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HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersOrder. I am afraid I will have to put a three-minute limit on speeches, because this debate is so popular and oversubscribed. For new Members and those who may have forgotten,…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersI apologise for my Hereford-Shropshire accent. Some of us from the west midlands are still in this place.11 Dec 2024HANSARDBorder Security: CollaborationI welcome this joint action plan. It is in our national security interest that it works, and I hope it does so. I am also grateful for the Home Secretary’s points on Syrian asylum…11 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way and congratulate her on the measured way in which she has conducted this debate over the last few weeks. Whatever side of the House…29 Nov 2024HANSARDSerious and Organised CrimeThe Home Secretary knows that rural areas are not immune to county lines activity. Will she put on record her thanks for the excellent work of West Mercia police, who recently…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Educational OpportunitiesOrder. The debate is very popular and oversubscribed; over 17 Members want to speak. To get everybody in, I am afraid that I will be imposing a time limit of two and a half…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Educational OpportunitiesNo worries at all. I will take anything—within reason.13 Nov 2024HANSARD Educational OpportunitiesOrder. Before I call the Minister, I should say that if she wants to make time for the mover of the motion to have a minute or two at the end, I think we have time, if she is so…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Kinship CarersAlistair Strathern will move the motion and then the Minister will respond. I remind colleagues that, as is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will be no opportunity for…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Kinship CarersI thank all hon. Members for their contributions, and I thank the Minister for speaking in back-to-back debates—absolutely fantastic. We move on to the next debate.13 Nov 2024HANSARD Family and Work VisasWe now come to the Front Benchers—five minutes each for the two in opposition and 10 minutes for the Minister.13 Nov 2024HANSARD Family and Work VisasI remind hon. Members that this is a 60-minute debate. There is no formal time limit right now, but I encourage everybody to stick to around four minutes.13 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Youth StrategyEarlier, the Secretary of State said that some funding would be protected for uniformed youth organisations. Could she spell out which organisations will not be receiving funding,…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Paternity Leave and PayOrder. Before I call Alistair Strathern, I have to impose a two-minute time limit because of the interest in this debate. It may be adjusted later.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityYou will definitely be called first in the next debate, that’s for sure. [ Laughter. ] You have been here a long time; you know how to work the system. So, there we are. No—there…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Paternity Leave and PayI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for being very helpful. It was very difficult for you to speak for just one minute, and pretty much everybody did. I congratulate you, and…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Paternity Leave and PayOrder.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Paternity Leave and PayOrder. I am afraid that I will have to restrict speeches to one minute because we have a lot of speakers and are running out of time. I remind colleagues that if they intervene on…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Paternity Leave and PayOrder. I am sorry, but there are two or three speakers whom I cannot get in because of the time. I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for five minutes, followed by the shadow…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityOrder. Before I call the Minister, I should say that I allowed the Front Benchers to speak a little longer given that we have some time. If the Minister wishes to take…23 Oct 2024