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HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceI gently remind the right hon. Gentleman that the ministerial code says that “when Parliament is in session”, announcements will be made to this House first. I also remind him…14 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceAs I have made clear, we take the ministerial code, and respect for this House and Parliament, incredibly seriously. We have driven up standards in that regard—standards that…14 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceMy hon. Friend makes a really good point: the trade deal with India is really good for Scottish distilleries. It will bring in over £1 billion of additional trade for the Scottish…14 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceThe ministerial code is clear: “When Parliament is in session, the most important announcements of government policy should be made in the first instance in Parliament.” That is…14 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceI thank the hon. Lady for raising this urgent question, and I welcome the opportunity to emphasise that I take these matters very seriously. We have made a number of very big…14 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceI thank my hon. Friend for raising that. As a member of the Modernisation Committee, he knows that I am determined to ensure that this House of Commons, and Parliament, becomes…14 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceFirst, I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his very kind remarks. He is a very attentive Member in raising matters with me at business questions where the Government are falling…14 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceMy hon. Friend makes the very important point that we should all hold ourselves to high standards of accountability and transparency, and perhaps the Scottish nationalist party…14 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure the whole House will join me in sending the very best to Cheryl and Darren with their fundraising activities this weekend. I am really sorry to hear about the sudden…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising issues in Warrington. She is right that the Government have given record levels of funding to local government—£69 billion this year, I…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe issue of step-free access at stations is always raised with me at business questions. I assure the hon. Member that the Government are committed to the Access for All…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWe totally condemn the exploitation of international care workers by rogue employers in the sector. We are taking robust action, including by revoking sponsor licences where that…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWe can assure the right hon. Gentleman of that. There will be a statement to the House later today—these issues are still unfolding—but he is right to praise the Prime Minister…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI do love the sporting questions from my hon. Friend, for which he gets quite a lot of cut-through. I join him in supporting all those from Beckenham Rugby Club on what sounds…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Member for raising Safe Hands, which is an issue for many MPs across the House. I will ensure that he gets a full update from a Minister and that time is found to…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The feudal leasehold system is a plague for many homeowners in our country. Many of the issues she has in her constituency I share in my own,…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about the impact that the ruling is having on fishing in the hon. Lady’s area. I am not aware that the House is to be told of any developments, but the…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI can assure my hon. Friend that, given my responsibility for the business of this House, I am well aware of the need to ratify the treaty and all that that involves. We are…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseEverybody up and down this country is horrified about the crimes that have been committed over many, many years by despicable grooming gangs. That is why we are, first and…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure the whole House will join me in sending all the love and best wishes to my hon. Friend and to her dear friend, Hannah Deacon, and her friends who are here in the Public…08 May 2025