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HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes a very strong case. She is absolutely right that, after decades of failure under the SNP Government, local people are crying out for change. We gave the…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe right hon. Lady is right to raise the issue of dental deserts, which we see across the country, not just in Wales. She will know that the previous Government did not invest in…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend gives us a great advert for all that is going on in her constituency. These sorts of events are important for attracting visitors and tourists to her constituency,…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseObviously, I cannot comment on specific cases, but this one sounds truly shocking. Clause 48 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will give the Home Secretary…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in congratulating Joy Watson, and we send our best to her and her husband Tony. Like thousands of others across the country, they live with dementia every…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the hon. Lady is the MP for the Glastonbury festival site—or an area close to the site—may I join her in welcoming all those going to the festival this weekend, where it is…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee for once again highlighting to the House all the forthcoming Backbench Business debates, and look forward to receiving from…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWe make no apology for having the most ambitious house building programme in a generation. That programme is locally led; it is about local plans that bring together a strategic…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important matter during Armed Forces Week. I am really sorry to hear that there has not been a response forthcoming. She is absolutely…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the hon. Gentleman to his place. He has done a very good job of standing in for his excellent colleague, the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman), with whom I also…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear of Rob Howard’s ill health. My hon. Friend raises a much broader and more important point about the Reform party in local government. Reform is committed to…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI fully share my hon. Friend’s frustrations with our leasehold system, and the charges and difficulties that many leaseholders face. He will know that we are acting quickly to…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend has campaigned on these issues for a long time. We have not yet voted on, or even considered, the Bill. We will have an extensive and, I am sure, thorough…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI shall. The business for the week commencing 30 June includes: Monday 30 June—Second Reading of the Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill. Tuesday 1…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am!26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government recognise, and we all recognise, that access to fertility treatment is variable across the country. We are considering these issues as part of our broader plans for…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the hon. Member in congratulating schools in his constituency on their recent Ofsted ratings. The schools in all our constituencies do an amazing job in not just educating…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the hon. Gentleman in thanking all those involved in citizenAID in his constituency. It sounds like a great initiative. He is absolutely right: we need more contingency…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThat case in my hon. Friend’s constituency sounds really difficult. As she will be aware, the Secretary of State recently came to the House to explain more deeply the shocking…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I start by wishing two Deputy Speakers a happy birthday? [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] As the right hon. Gentleman said, this is Armed Forces Week, when we thank and show our…26 Jun 2025