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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point. The sense of identity that many people get from the counties that they come from should continue to be celebrated and nourished.…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for that question. Actually, as she will know, I have become quite a lightweight—I am more of a spritzer girl than a full pint girl these days—but I know…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for that great question. Given all the new Members in the House who represent coastal towns, I am sure that the important contribution of those areas would…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Code of Conduct and Modernisation CommitteeOn the whole, yes; that is the intention and the hope. Some of those Committees do not yet have Chairs, but that is certainly the modus operandi for which we are hoping. We do not…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for that important question. As I said, the footage is incredibly disturbing, and there is understandably a lot of concern, particularly in his…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Code of Conduct and Modernisation CommitteeMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. That is exactly the purpose of the motion. I hope he has time to do his other job of being a great parent. However, the exemptions…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Code of Conduct and Modernisation CommitteeThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate you on your election as Chairman of Ways and Means. I look forward to working with you in the coming weeks. Over the past…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome my hon. Friend to her place, and I am sorry to hear of the tragic circumstances in her constituency. This Government are committed to tackling issues around firearms—not…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a very important matter. Building new schools, and meeting schools’ needs in her local area, is absolutely critical to this Government’s mission of making…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I am afraid that local bus services are woeful in most parts of the country because, in many cases, they are privately run and desperately…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for that important question on behalf of his constituents. I am sure that many colleagues across the House will share similar stories. That sounds like…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome my good friend and constituency neighbour to her place. I am sure that she will be a regular contributor to these and other questions— I think she topped the league in…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that question. He is absolutely right. The Government are completely clear that our commitment to international law is resolute, and we are…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseCan I congratulate my hon. Friend on her re-election? I am sure that her new constituents will be as delighted as her old ones were with how assiduous a constituency MP she is.…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the shadow Leader of the House and join him in paying our respects to those affected by the brutal attack in Kent this week. In our last business questions before the…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 29 July will include: Monday 29 July—Second Reading of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill. Tuesday 30 July—Second Reading…25 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe country voted resoundingly for change because it was worse off, so the Conservative party would be best advised to look deeply at why it lost, rather than claim that people…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I welcome my hon. Friend back to her place? She was always vocal and committed in the last Parliament, and I have no doubt she will be so again in this Parliament. As she…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI welcome my hon. Friend to his place with his election as the Member for West Ham and Beckton. I am sure that he will be a strong MP for that new constituency. He raises an…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI warmly welcome the new Member to his place. He is a rarity as a Conservative Member in north-west England and Lancashire. He raises an incredibly important question: connecting…18 Jul 2024