Lord Martin was the first Roman Catholic to hold the role of Speaker since The Reformation.

He also started the tradition of the Burns Night Supper in the Palace of Westminster. He declined the traditional wig, following a precedent set by Betty Boothroyd.

The MPs expenses scandal led to his resignation, he says.

"Today, however, we remember Michael as our colleague, and to many, a friend", "a decent, hard-working unpretentious person", he adds.

"He was a fine campaigner and very protective of backbenchers," he says.

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John Bercow moves business on and the Commons is now paying tribute to his predecessor as Speaker, Lord Martin of Springburn, who has died aged 72.

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Conservative Robert Halfon raises a point of order with the Speaker on a comment made by Lord Roberts of Llandudno last night that the Brexit Bill was equivalent to Hitler's "enabling bill"., external

He says as a follower of the Jewish faith, these remarks "trivialise" history.

Mr Bercow says "the Speaker of this House has no role in policing or overseeing utterances in the other place".

He says Mr Halfon could write to Lord Roberts and enclose a copy in the Commons library for MPs.

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Labour's Matt Western says that the planned merger between Sainsbury's and Asda will lead to a powerful duopoly.

He says that the merger is not in the interests of consumers or food producers.

Greg Clark says the Competition and Markets Authority will want to conduct an inquiry into this, which will ensure the "most rigorous of scrutiny".

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The UK's second-biggest construction and facilities management firm went into liquidation in January when it became unable to service its £1.5bn debts.

It directly employed around 20,000 people in the UK, but many more small business employees relied on Carillion contracts.

Despite last minute attempts to save the company, the government and the business regulator came under criticism for allowing its ultimate collapse - despite warnings about its pension obligations.

Read more about what led to Carillion's fall.

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Labour's Eleanor Smith asks what is being done to help businesses affected by the liquidation of construction company Carillion.

Business Minister Andrew Griffiths says the government worked "swiftly" to help firms after the insolvency.

The Business Payment Support Service, which deals with tax collection for HMRC, is also giving advice to affected companies, he says.

Eleanor Smith says 239 jobs have been lost in Wolverhampton, where her constituency is. Hundreds of suppliers and subcontractors will be left unpaid, she adds.

Mr Griffiths says ministers acted "quickly" to ensure banks were aware of the problems this could cause smaller companies.11,450 jobs have so far been protected by the government, he adds.

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Conservative MP Sir Henry Bellingham asks what estimate has been made of the number of skilled jobs that will be needed to maintain the offshore wind sector by 2030.

Energy Minister Claire Perry says 14,000 people are employed directly by offshore wind companies, and the UK is "leading" in this sector.

General Electric has announced the UK will be the test bed for the world's largest offshore wind turbine, she adds.

Sir Henry asks if the government will create an "offshore wind academy" and a "centre of excellence" in his Norfolk constituency.

Claire Perry calls this an "excellent suggestion" and pledges to meet him to discuss it further.

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Labour's Marsha De Cordova asks what is being done to help those who face losing their job at Jaguar Land Rover.

The carmaker announced last month it will not be renewing the contracts of 1,000 temporary workers at two factories.

Business Minister Richard Harrington says both the Business and Work and Pensions departments are ready to support people affected, adding that he is holding regular meetings with the firm.

Following up, Ms De Cordova asks whether ministers have held meetings with the unions.

Mr Harrington says he has not met the unions specifically on the issue of job losses, because "they have not asked for a meeting". He adds that his door is always open to such meetings.

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The plan is the government's response to the Taylor Review into working practices, which was published last year after being commissioned by Theresa May in 2016.

It is a response to the growing number of people employed in insecure or zero-hour work, as well as freelancers, who face different challenges to those in traditional employment.

The plan , externalcommits the government to implementing the recommendations of the Taylor review, including giving workers, including agency workers, the right to request a "more predictable contract".

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Labour's Daniel Zeichner asks what the government's Good Work Plan can do for striking McDonald's workers in his Cambridge constituency.

The plan was announced earlier this year in response to last year's Taylor Review of working practices.

Business Minister Andrew Griffiths says the plan will increase worker protection, and ministers are exploring what can be done to give more security to those on flexible working and zero hours contracts.

The Federation of Small Businesses released a report on EU workers at the end of April.

The report, 'A Skillful Exit', says one in five small businesses employ EU nationals., external

It says 72% of them recruited all their EU staff while they were living in the UK.

The ability to hire the "right people" and operate across borders is "fundamental to small firms’ survival and growth", the FSB says, and it calls for a transition period to help small businesses adjust.

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The SNP's Stephen Gethins asks what estimate has been made of the number of non-UK EU nationals who work for small businesses.

Business Minister Andrew Griffiths says EU nationals make up 7% of total UK employment, and that Scottish businesses have had the opportunity to speak to the government as part of their ongoing consultation on how British regions will be affected by leaving the EU.

Mr Gethins says that businesses in his constituency are heavily reliant on EU seasonal work, and he says that businesses are being damaged by "uncertainty" in the sector.

Mr Griffiths says "there shouldn't be uncertainty", and that the government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to look at the economic contribution EU citizens make to the UK.

This will be published by September, he adds.

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Labour's Ruth Cadbury moves on to the role of the police and the CPS.

She asks whether the police understand their responsibilities and whether they are the right people to make the decisions about what material is used or not used as evidence.

Joe Egan suggests that the police have "tunnel vision" once they find the person at which they think the evidence points.

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The day starts with Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy departmental questions.

This will be followed by tributes to be paid to the former Commons Speaker, Lord Martin of Springburn, who was John Bercow's predecessor.

The Commons will then debate the remaining stages of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, external. Interest will focus on an amendment which requires the government to enable overseas territories to provide a register of companies registered in those territories.

Finally, there will be a money resolution on the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill, external.

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Angela Rafferty, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association, says that any profession knows that there's going to be some degree of unpaid work, but eventually this reaches a point when it will be not viable, which affects recruitment and retention.

She says that this comes "against a background of incessant cuts" which also affects morale.