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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to raise this serious and concerning issue. She will be aware that there has been an urgent question on the subject. There is in fact a business…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work that she does as chairman of the all-party parliamentary furniture industry group. She is right to stress the importance of SMEs to…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI share the hon. Gentleman’s grave concern, and he is absolutely right to raise the concerns of all right hon. and hon. Members about the appalling spike in knife crime. My right…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend is quite correct that it is unacceptable for the residents of Peterborough that their Member of Parliament is unable to represent them. Not only is she…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn the right hon. Gentleman’s first point, I think we would call them the “gilets verts” because they are a green version of the gilets jaunes. Perhaps we could rebrand it and…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn answer to the hon. Gentleman’s final point, I totally agree, which is why I have apologised to Members for the fact that we are having to do this, and have made it clear that…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI must say that I do like the way that the hon. Gentleman raises the subject of love at every possible opportunity, and I think he is right to do so—let us hope that this Chamber…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think the hon. Lady has raised this issue a number of times in the Chamber, and I absolutely commend her for doing so, as it is of grave concern. I was not aware that the…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady has raised this issue a number of times. I have been very pleased to be able to give Government time to two debates on what is an incredibly serious issue that…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises what sounds like a very worrying situation. I think that the family will be pleased to have his support in raising it in the Chamber. I would encourage…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is right; that was a well-attended debate, and I think all of us have received emails from our constituents thanking Parliament for having the debate and at…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am not entirely sure what the hon. Gentleman’s question is. As I made clear to the Leader of the Opposition, I am closely monitoring the passage of secondary legislation, as…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman has raised an incredibly serious point about the right of those who wish to worship, whatever their faith, and the appalling abuse of that right by terrorists.…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is difficult for me to specify exactly what the process for agreeing any further motions will be in the event of different political outcomes. As my right hon. Friend will…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her questions. As she will be aware—I have said this a number of times in the Chamber—in this Session, so far, we have introduced 46 Bills, 33…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am very sympathetic to the hon. Lady’s point. If she would like to write to me, I can certainly raise her concerns with the Secretary of State for Health.31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for the quality of his prose this morning. I am also very glad that he was able to join my fantastic Parliamentary Private Secretary, my hon.…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises a concerning issue that has arisen in his constituency, and he is right to do so. If he would like to write to me, I can take it up with the Department…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that local authorities and local enterprise partnerships need to plan properly for the thriving future of their town centres and regions.…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises a concerning issue of which I am not personally aware from my own constituency case load. I encourage him either to table a parliamentary question, or to…31 Jan 2019