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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI welcome my hon. Friend back to her place. New Members who do not know her will not be aware that she raised matters relating to sport very thoroughly—indeed, superbly—during the…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for her question and welcome her back to her place. I look forward to continuing to work closely with her, as I have done in recent years. She always raises…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs ever, the hon. Gentleman raises an incredibly important issue. For new Members who do not know, he has a strong track record in this place of raising such matters. I will ask…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 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 know the issue is close to my hon. Friend’s heart. As an incoming Labour Government, we are absolutely committed to tackling child poverty and all the root causes of child…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sure this is an important matter for the hon. Member’s constituents. I do not have the answer today, but I note that Transport orals will be coming at some point soon. I will…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a very important matter in her first question in this House, and I very much welcome her election and her attendance here this morning. These are very…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for her comments, and I welcome her to her place. I congratulate the Liberal Democrats on their success and their results in the election. They have an…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for her question and welcome her back to her rightful place in this House as the new Member for Grimsby. I know that she will do a fantastic job for the…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI welcome the hon. Lady her to her place and congratulate her on surviving the tsunami that, I am afraid, took out some of her colleagues. She raises a very important matter.…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThank you very much, Mr Speaker. I start by thanking His Majesty the King for yesterday’s Speech and join colleagues in wishing Her Majesty the Queen a happy birthday for…18 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe business for the remainder of the week will include: Friday 19 July—Subject to the House agreeing the motion on today’s Order Paper, continuation of the debate on the King’s…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Valedictory DebateLet me say again, as I have already this week, how much admiration I have for Madam Deputy Speaker, the right hon. Member for Epping Forest (Dame Eleanor Laing), and the other…24 May 2024HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. When I spoke earlier, you had not yet announced that you will standing down, so I did not have the opportunity to thank you enormously…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Comptroller of His Majesty’s Household for delivering that beautifully read business statement, and for the advance copy of it. I am sure it will aid Members to plan…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI start by expressing to the hon. Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay) my huge admiration for his return here after his unimaginable and life-changing illness. As he joked,…23 May 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for that emergency business statement—I think many across the country will thank her too, although I am not sure many on the Government Benches…22 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I join Mr Speaker in thanking the Speaker’s Chaplain, the Rev. Canon Patricia Hillas, for all her wise counsel and support through some difficult and celebratory moments in…16 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI did.16 May 2024