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HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that the hon. Gentleman has a deep personal interest in this matter. I completely understand that he would like a specific date. I can say to him, from the heart, that…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sympathetic to the right hon. Gentleman’s request. If he wants to write to me after the business question, I can ask the Department on his behalf. He will be aware that…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI totally share the hon. Gentleman’s desire to make sure that people are given as much notice as possible, but equally to make sure that we do not stand people up unnecessarily.…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI commend the hon. Gentleman for standing up for Dudley, as he absolutely would do. As part of the UK’s industrial strategy, we have already agreed 10 sector deals with a range of…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI completely agree, and I again pay tribute to the hon. Lady for her commitment to the issue. I will ask again when the review can be published, and I share her desire for it to…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI certainly agree with the hon. Gentleman that it should never be assumed that one half of a partnership controls the finances for the other. He raises an important constituency…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, it is appalling that the hon. Lady, or any other Member, has received such abuse. I can only repeat that I genuinely believe that all right hon. and hon. Members are…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady makes an excellent suggestion and challenge to other hon. Members to seek to have the knife angel hosted in their own areas. I know that there are many local police…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to pay tribute to the amazing work done by volunteers in hospitals. He raises the particular issue of those who run hospital radio stations.…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIn response to the point made by the hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead (John Cryer), what I wanted to say is that I will speak for my own views when I say that I have the…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am delighted to join the hon. Gentleman in commending the decision to buy British. I am a big fan of doing that wherever possible. Obviously, in return for our being able to…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important issue that is often raised at business questions and at other times. We have had several debates on it in the House over the past few weeks, and…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I wish the right hon. Lady a very happy birthday. Secondly, I hope I can reassure her that the issue with a potential no-deal Brexit would be one of capacity at the…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes a good point. Entrepreneurs’ confidence in the policies of this Government should be celebrated by everyone. The number of business ventures started in 2018…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important point, and there are now 429,000 fewer young people out of work than in 2010, which means that the number of young people out of work has almost…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI was made aware this morning that there were some technical problems with the Petitions Committee website that people are working quickly to restore, so I can reassure the hon.…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI would absolutely welcome such a debate. There is a huge amount we can learn from young people, right across a whole range of topics. I pay tribute to the school pupils in his…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI completely agree with the hon. Lady that colleagues on both sides of the House—she is a perfect example—all want to do the best for our country and our society. I totally…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman always raises matters of freedom of religion and he is absolutely right to do so. The situation that he raises around Cuba is very concerning. The UK does, of…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am genuinely sorry to hear that the hon. Gentleman has had some difficult constituency cases. If he wants to raise a particular case with me, of course I will take it up with…21 Mar 2019