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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Socketts newsagents in my constituency is more than 100 years old, but it faces closure because of gangs of masked youths shoplifting. What will the Minister do to help…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Bosnia and HerzegovinaDodik’s reckless rhetoric has been noted many times in the House this afternoon. Can the Minister assure me that work is being done with partners in the region to ensure that…31 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillWill my hon. Friend give way?28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater Billrose —28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the concerns with citizens’ assemblies is about gaining the confidence of the public? When some people see opinion polls, they say, “Well, I…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillTo return to the construction of citizens’ assemblies, I take on board the point about the concept that is being used locally, but when one has to travel 10 minutes to a meeting…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillMembers cannot intervene on an intervention.28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillI am on the cusp of it. There are cost implications of asking members of the public to travel to another part of the country, and these things are inevitably in London. As…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the under-recognised aspects of sewage and pollution is their huge impact on the tourism industry and our ability to attract people to this…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillI have not yet heard a response from anyone in this House to my legitimate concern about regional variation if there is no ability to compel. The right hon. Gentleman is a Member…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillBirmingham is, in fact, far more difficult than London to get to from my constituency. I do not believe it is about the specific geographic place; it is about how we get people…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillI congratulate my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) on bringing forward the Bill. He addressed it with the passion for which he is well known. He…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillThe first week in September, as the Minister rightly notes. Despite the Conservatives voting against it at every stage, the Act passed.28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillI will happily correct the record. Let me say instead, then, that the Conservatives failed to give the Act their full support, which I am sure all our constituents would have…28 Mar 2025HANSARDSupporting Economic Growth1. What steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.27 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseTo have a PhD in oncology, to be a GP, to work in a women’s prison—each would mark someone out as a remarkable person, but Dr Jenefer Llewelyn did all three. In her final email to…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksI thank the Minister for her comments on the national steel strategy and for agreeing to meet the owners of Union Electric Steel in my constituency. Does she agree that continuing…27 Mar 2025HANSARDSupporting Economic GrowthI thank the Secretary of State for her response. Can she update me on the conversations the Department has had with Gateshead council about the state of Gateshead flyover? This…27 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI welcome the Chancellor’s reference to the £13 billion of additional capital expenditure announced today. Will she put today’s statement into the context of the significant…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentDoes my hon. Friend agree that many of the concerns shared by the Conservatives are the same as those raised at the time of the introduction of the minimum wage?25 Mar 2025