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HANSARDLeader of the HouseProtecting vital banking services is important for local communities like my hon. Friend’s. We are accelerating the roll-out of at least 350 banking hubs, more than 100 of which…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sorry to hear about the hon. Lady’s constituent, and I am very familiar with these issues. Unfortunately, my gorgeous cousin recently died of a brain tumour, and it is…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sorry to hear of the blight on my hon. Friend’s community and constituency caused by this derelict garage. He is absolutely right that this is an opportunity for…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the hon. Gentleman knows, the sentencing guidelines were developed and consulted on under his Government last year, and they were not ruled out. The current Justice…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI love to hear of those intergenerational schemes in which young people such as Skye go into care homes and really lift the lives of those at the end of their life. I absolutely…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in supporting his constituents—what a great job he does as the MP for Weston-super-Mare in standing up for all the women in his constituency, as well as…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear of that case. Ambulance wait times, and the availability of ambulances, are still absolutely unacceptable. They are a symptom of an NHS that is still in crisis.…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important matter, and recent cases have highlighted some of the difficulties she raises. We want women not only to join the armed forces, but to feel that…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am pleased that my hon. Friend’s constituents are so keen on recycling. I join him in calling for the Conservative-run council to do more to ensure that his constituents who…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue. We are committed to supporting those with chronic illnesses and those with ME, and we will publish a delivery plan in the coming…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for organising the estimates days this week, and all the other debates. I am sure he will appreciate that I have been generous, much more than my…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sorry to hear about the passing of Graham Robins, and I understand that that will have a devastating impact on the school, his family and the whole community. I join…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure that many people across Redditch will join my hon. Friend and the local council on 29 March. I congratulate him as a great new MP for Redditch and its local council on…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely; it is a winning performance from a strong Labour team and it is a winning effort in puns. They are normally my speciality, but I cannot beat my hon. Friend on that one.06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely; the Government are committed to growing the economy and ensuring that businesses such as Mail Solutions can grow and flourish and that red tape and barriers to growth…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely. I am familiar with Shrewsbury station, which is beautiful but could perhaps be better used as the interchange of important rail connectivity that it is for my hon.…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on kicking off the Hillbilly 10k—I hope there was not the traditional Scottish weather when she was doing that—and I congratulate Lorna on her…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI absolutely will do so, because these talks are essential. We are determined to take forward cross-party talks on the future of social care, which is so important.06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI agree with the hon. Gentleman that these are very important matters. We are speeding up our planning and infrastructure decision making so that we can get more nuclear, more…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI appreciate that caste discrimination can be incredibly damaging and pernicious. We take our obligations under the Equality Act very seriously indeed, and I will ensure that my…06 Mar 2025