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HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in congratulating the volunteers in her constituency and all across the country. As always at business questions, many Members want to thank their local…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important matter. Breathing new life into our high streets is a priority of this Government. We have a range of measures around business rates, devolution…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe right hon. Gentleman raises the future of ceramics, which is so important to his constituency and the surrounding region. It is one of our important, long-standing industries.…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in congratulating Jen Stout and the other winners of the awards he mentions. As others have done, he raises the importance of culture to local communities.…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the Prime Minister made clear the other evening in his speech at the Guildhall, we do not see this as an either/or. Both are crucial partners, and we will pursue the best free…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are proud to have set a very ambitious housing target for this Parliament, but that is not to say that there will be a developer free-for-all. These will be locally developed…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseCommunity pharmacies play a vital role in ensuring that healthcare is delivered and is based in our communities. I will ensure that the Department of Health and Social Care has…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government are working flat-out to protect British Steel, because it is vital to our future economy and our security. We have made some statements to the House about progress,…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about Rachel’s situation. The hon. Member is right that sub-postmasters have waited too long for justice, and they continue to wait too long for compensation.…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend rightly highlights a pretty scandalous case of private parking charges in her constituency. As she said, we will soon announce our plans for the new code of…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI absolutely agree that the cultural and leisure offer is vital to regeneration and to bringing together our town centres and communities like his in Salisbury. Those Departments…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I congratulate my hon. Friend on her recent engagement to another Member of this House, my hon. Friend the Member for Loughborough (Dr Sandher). We have a new power couple…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWe will soon have a debate about police reform, when we bring forward the crime and policing Bill next year. This Government are putting 13,000 extra police officers on the beat,…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in congratulating John Shaw, Rochdale’s man of the year—perhaps an award that my hon. Friend might one day be lucky enough to receive—for all his work with…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I join the hon. Gentleman in advertising all the debates that happen in Westminster Hall, and I encourage colleagues to attend them more often. The hon. Gentleman raises…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sorry to hear that. I understand that there will be no redundancies, but this is obviously a difficult time for the staff. I will ensure that my hon. Friend gets a…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI wholeheartedly agree with the hon. Member’s representation of the House last Friday and how we really did show ourselves at our very best. I welcome the opportunity to work with…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really pleased and proud that this Government have brought back a strengthened Football Governance Bill; it is being considered in the House of Lords. The Conservatives…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI hope to see some fancy dress going on as we approach Christmas, although I am not sure Mr Speaker would allow it in the Chamber. I join my hon. Friend in praising the work of…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I put on record that Tuesday was International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and note that the House of Commons now has more disabled Members than ever before. I…05 Dec 2024