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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the statement, and for announcing the Backbench Business debates that will be held next Wednesday. I am sure that we will also have the tasty…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the Leader of the House back to her place and thank her for announcing the Backbench Business debates for Thursday 3 November, a week from today. I am sorry that she…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Exempt AccommodationI thank the Select Committee Chair for using this device to throw an important spotlight on the issue. Unfortunately, it is not new—we have been aware of it for some time—but it…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for her statement, and for announcing the Backbench Business debates for next Thursday, 20 October. If we are given the time, we have provisional…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessAn aspect of this that has not really been talked about is the gas and energy consultancy companies. My constituency has a higher than average proportion of the energy consultancy…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the business statement. Obviously, what has been happening in the last few weeks is completely beyond her control, but a significant amount of…22 Sept 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI welcome the new Leader of the House to her place and look forward to working with her in the coming weeks and months. It is refreshing to see that the Deputy Leader of the House…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Net Zero Strategy: High Court RulingThe Minister refers back to the Labour Government in 1997. Can I just point out to him that that was 25 years ago, and that for the last 12 years his Government have been in…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI beg to move, That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment. I am delighted to have the opportunity to lead the first Sir David Amess…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the Leader of the House for announcing in the business statement that we will have some time for Back-Bench business on 8…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseNewcastle!21 Jul 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI thank the Deputy Leader of the House. It is a tough gig, answering this debate. This has been an historic first Sir David Amess summer Adjournment debate. I thank Members across…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Educational Poverty: Children in Residential CareIt was a rhetorical question, Madam Deputy Speaker.14 Jul 2022HANSARD Educational Poverty: Children in Residential CareIt was a privilege to serve on the Education Committee and to produce this report. I could not agree more with the Chair about the recommendations. It is important that the…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business, particularly the Sir David Amess summer Adjournment debate next Thursday. I welcome the hon. Member for Wellingborough…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Prime Minister’s Meeting with Alexander LebedevGiven the revelations of the last 24 hours and the suspicions that have existed for a number of months, if not years, why would any of our allies share any sensitive information…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Functioning of GovernmentWith the resignation this morning of the Secretary of State for Education, following that of her entire Commons ministerial team, the Education Committee did not even have the…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very grateful, Mr Speaker. I thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business and the Backbench Business Committee debates for 14 July. Let me also give the House…07 Jul 2022HANSARDLeader of the HouseI received a letter from Her Majesty’s Passport Office yesterday in response to 17 different inquiries about missing passports on behalf of my constituents. Some of these 17…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI apologise to the House for missing the last two Thursdays due to the recurrence of a slipped disc. I managed to get a physiotherapy appointment last Thursday, which I am glad to…30 Jun 2022