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HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise the issue of the delays in applications for disability living allowance, particularly for children, which are both unprecedented and…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI very strongly hear what my hon. Friend is saying. At these times, we always remember those affected by the Hillsborough disaster, particularly their plight ever since in…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMr Speaker, I understand that today is Press Association parliamentary editor Richard Wheeler’s last day in the Gallery. He has covered our proceedings for 12 years, and I am sure…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I thank the hon. Lady for what she said about free school meals. I know it is a policy the Liberal Democrats have also campaigned on, but it is this Government who have a…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in congratulating Terri. We want to see more women getting involved in sport, not only competing at the highest level like Terri but taking part, because it…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in thanking Gordon Moody and Redditch United football club for all the work they are doing to support people.05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is a shocking case in my hon. Friend’s constituency, which I know has rightly attracted a great deal of attention. I congratulate her on continuing to press the matter. This…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI really do understand how important it is for the Sikh community to see progress on this issue —that is the second time that it has been raised with me this morning. I will…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises the really important issue of empty listed buildings and how they could be brought back into use and made better use of. I will absolutely ensure that a…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI absolutely agree that we have to get people out of sickness and back into work. That is why this Government are bringing forward reforms to the universal credit health element…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWe will be debating the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill further next Friday, and probably soon thereafter. We all have different views about the issue itself, but I agree…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure we all recognise these cases from our own constituencies. Such circumstances are absolutely shocking. I assure my hon. Friend that our Renters’ Rights Bill, which has…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely. My hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes), my Parliamentary Private Secretary, is not in her place today, but I know she has been working with my…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is right to raise this issue. I am sure that many people would be surprised to realise that data sharing does not happen in the way that we all imagine it does…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Member is right to raise the issue of poor mobile phone signal, and I am sorry to hear that it seems to be so bad in his constituency in Worcestershire. He is right:…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising that. She is right that social housing landlords do have legal duties to carry out high-standard repairs and maintenance but, all too often,…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that my hon. Friend has been pressing this issue strongly. We will protect against animal diseases and ensure that the livelihoods of our farmers and rural communities are…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Member highlights just a few of the very moving and powerful impacts of that documentary, which I am sure many people have watched. It is hard to not be moved by the…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI shall. The business for the week commencing 9 June includes: Monday 9 June—Remaining stages of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill (day one). Tuesday 10 June—Consideration of a…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe right hon. Member is absolutely right to raise the particular lessons that we should learn from the end of the war in the far east, and the importance of recognising VJ Day in…05 Jun 2025