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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for announcing the forthcoming Backbench Business in the Chamber and in Westminster Hall. I am sure he will understand that I cannot guarantee him every…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sorry to hear about what has happened with Northumberland county council and its housing waiting list. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to identify that waiting…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises the important issue of local government finances, and she is right to identify the mess those finances were left in by the previous Government. Many councils…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the right hon. Lady for being gentle on me—I do not mind her being robust with me either; that is what the job is all about, and I am here for that. I will absolutely join…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOnce again, my hon. Friend lives up to the name I have given him: Mr Doncaster Airport. I am pleased to hear that preparations have moved a step closer for flights coming into…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will know that the cladding scandal is a shocking embarrassment for our country, and we still have some way to go in putting that right. The Government set out…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear what is happening to the Belfrey in York. My hon. Friend will know that we have had to look at making some changes to the listed places of worship grant scheme,…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 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 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 HouseMay I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that on behalf of his constituents? I am sure it is something that many of us across the House are familiar with. I am really sorry to…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising that matter, which has very recently come to light. She is absolutely right; that is against protocol. It is against the protocol of this House…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I join the hon. Member in congratulating the Friends of Ilkley Train Station on all that they are doing to improve the experience for train users? The interchange with local…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAffordable, reliable, local bus services are of great importance to all our constituents, and clearly to my hon. Friend’s constituents as well. I am sorry to hear of the poor…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Scrutiny of European Statutory InstrumentsI thank the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim (Jim Allister) for that contribution, which I am sure the House has heard. May I first explain to hon. Members that the motion…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Scrutiny of European Statutory InstrumentsI will give way if the intervention is on that point.11 Feb 2025HANSARD Scrutiny of European Statutory InstrumentsThe proposal is that the Committee will not meet and that measures will be considered by the relevant Select Committee. So, were measures to relate to Northern Ireland, they would…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right that we need to put more power back into the hands of local communities and local government to ensure the long-term future of community assets, like the…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseNot one to miss an opportunity for another pun, I shall say that I know that Stockton high street has a reputation far and wide for what it offers. My hon. Friend is right to…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. There are many tall buildings in my constituency of Manchester Central, so I am unfortunately all too familiar with the issues…06 Feb 2025