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HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the hon. Gentleman in congratulating Andy and Tracey on their award-winning farm shop, which sounds fantastic. Maybe next time the hon. Member can offer me an invitation…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in congratulating Paul Kimberley on getting more defibrillators to Camborne and Redruth. We recognise the importance that they play; improving access to them…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are committed to introducing more neighbourhood policing roles. As part of our policing guarantee, we are going to introduce an additional 13,000 neighbourhood policing roles…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sorry to hear about the proposed closure of the FedEx depot in my hon. Friend’s constituency. He is right as a constituency MP to raise that with me on the Floor of…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate the right hon. Lady on her persistence in raising the same issue twice in one morning. She is right to do so, because access to train stations and investment in…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in congratulating the Bishop of Carlisle on his recent appointment. I know that these matters are of interest to the House but, because they fall outside…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe rail forum initiative in my hon. Friend’s constituency sounds wonderful. I am thrilled that the Government are committed to headquartering Great British Rail in Derby.…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate the hon. Lady on raising these matters in Westminster Hall and elsewhere; they are important issues. I am sure that were she to apply for a Backbench Business…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the right hon. Member in paying tribute to the exceptional service of Sir Roy Stone. I know that he worked with Sir Roy, as did many others across the House; he sounds like…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI absolutely join my hon. Friend, the proud Stokey that he is, in congratulating Stoke-on-Trent on its centenary, and I too thank Jane Ashworth and Lyn Sharpe for their great…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in thanking the FFJ for all its work on this important matter, which she is right to raise. We have debated the Bill on Second Reading. My hon. Friend might…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the right hon. Member for raising this important matter with me again; he is very diligent on behalf of his constituents. He is right that the radio teleswitch replacement…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI absolutely join my hon. Friend in paying respect to the former Member. It was National Fishing Remembrance Day last week, and I am sure the whole House will join me in paying…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseInternational students play an important role in our country. They bring with them skills and make a great contribution. I think that is why Universities UK said this week that…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about the closure of the post office in my hon. Friend’s constituency. This matter gets raised with me a lot in business questions, and, as I have said many…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear that the hon. Member and his constituent have not received a reply to their correspondence. If he would supply me with the details of that correspondence at the…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for that question and reiterate what I said earlier, which is that the situation in Gaza is intolerable and needs to end. We want a return to a ceasefire,…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sorry to hear about the homelessness charity in the hon. Lady’s constituency and the challenges it is facing. She is absolutely right: the short-term funding cycles we…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWell. [ Laughter. ] As the MP for Manchester city as well as being a Manchester City fan, I do not want to see Crystal Palace winning on Saturday, but I do recognise that this is…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the right hon. Gentleman says, we will be debating some of those issues later today. He is absolutely right that we need to strike a balance between meeting our energy needs,…15 May 2025