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HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillWe will go to the Front Benchers at 1.40 pm, so if Members who are called could be as brief as possible, that would be appreciated.12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillThank you for that. If Members can keep contributions to around three minutes, that will be helpful. I call Liz Saville Roberts.12 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsThe Front-Bench speeches will need to start by 10.28 am. I call the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee.02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsSpeeches should be about seven minutes; that is guidance, not an absolute limit. I remind Members not to refer to any cases that are active before the courts, because they are sub…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsI call the Minister. I would appreciate it if he could leave two minutes at the end for the mover to wind up.02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsI now call the spokesman for the official Opposition.02 Apr 2025HANSARD Digital Landlines: Rural CommunitiesI remind hon. Members that it is up to the Member who is speaking whether they take an intervention. If any Member wants to speak in the debate, they must have got the agreement…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Digital Landlines: Rural CommunitiesOrder. Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsI thank everyone for their co-operation. We now move on to the Front-Bench spokespeople, each of whom has, as a guide, around 10 minutes, but we clearly have more time than that…02 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsLet me try to approach this in another way. It is obvious that Israel has been emboldened by the explicit and implicit support of the US Government for what it is doing—that has…02 Apr 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CarePerhaps I will ask the shadow Minister an easier question, then. She has just rejected the pay deals that this Government have agreed to give a proper reward to our nurses and…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareAbsolutely. Obviously, it is done with a clinician’s approval and with the patient’s agreement. The idea has been around for two years now, but again it is lost in the labyrinth…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareIt is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, the hon. Member for North Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown). Although we sit on opposite sides in the…05 Mar 2025HANSARDNew Housing: Access to Health ServicesLast week, the Government produced new guidance about building on green-belt sites, particularly the golden rules about having sufficient infrastructure in place for health,…03 Mar 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 ReportOur thoughts today are obviously with the Grenfell survivors, and the family and friends of those who died. I thank my right hon. Friend for her comprehensive response to the…26 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI do. I welcome arrangements being put in place for the police to give more protection to councillors in that space. Recognising the financial strains, particularly for younger…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceOn these occasions, I always sit and wait for the Lib Dems to accept some responsibility for the financial mess they created in local government. There was a 50% cut in grants to…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceMy hon. Friend raises an important point on local housing allowance. When we considered that issue in the Public Accounts Committee, it was pretty obvious that officials had not…05 Feb 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Local GovernmentMay I follow up on two issues? First, following the comments made by the Chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, while devolution arrangements are being put…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Southport AttackI thank the Minister for his statement, and particularly for the intention to review and reform Prevent. May I ask him to look at the role of social media, as my hon. Friend the…05 Feb 2025