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HANSARD Business of the HouseYet again, my hon. Friend raises the important matter of Doncaster royal infirmary in her constituency. I know that she is doing great work to highlight the problems that it…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI will pick up on a couple of the Backbench Business issues. I put on record my thanks to the Chair of the Committee; it is great that he announces some of those debates. The…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am well aware of this issue and the legislative time that would be required. The Government are completely committed to ratifying the BBNJ agreement, and work is already under…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Member for raising the plight of young people who have cancer and face difficult challenges in their lives. He raised an important issue about the timely awarding…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise those issues, and that is why the Government are bringing forward a major piece of legislation, the planning and infrastructure Bill,…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises an important point. As was set out in that statement, our White Paper contains major reforms to deliver on the devolution agenda and put power back into…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseJubilee 2025 is a great campaign. The hon. Gentleman may wish to raise those issues with the Foreign Secretary and his team at Foreign Office questions next week. The matter would…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue, and for writing to me and to the Modernisation Committee about it. I absolutely understand her motivation —to ensure that the House…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI hear what the hon. Member says. To reiterate what I said earlier, the Minister for Local Government has set out some very clear criteria that must be met in relation to any…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI do not agree with the hon. Gentleman’s characterisation. Scottish Labour and the Labour party have done more than most to stand up to the failures of the Scottish Government, of…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a very good point about those who were excluded and those who were left in great difficulty as a result of the pandemic, which was a huge shock to the…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAbsolutely. I am really sorry to hear of the death of my hon. Friend’s cousin John from mental health issues. He is absolutely right to raise this, especially at this time of year…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Member raises a really important issue about ensuring that all those looking after our children are operating to the highest standards, and doing so safely and with…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a very concerning case, and it is not an isolated one. That is why this Government are taking real steps against stalking, with our stalking prevention…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI certainly join my hon. Friend in congratulating the community fire safety group at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. The alternative provision that he highlights is…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI perhaps will not celebrate Margaret Thatcher Day in quite the way the hon. Member wants me to, but on behalf of the Government I absolutely make clear our commitment to the…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseHeritage railways such as Bo’ness and Kinneil often get mentioned in these sessions, and I join my hon. Friend in thanking them for the brilliant work they do and thanking the…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising these issues. She will be aware that in our manifesto, we made a number of commitments to animal welfare issues, of which some will require…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear of the delays that Tara and Keith have suffered from poor bus services in the hon. Member’s constituency. Obviously in Greater Manchester we have suddenly got…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI will help my hon. Friend to secure a meeting with either the Home Secretary or the relevant Minister to discuss this historical abuse case.09 Jan 2025