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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee for announcing the forthcoming Backbench Business. I thank him, too, for all his work. He raises an important report that is…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely. May I join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the Prime Minister for his determined, consistent and stoic leadership in this area, which is bringing dividends to this…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the hon. Lady in congratulating all those who were successful in last week’s elections and in paying tribute to the many councillors and candidates who were not successful…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely—I thank my hon. Friend for raising that. As she knows, violence against women and girls is a national emergency and tackling it is one of the key missions of this…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMr Speaker, further to your statement, talks on the US trade deal developments continue at pace. With your permission, the House will be updated later today. I will come on to VE…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 12 May includes: Monday 12 May—Remaining stages of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. Tuesday 13 May—Opposition day (7th…08 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely—step-free access to transport is critical for our constituents and our communities. The Access for All programme should be happening faster and better. That is why the…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in congratulating Brian Innes on completing the Boston marathon in three hours, which is a remarkable achievement. I am not sure which is a greater…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely, and I pay tribute to Damien for all his fundraising efforts, and for establishing Malcolm’s Retreat in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency. It sounds like a fantastic…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI agree with the hon. Lady. The Climate Change Committee report is important and looks back, for the most part, at recent years and the previous Government’s record on these…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is a relevant question given the one that came before about the Climate Change Committee report published this week. I join my hon. Friend in thanking the Scottish fire and…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely, and I assure the hon. Member that the Government’s national cancer plan will consider workforce issues, particularly in relation those who are specialists in…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am delighted to do so and I thank the hon. Gentleman for taking the opportunity to draw our attention to their visit. I am sure the whole House will want to join him in thanking…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Fit, Fed, Fun camps sound like a fantastic development in Wales. I understand that so far 31,000 children have taken part across 450 camps, and that 6,000 pairs of boots have…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that. Those comments are incredibly serious, and are unacceptable when aimed at Conservative or any other MPs. I totally condemn them, and…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Member is absolutely right that nothing is more frustrating and—quite honestly—upsetting for our constituents than having dodgy works done at home and having no recourse…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sorry to hear about what the hon. Member’s constituents are going through. She is absolutely right to raise these matters in the House. I am sure that the property…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising the matter, and I am sure Mr Speaker heard his question as well, because it is something that as members of the House of Commons Commission we…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am delighted to join the hon. Member in congratulating Angus on breaking two records—what a remarkable achievement—and on raising so much money for disability sports, and…01 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI will certainly raise the issue with the Northern Ireland Secretary; as the next Northern Ireland questions are only a couple of weeks away, the right hon. Gentleman might want…01 May 2025