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HANSARDRussian Assets: Seizurerose—14 Mar 2023HANSARDLondon Zoo LeaseI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of the lease for London Zoo. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Dame Caroline, in this…14 Mar 2023HANSARDLondon Zoo LeaseI thank the hon. Member for Westminster North (Ms Buck), my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken), and the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim…14 Mar 2023HANSARDNational No Smoking DayI beg to move, That this House has considered national no smoking day. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. Many of us will be well aware that yesterday…09 Mar 2023HANSARDNational No Smoking DayI thank the hon. Member for that brief intervention. From my perspective, I would encourage anyone who smokes and who wants to give up to try vaping. If vaping is considered by…09 Mar 2023HANSARDNigeria: Killing and Abduction of Christians9. Whether representatives of the Church of England have had recent discussions with the Church of Nigeria on taking steps to help tackle the killing and abduction of Christians…09 Mar 2023HANSARDNational No Smoking DayI thank my hon. Friend the Minister, the Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne), and the SNP spokesman, the hon. Member for Cumbernauld,…09 Mar 2023HANSARDNigeria: Killing and Abduction of ChristiansI thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Clearly, the recent election in Nigeria has led to a complete spike in terms of violence, particularly towards Christians. What attempts…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseOne of our manifesto commitments was to halve rough sleeping, and then end it by the end of this Parliament. During the pandemic, we actually achieved it under the Everyone In…09 Mar 2023HANSARDAdult Social CareThe hon. Gentleman is giving a very clear explanation of local government funding, and I would expect nothing less from the Chair of the Select Committee. However, there is…08 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome my right hon. Friend’s announcements. The extra £842 million for the household support fund, of which Harrow will receive £3 million, is extremely welcome. Could he…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.06 Mar 2023HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillWith the leave of the House, Mr Deputy Speaker, I thank all the Members who have spoken today, including my hon. Friends the Members for South West Hertfordshire (Mr Mohindra),…03 Mar 2023HANSARDOffenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North West Norfolk (James Wild). I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Barrow and Furness (Simon Fell) for bringing the…03 Mar 2023HANSARDSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. When we are considering opportunities for private Members’ Bills and when we are drawn in the lottery for them, it is…03 Mar 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillLike my hon. Friend the Member for the two Cities, if I might put it that way—the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken)—I was heavily involved with the…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillI would like to say that the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle), who has just given a personal statement, has been extremely supportive on the all-party…03 Mar 2023HANSARDSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillAt this stage, I will confine my remarks to the three amendments tabled; I will have more to say on Third Reading. The amendments stem from the very healthy cross-party debate we…03 Mar 2023HANSARDSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillThere are also several advantages beyond those my hon. Friend mentions. Providers that provide across more than one district housing authority will then have one set of…03 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend for the consultative way in which she has guided the Bill through the House. Having gone through the Lords and now reached Report, the Government have…01 Mar 2023