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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to say that having a cervical smear is a critical thing that every woman can do to protect herself. I am sure all hon. Members would encourage…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI commend the hon. Lady for her efforts. There is huge concern across the House about the recent spate of knife crimes and the loss of so many young lives. What a terrible waste.…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising this issue. I am sure she will be pleased to see that the Conservative party is taking very strong action in any cases of Islamophobia…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is very reassuring, and not at all surprising, Mr Speaker. I am sure the whole House will celebrate the fact that maths A-level is now one of the most popular subjects for…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is right to raise this important issue. Of course, quite often those women have very young children so the impact of being in prison is not just on them; it is on…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend has raised a very concerning issue. I pay tribute to the amazing work done by coroners: I have had something to do with them myself in connection with constituency…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a very important matter, and I know she is very knowledgeable in this area. The voisinage arrangement has been in place since 1965 but was suspended by…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAs ever, I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me prior notice of upcoming debates. He mentions the Back-Bench debate proposed for next week on rare diseases. I have two…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseLet me say first to the hon. Gentleman that he is very special to me, and he is very special to many other people both in the House and outside it. He has made some incredibly…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am pleased to hear it. I hope it is one of those Foreign Legion hats with the collars that we make our five-year-olds wear. The hon. Gentleman has raised an extremely important…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving us both barrels. Mr Speaker said earlier that my right hon. Friend was no retiring delicate flower, and I think that that is…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI think that the hon. Lady will have heard a number of Members agreeing with her that we should celebrate our membership, and being one of the original signatories, every day. We…07 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady is absolutely right: we owe a huge debt of gratitude to our prison officers who face daily threats, intimidation and violence, and it is right that we do everything…28 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises a concerning issue. I have not personally come across this problem, but if he writes to me following business questions, I can take it up with the…28 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises an important constituency issue and he is absolutely right to do so. If he writes to me after business questions, I can take up his concerns with the…28 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI share the hon. Gentleman’s desire to see all workers, including those in the construction industry, treated fairly and, of course, within the law. He will be aware that the…28 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises a very important point. I understand that, as a member of the Select Committee on Justice, she has played a full part in trying to get to the bottom of…28 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFrom what the hon. lady is saying, it sounds as though the supposed joke was in extremely poor taste, and I certainly agree with her that when a business has to relocate jobs the…28 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI commend the hon. Gentleman for making that suggestion and I entirely support it. This is a matter for all of us, and I have made my position very clear. Just yesterday, I opened…28 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs the hon. Gentleman knows, all Members are incredibly concerned about the levels of violent crime, particularly knife crime. What is going on is absolutely unacceptable. I have…28 Feb 2019