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HANSARD Business of the HouseSeven years ago this week, on the orders of Putin in the Kremlin, my constituents faced the Novichok incident, which had an enormous impact on their lives for several months. In…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDuring their eight months in government, what assessment have the ministerial team made of the productivity of the civil service? What measures are they putting in place to…06 Mar 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI welcome the Minister’s progress in this area. I visited IBCA on 30 January and was impressed by the professionalism of the team. Since then the Minister has made himself…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceThe hon. Lady is making a passionate speech and has done a great job of bringing us all to this Chamber. I lived through Reading’s trials through my stepson who is a season ticket…06 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareIt is a privilege to make a contribution in this important seasonal debate. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for North Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown) for…05 Mar 2025HANSARDSavingI warmly welcome the Government’s commitment to extend the help to save scheme, which has been running for seven years. Martin Lewis describes it as “a very clever scheme and one…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOn 4 February, I met Janet Williams and Emma Murphy from the national valproate campaign, In-FACT, the Independent Fetal Anti-convulsant Trust. Later that week, the hon. Members…27 Feb 2025HANSARDCathedrals: Local Economic ContributionI thank the hon. Lady for her reply. I want to make her aware of a cross-party group that has been set up in Parliament, supported by the hon. Member for St Albans (Daisy Cooper),…27 Feb 2025HANSARDSmall Theatres and Performing Arts VenuesOn Monday, I met the director of Salisbury playhouse. She warmly welcomed the £85 million creative foundations fund, which she thought would be highly applicable to Salisbury…27 Feb 2025HANSARDCathedrals: Local Economic Contribution4. What recent estimate the Church has made of the contribution of its cathedrals to local economies.27 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityIt is without doubt that enduring peace is achieved only if we have enduring security arrangements, so I warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement on defence expenditure…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Warm Home DiscountFamilies and businesses obviously operate in an environment with lots of different costs. When they see increases in their tax bills, the burdens of potential new regulation and…25 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyAmong the fundamental enablers of growth in the economy are financial services and opening up markets to invest. I think there was consensus across this House in the last…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property ReliefThe right hon. Gentleman is making an extremely fair assessment. Does he acknowledge that the Treasury is full of capable civil servants and Ministers who have a number of other…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property ReliefThe Minister is a serious economist with a serious track record in analysing public finances. With all due respect, given the significant uncertainty and the fact that numerous…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesI commend the hon. Gentleman on the passionate case he is making for investment in the arts. Does he recognise the work of Darren Henley and Arts Council England? I suspect that…27 Jan 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Scheme: Payments7. What progress he has made on payments to infected and affected people under the infected blood compensation scheme.23 Jan 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Scheme: PaymentsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his update to the House. I note the press release that went out yesterday, and no doubt there will be another one on 5 March, the day before…23 Jan 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship SchemeMy hon. Friend will obviously want to recognise the centrality to the country of Salisbury cathedral’s contribution in terms of music and architectural elegance. He will also want…22 Jan 2025HANSARDObesity: Food and DietThe hon. Gentleman is making a thought-provoking observation, but does he acknowledge that in times past, the proportion of income that any individual, from whichever class, spent…20 Jan 2025