ms. bruce: if he will list his official engagements for wednesday, november 25? >> hear, hear. mr.ameron: thank you, mr. speaker. before i start, i would like to say something. many in this house and watching at home know from "yes, prime minister" the central role that bernard, the prime minister's principal private secretary, plays in the life of the prime minister and of number 10 downing street. well, this morning, my bernard, my principal private secretary, chris martin, died of cancer. chris martin was only 42. he was one of the most loyal, hard-working, dedicated public servants that i have ever come across. i have no idea what his politics were, but he would go to the ends of the earth and back again for his prime minister, for number 10, and for the team he worked for, and today, we are leaving the seat in the officials' box empty as a mark of respect to him. a we think of his wife, zoe, his family, and number 10 is rather like a family, and we feel we have lost someone rather between a father and a brother to all of us, and whatever happens, we will never forget him. this