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HANSARD Business of the HouseThese things do not always go down well with everybody, but I join my hon. Friend in congratulating Falkirk FC on its back-to-back promotion and all its success this season, which…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Member for recognising all the work the Government are doing to ensure that our transport infrastructure—trains, rail, aviation—is there into the future and is…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on her campaign and the attention she is getting in bringing her community together to tackle the mobile blackspot in Rochdale and Middleton. I will…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis Government are absolutely committed to improving our NHS and hospital services in Yeovil and elsewhere, given the situation in the public services that we inherited from the…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank all the council staff and volunteers from Hartlepool Big Town Tidy Up for getting Seaton Carew to be so tidy and for winning the seaside award. That sounds like a…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry if Roux and Ada have ever been in a dog-on-dog attack—I am sure they are well looked after in the hon. Member’s ownership. It is an important matter, and I am sorry…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am delighted to join my hon. Friend in congratulating Corporal Andy Reid on receiving the King’s Coronation Medal today in St Helens. He sounds like a remarkable man who has…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank Val Upton for all the community work she does in the hon. Member’s constituency. I hear her question; I will ask Ministers and ensure that she and Val get the reply they…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseCommunity ownership and community right to buy are a key part of this Government’s agenda on devolution. I am sorry to hear that the Scottish Government have rejected the…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are taking steps and have set out new rules around waste incinerators. They will receive planning approval only if they meet strict new criteria, and they must demonstrate how…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising the issue of Access for All in his Norfolk constituency. It is raised with me regularly at these sessions, and I know Ministers will come to…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I assure the right hon. Gentleman? We will shortly debate the Lords amendment, after these questions, and we will have ample time to do that. It will go back to the Lords and…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am pleased to hear the results of my hon. Friend’s big bus survey. She is absolutely right: people want affordable, reliable bus services that take them to the places they need…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat a lovely tribute my hon. Friend has just paid to the Wednesfield History Society for marking the 80th anniversary of the Lancaster bomber crash in her constituency. It is…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis Labour Government, like the last, are absolutely determined to reduce child poverty in this country. We will be judged on our actions over the course of this Parliament as to…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that the quality of HMOs and exempt accommodation is a huge issue in Birmingham and, frankly, it is a disgrace. We are determined to improve the quality of supported…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWe had Treasury questions earlier this week, when the hon. Gentleman could have raised those issues. I am proud that the previous Labour Government gave the Bank of England…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLeigh market is brilliant, and I thank my hon. Friend for raising it here. “Love Your Local Market” is a great campaign, because she is right to say that markets are at the heart…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI do not have my pom-poms with me, but the hon. Lady raises an important matter, and I am glad that cheerleading has been recognised as a sport because, as she says, particularly…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMobile blackspots are a real challenge for many of our constituents, so I thank the hon. Lady for raising these issues. I will ensure that she receives a full response, but I know…22 May 2025