harriet harman. i was _ she will be sorely missed. harriet harman. she had forgotten our names, butjust because she wanted to put everybody at their ease. when she came into the house in 1992 as one of 336 conservative mps, she was one of only 20 women, so she was very much a pioneer of woman�*s presents on the tory benches and over the three decade she served on the high she very brightly watched over the growing flock of tory women mps. i think it was very energising to work with her on her autism campaigns and it was admirable to see her being such a thorn in the side of the government, fiercely championing her constituents in their oppositions to hs2, but above all, i know she will be missed by herfamily, to whom i extend my deepest, deepest condolences. we really, really will miss her. i can hardly not believe that she is not there in the house today. she became a grantee in the 1922 committee, but she was never granted. i would like to briefly mention the loss of shirley williams. i briefly crossed over with her when i came in in 1992 and to my