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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe infant formula crisis is heartbreaking. We do not want to see mums having to shoplift to feed their babies, but all too often that is happening. The CMA recently published a…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising those issues, which will be very familiar to many hon. Members from their casework and those they meet. Women’s health still does not have…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend can hear the agreement, which suggests this might be a topic that has cross-party support. This Government take food security incredibly seriously because it is an…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend will be aware that the Prime Minister has pledged, under the homes for heroes scheme, to exempt veterans and serving personnel from rules that require a connection…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on raising this issue for a second time in business questions; it is testament to his doughty campaigning to reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport and…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. Those working in adult social care have, for too long, been seen as Cinderella care workers and have not been given the support,…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI hope Anglian Water has heard my hon. Friend’s comments. If not, I will raise his comments directly with Anglian Water, because this needs to be resolved swiftly. I am sure the…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat a lovely tribute to Margaret, a councillor in my hon. Friend’s constituency. I am sure that an Adjournment debate on the topics that she has raised would also be a fitting…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for that important question, which gets raised many times in these sessions. He is right that it is for local councils to decide whether individuals are…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Member for that. Judging by the themes of the early Backbench Business debates that he has granted for the Chamber and in Westminster Hall, it seems as if the…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue. He will know that the much enhanced and strengthened Renters (Reform) Bill, which is making its way through the House, will prevent…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that question. I took some time in my opening remarks to explain these matters, and I recognise and understand people’s concerns. As I said, a…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Government inherited a Post Office that was simply not fit for purpose, following a lot of disinterest from the previous Government. The…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the hon. Gentleman says, these issues are devolved and we allocate the money as part of other consequentials to the Scottish Government to consider those matters, but I will…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseAt this time of year, we get a lot of questions about fireworks, and particularly their impact on pets and livestock, which my hon. Friend raised so well. Given that three or four…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWell, Madam Deputy Speaker, my hon. Friend was doing really well until he reminded me that Bournemouth beat Manchester City recently, so I am not sure I will be visiting all that…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 18 November includes: Monday 18 November—Second Reading of the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill. Tuesday 19 November—Consideration of Lords…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI also wish His Majesty the King a very happy birthday. This is Islamophobia awareness month—a chance for us all to come together to tackle all forms of religious and racial…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Member for that important question. We are pleased that we will see Second Reading of the Financial Assistance to Ukraine Bill next week. That important measure…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for doing that important work. It is vital that we raise awareness of pension credit and all the support it can bring to those who are eligible not only…14 Nov 2024