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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI have been requesting a debate on the World Health Organisation post-pandemic treaty for several months, so I am delighted that we will be having one on 17 April. It was secured…30 Mar 2023HANSARDCourt Cases Backlog14. What progress he has made on tackling the backlog of court cases.28 Mar 2023HANSARDCourt Cases BacklogMy hon. Friend will be aware of the saying that justice delayed is justice denied. What steps is he taking to ensure that the courts sit for as long as possible to try to get the…28 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Rented HousingThe Conservative group at North West Leicestershire District Council has already committed to hundreds of additional houses for social rent. Will my right hon. Friend inform the…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979Will the Minister answer the question I asked in the Chamber last week? Why has the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency decided to stop publishing updates to the…24 Mar 2023HANSARD Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979I commend my hon. Friend for his work on this issue. Has he had time to consider the paper produced this week by the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, which found a…24 Mar 2023HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Yesterday, during business questions, I asked the Leader of the House to bring forward a debate on the Government’s plans for the…24 Mar 2023HANSARD Post Office: Horizon CompensationI thank my hon. Friend for his statement. I started campaigning on this issue only weeks after being elected to the House in 2010 when I was approached by two of the victims of…23 Mar 2023HANSARDCorporate ResponsibilityWill my hon. Friend update the House on any recent discussions that he or his Department have had with the Home Office on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill?23 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will no doubt recall that we both ran on a manifesto commitment in 2010 to scrap Labour’s plans for identity cards, and we were supported by the electorate…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Food Price InflationLet me first draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Before the recent rises in energy and fuel costs, the UK had the most…23 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI remind the Chamber of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. For 22 years before coming to this place, I was the managing director and chairman of a food…20 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Asylum SeekersThe Government have identified 57 countries deemed safe for the removal of asylum seekers, but there are no actual agreements in place to facilitate that legally. Will my right…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThe hon. Lady is very unhappy about this Government’s pension changes. Would a future Labour Government reverse them immediately?20 Mar 2023HANSARD mRNA Covid-19 BoosterMy hon. Friend is a stalwart supporter of those who have been vaccine-harmed. I do hope that we can see some light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully, this speech today will…17 Mar 2023HANSARD mRNA Covid-19 BoosterOn 13 December last year, I was kindly granted an Adjournment debate on the potential harms that emergency use experimental mRNA covid-19 vaccines cause. It is fair to say that,…17 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAfter a pandemic that saw considerable excess deaths, we would normally expect a period of less than the expected number of deaths, where those who sadly passed before their time…09 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAlthough not legislated for, intrusive affordability guidelines from the Gambling Commission are estimated to be costing the British horse-racing levy at least £40 million a year…09 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.09 Mar 2023HANSARDFootball Club Governance: Fans’ ViewsCan the Secretary of State outline to the House how the independent regulator will help with the financial sustainability of clubs, and how it will limit the power of owners, who…09 Mar 2023