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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises a very important issue, and one that is dear to my heart. It is certainly vital in the perinatal period that women, their babies and their partners are given…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI regularly meet the director of security in the Palace and the Director General to talk about the challenges we face when going about our everyday work. I have raised the…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI commend the hon. Lady for raising Scott’s story and I pay tribute to him and his family. It is just the most terrible thing when anyone takes their own life. I can tell her—I…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a very concerning issue about unfair intimidation of a business over whatever the activity is of one of the employees. It is absolutely right that when…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe report that came out was extremely concerning, and this is an opportunity to pay tribute to the police for all the amazing work they do to keep us safe. The hon. Lady will…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThis issue has been raised a couple of times. Of course, we want to be able to facilitate visits by religious leaders around the world to talk to parishes here in the United…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises an important constituency issue, as he often does. I encourage him to raise it directly with Ministers, and if he wants to write to me after business…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI certainly join the hon. Gentleman in commending Liverpool and Spurs for their excellent results. It is great to see an all-English final. I hope that football clubs and managers…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI truly commend my right hon. Friend for her work on autism. It is excellent that that number of colleagues attended the autism training day, and I encourage as many Members as…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady has raised a very serious issue. Hoax calls to any of our emergency services are absolutely to be condemned. She will no doubt be aware that ambulance services deal…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises a very important point. I encourage him to raise it in a written question, so he can get a specific answer to his point.09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises a very serious issue, and I encourage her to raise it directly with Ministers. She will be aware that the UK has a very generous commitment to helping…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am delighted the hon. Gentleman raises this issue. He is absolutely right to point out that the Government fully support religious freedom. The Government were pleased that the…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for putting forward the good side of some of the work done by football clubs in collaboration with other football leagues. I will certainly take…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFirst, I absolutely join the hon. Gentleman in celebrating Europe Day. European nations are our friends and neighbours and we have a strong and long-term relationship with them.…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI share my hon. Friend’s delight at the dramatically lower rate of cervical cancer as a result of vaccination. She will be aware that we had a debate last week on immunisation…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am well aware of the concern of many Members when there are bank branch closures in their constituencies; it is an issue for many people. The hon. Gentleman will also appreciate…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman started off by saying something about a change in Government policy that I did not fully follow. However, I draw his attention to Treasury questions on 21 May,…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs my hon. Friend knows, we are committed to ensuring that there is a fair balance between farming and climate change, which is why mitigating climate change is explicitly listed…09 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhat can I say, other than that you were clearly tricked by the hon. Gentleman sneaking in under the radar, Mr Speaker? I hope you are not losing your touch. I find that…09 May 2019