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HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI warmly welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s announcement on the £100,000 interim payments to the estates of the deceased infected, thereby maintaining the momentum that was…24 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial StandardsThe Opposition support the new Government’s aspirations for the highest ministerial standards, and we acknowledge the significant experience that the Prime Minister’s former chief…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI thank the Paymaster General for advance notice of the statutory instrument being laid, as he has always given. He rightly reminded the House of the injustice that victims of the…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeWill the right hon. Gentleman confirm that when he assessed the June engagement exercise that Sir Robert Francis supervised, he did not resist any of the recommendations from the…23 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI urge the Secretary of State and the ministerial team to take account of the listed place of worship grant scheme, which is particularly valuable to many churches up and down the…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property ReliefI sought advice on the matter from our Chief Whip prior to coming here, Dr Huq.17 Oct 2024HANSARD Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property ReliefIt certainly is.17 Oct 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House will be familiar with the UK Health Security Agency’s significant presence at Porton Down in my constituency, adjacent to the site of the Defence Science…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property ReliefWould the hon. Gentleman acknowledge that the Canadian deal has not been signed in the last 18 months in order to take account of the agricultural sector’s concerns in particular?…17 Oct 2024HANSARDRestoration FundingI welcome the hon. Lady to her new role, and I associate myself with her tribute to her predecessor. In recent times, the late noble Lord Cormack in the other place convened a…17 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIf the hon. Member takes the trouble to read the reasoned amendment, he will know the position of His Majesty’s Opposition. Let me get back to what his Government have not done.…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillNo, I will make some progress, as there is not much time. As with many areas of policy, and as witnessed in these first 100 days, the Bill exposes that, despite all those months…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI will make a bit more progress before giving way to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell), who, like me, has been here for well over four hours. Making one’s…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI will in a moment. I said that I would, so I will. As Lord Adonis has reminded us, “there is no consensus on reform.” The Government did have, as they kept telling us when it was…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIt is my privilege to wind up the Opposition’s case on the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill. In their first 100 days, the new Government have come out of the general…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am not hiding at all from that; I am saying that it must be one part of much wider reforms, which many Conservative Members would agree with. If we are to make a large number of…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am sorry, but it is the hon. Gentleman’s Government who are now in charge of the agenda before Parliament. It is for them to be accountable for it. I am so challenged by the…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI was a member of the Government for seven years and did quite a lot in financial services and other aspects. I totally recognise that significant steps forward were not taken on…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI do not think we should rule out people who are successful in all walks of life, but I would look seriously at all amendments from colleagues throughout the House. We need to…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and Hospitality(Urgent Question ): To ask the Minister to make a statement on the reporting and acceptance of ministerial gifts and hospitality.14 Oct 2024