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HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely. My hon. Friend still managed to get Doncaster airport into his question, and I congratulate him on having secured an Adjournment debate on the airport, so he still has…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the hon. Member in wishing Philip Jackson a very happy birthday. What an amazing 100 years. He is right in what he points out. As we enter the 80th anniversary of VE Day,…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the hon. Gentleman in congratulating the scouting movement for the amazing work it has done over 70 years. It provides a great opportunity for young people, and many of us…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about the tragic fire in my hon. Friend’s constituency. I join him in commending the amazing work that our emergency services do, and the professionalism and…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI pride myself on knowing about most things the Government are doing, but I have to say that I am not that familiar with the pEPR regulations, though I will certainly find out…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sorry to hear of my hon. Friend’s constituent being involved in a road traffic accident. As she says, that is the phone call that any parent dreads receiving, but I am…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs we mark the three-year anniversary of the awful illegal invasion of Ukraine, the whole House agrees that the Homes for Ukraine scheme is one of the proudest contributions that…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI know how important festivals such as the Harrogate festival that the hon. Gentleman describes are for young people, giving them the opportunity to try out their performing arts…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI respect the right hon. Member’s work on the infected blood scheme—he has a great deal of experience to offer on these matters. He mentions an important issue to do with the…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI echo my hon. Friend’s admiration and thanks to Mark Hughes for a brilliant campaign for a measure that has come into effect, and which ensures that those with a terminal illness…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI gently say to the hon. Gentleman that the asylum backlog that the Government inherited was absolutely shocking and appalling. It was a huge backlog, and no one could be…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI very much look forward to taking up my hon. Friend’s invitation, and I join him in congratulating Rochdale on becoming Greater Manchester’s town of culture. It has a fantastic…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I, first of all, support the hon. Lady’s work around the theatre in Romiley? I know it well—I think I went there as a brownie, when I was a youngster, to see a pantomime—and…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises important issues around whistleblowers and how their complaints should be taken very seriously. I support and welcome her in that, as I am sure the whole…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis Government are very committed both to farming and to providing food security. That is why we are investing a huge and record amount of £5 billion in the farming budget,…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry that the hon. Gentleman has struggled to get the meeting that I hoped he would get, and which the family of John Cross deserve. I will take that forward after this…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am disappointed to hear that this awful matter is taking so long to be resolved, despite representations from my hon. Friend and her colleagues. She is absolutely right that the…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this matter, which is raised with me regularly. I am sure that he will appreciate that we inherited a broken system for ADHD assessments.…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAlthough I hear the hon. Gentleman’s worry about the elections—the delay is only by a year, so that in areas such as his, we do not hold unnecessary elections this year ahead of…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: the previous Government did change the funding formula, taking funding away from some of the high-needs local authorities in our country. That…27 Feb 2025