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HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, I am all too familiar with the challenges of parking charges in our towns and city centres. That is in part why we as a…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important issue. The fact that in this country in 2024 we still need to operate food banks and holiday clubs to stop children from starving in the school…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for that question on Holmfirth, where I recently went for a short staycation. What a beautiful Yorkshire town it is. It is a lot more than its reputation as…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is a disgrace that towns such as Aldershot still need food banks and that food poverty is still so prominent. That is a key issue for the Government and part of the work of our…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseAccess to appropriate drugs freely on the NHS continues to be raised with me and the Health Secretary, who was in his place as my hon. Friend asked that question. I am sure that…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 7 October is as follows: Monday 7 October—General debate on Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into NHS performance. Tuesday 8…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is always a struggle to balance the demand and supply of oral questions on the Floor of the House, and I know you share those concerns, Mr Speaker. We look at these things…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe state of our waterways in this country is shocking, as is the decriminalised way in which our water companies have been run over many years. That is why the Government have…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I start by welcoming the news that the Princess of Wales has completed her chemotherapy and is moving on to the next stage of her recovery? Like you, Mr Speaker, I place on…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure the Education Secretary would be happy to answer the hon. Member’s questions on that. It a clear policy of this Government. We want to ensure that the 93% of children…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for once again raising the important issue of expression of freedom of religion or belief for all. I certainly will ask the Foreign Office to raise…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI commend my hon. Friend on her campaigning for an art gallery in her constituency and on all the campaigning she is doing to bring attention to Bournemouth West and all that it…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an incredibly important issue. As she has said, local authorities have a statutory duty to arrange free home-to-school travel for children of compulsory…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on his election as a Select Committee Chair. I certainly send my condolences to David’s family. My hon. Friend is absolutely right: investigative…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the Secretary of State for Health is about to outline in his statement, the truly shocking state of our NHS after 14 years of under-investment and neglect is being laid bare.…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes a really important point about the vital contribution of small independent shops to our high streets, including his in Peterborough. Let us be honest: the…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I first congratulate my hon. Friend on coming so high up in the private Members’ Bills ballot? I know that achievement will be the envy of many. My hon. Friend raises an…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome my hon. Friend to his place, and it was a pleasure to visit him before the election. He is absolutely right, and tackling knife crime is a key part of our mission to…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that child poverty, which is still too high and which blights us all, is a cross-cutting issue, and housing is a key part of it. That is why we…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseDigital inclusion is critical to ensuring that the growth we want to see in our economy reaches every part and every community. My hon. Friend raises an incredibly important…12 Sept 2024