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HANSARDNational No Smoking DayI intend to move to Front-Bench speeches at 2.28 pm. We have two speakers left. That should give you some idea of how long you have to speak, in order to allow 10 minutes for each…09 Mar 2023HANSARDNational No Smoking DayI remind Members that it helps the Chair determine who wants to speak if they bob in their places. I do not intend to impose a time limit; we have plenty of time for Back-Bench…09 Mar 2023HANSARDNational No Smoking DayAbsolutely impeccable. Thank you very much—you have made it very easy to chair.09 Mar 2023HANSARDNational No Smoking DayOrder. Interventions should be short. Why not just make a short contribution?09 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.02 Mar 2023HANSARDSoutheastern Railway10. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of Southeastern Railway since its timetable change on 11 December 2022.02 Mar 2023HANSARDSoutheastern RailwayI am grateful for the Minister’s answer and for his letter of the 28th of last month, but, as he will know, that very evening, there was yet another dangerous incident at London…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, Mr Speaker. In his answer to me, the Minister of State, Department for Transport, the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman) mentioned that he was sending a letter…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIf the Leader of the House was in the Chamber just before the start of business questions, she will have heard me raise a point of order on a letter I received from the Minister…02 Mar 2023HANSARDCovid Pandemic: Testing of Care Home ResidentsThe emails and WhatsApp messages expose the fact that the scientific advice was that people leaving hospital should be swabbed before going into care homes, and the Government…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Independent Public AdvocateI understand that the Secretary of State could not divulge the detail of today’s announcement to the families who had been campaigning, but does he believe they would recognise…01 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe know from leaked Government documents that there is a £13 billion backlog in school repairs. Some cases are deemed to pose a risk to life. Is the Schools Minister aware of any…27 Feb 2023HANSARD UK Food ShortagesI always knew that the Conservatives were a bunch of bean counters, but this is off the scale—our supermarkets have had to impose a form of food rationing, while the chief bean…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Football Governance White PaperI welcome the White Paper and pay tribute to the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch), but I take issue with the paragraph that says: “Both the Premier League and…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that the Leader of the House is interested in the future of football governance, and her concern for the future of her local football team is well documented, so will she…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationThis Tory Government always lecture us about wanting to deregulate and not interfere in the freedoms and liberties of individuals as they go about their daily lives. All the…21 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentWhen the Government use language closely associated with the far right, it only provides encouragement. We know these far-right groups are trying to stoke local problems around…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperThe Government commissioned the fan-led review of football governance, and it was the Government who published it. They did not make it clear at the time that they intended to…20 Feb 2023HANSARDRoles of Lord Chancellor and Law OfficersThe Constitution Committee rightly says that we need Law Officers “with the independence of mind, autonomy and strength of character to deliver impartial legal advice to the…01 Feb 2023HANSARDRoles of Lord Chancellor and Law Officers3. What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the ninth report of the House of Lords Constitution Committee, “The roles of the Lord Chancellor and the…01 Feb 2023