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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the business statement and for announcing the Backbench Business debates for next week. I understand there will be some time for the House to…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the Houseindicated assent.27 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI reassure the Leader of the House that, if at some time in the future he should be on the Back Benches, I would very much welcome an application from him for a debate on the…27 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAs always, I am grateful, Mr Speaker. I thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business, in particular the fact that we have next Thursday to commemorate Holocaust…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUnderpayment of Benefits: CompensationThe problems highlighted by the ombudsman’s report were not only predictable, but in some respects were predicted. Welfare rights workers are brilliant at what they do on behalf…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business for next week, particularly the two debates on Thursday under the aegis of the Backbench Business Committee on the…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI wish you, Mr Speaker, Members on both sides of the House and all the staff of the House a very happy new year. We all deserve a better go at it this year than we had last year.…06 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Government Support for BusinessA number of different things have happened this week in the Government’s messaging, but one significant thing was when the Prime Minister made his television statement on Sunday…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseAs always, I am very grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I wish you, all Members across the House and all staff in the House, a very happy Christmas, a very peaceful and…16 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the business statement and for our meeting yesterday. Subsequent to that meeting, I can inform him that an application for a debate on…09 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI apologise to hon. Members across the House for my absence from this place last week. I was with the Education Committee on a visit to a prison—somewhere many of my constituents…02 Dec 2021HANSARDCode of Conduct: ConsultationI noted that in presenting the report, the Chair of the Committee suggested that it would be useful to have a debate on the issue early in the new year. I wonder if the Leader of…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Integrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsI was personally invested in HS2 as a member of the hybrid Bill Committee for the section from London to Birmingham. I sat on that Committee for 15 months, so I have some…18 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI apologise to Members for missing these proceedings for the two weeks prior to the recess, but I am afraid to say that three weeks ago today I tested positive for covid. I can…18 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI echo the comments that have been reiterated time and again about Sir David Amess. He was previously a member of the Backbench Business Committee, and he was a regular customer…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateCan we have particular strategies for areas in our communities that have very low uptake? We need to counter the mythology and misinformation that have a disproportionate…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCoronavirus: Education Setting Attendance and Support for PupilsI welcome the Minister to his place and look forward to him appearing in front of the Education Committee later in the autumn. I declare an interest in that I am the chair of…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business. I reiterate my appeal of last week to right hon. and hon. Members across the House to look at their calendars and…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business for next week, and particularly for the Backbench Business on Thursday when, as Members will have noted from the…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very grateful, as always, Mr Speaker. May I thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business and for announcing the Back-Bench business for next week, on 16…09 Sept 2021