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HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We do need to take further steps to secure our borders, because the levels of illegal immigration coming into this country are not acceptable.…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely. Colleges such as Corseford in my hon. Friend’s constituency, which provide education and support for those with complex needs, are vital for our young people, and I am…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sorry to hear of what could happen to Alan and June—it is just unthinkable—and of the proposed closure of the care home. It will not help my hon. Friend’s constituents…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely. England has not hosted the Ryder cup since 2002. I know that Luton Hoo has a strong bid to host it, and I wish it the very best. She is absolutely right that big…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI would strongly encourage the young people of my hon. Friend’s constituency to have access to watermelon and strawberries for lunch. How refreshing that is, because they would…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs my hon. Friend can see, I am particularly keen on hairdressing apprenticeships. Hairdressing is one thing that we will never be able to do on the internet, so it is a job for…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business 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…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy heart goes out to Bethany’s family. What a heartbreaking and appalling case. Every single one of us can relate to what an awful tragedy that is for the family, and how it is…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe figures are shocking: over 7 million people are, like my hon. Friend’s constituent, on NHS waiting lists. Behind every single one of them is a story like the one he…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to raise the issue of the vital role for semiconductors in future technologies and in our current industry. We are a world leader in this space,…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, let me say that I have brought up with Ministers the issue that the right hon. Gentleman raised with me last week about the Hughes report. I hope that he and I will get a…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The warm homes scheme and the other measures that the Government are introducing are vital to reducing our demand for energy, as well as…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in congratulating those at Redditch United on all their work. Grassroots sport and non-league football clubs are at the heart of our communities and what we…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI have many happy memories of rolling down the sand dunes in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency as a child—and as an adult, but the less said about that the better. I had heard…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: the way our water industry has been run over recent years is absolutely shocking, with shareholder dividends being paid out over and above…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI will ignore the right hon. Gentleman’s invitation to say anything other than I absolutely stand by my comment that the Attorney General is a fantastic asset for this Government,…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLet me take this opportunity to pay my respects to the right hon. Gentleman. The way in which he has conducted himself since leaving office and remained here as a parliamentarian,…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very pleased that my hon. Friend had such a good meeting with the Board of Deputies, and I thank her for all the work that she does—along with other Members on both sides of…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is becoming a weekly occurrence, but I have to say that today’s offer of an invitation is one that I really could take up. Visiting the hospitality businesses in the hon.…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI certainly recognise the issue that my hon. Friend has raised, and I know that you, Mr Speaker, will share some of his views. I am not speaking for you, of course, but I know…13 Feb 2025