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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe failure of the SNP is not something I would have thought the hon. Gentleman would wish to boast about. The SNP in government has failed on Scottish education, it has failed on…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI have to admit to a shocking lacuna in my knowledge. I was unaware that it was Welsh Electrical Safety Week, but I am now better informed of this important week. I accept the…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseHS2 is an important infrastructure programme that will transform railway travel in this country. Of course, builders of all kinds need to be considerate builders. That ought to be…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady asks me a particularly difficult question, because although next Thursday is scheduled for Lords amendments, the guarantee I can never give is what may come along in…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on being a leading figure in this revolution that has turned Dudley blue. It is a great triumph of conservatism, and it is leading to better…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is worth bearing in mind that were it not for Somerset, there would be no United Kingdom. The whole history of our nation is born out of our great county, because if Alfred had…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMadam Deputy Speaker, I think that was the most charming application to be called early in debates in future, by suggesting that many billions of pounds should be spent in your…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government have introduced a test and trace support payment of £500 in additional support to help people who have to remain away from work because they are being tested. There…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI think the whole House will want to congratulate Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s on this fantastic gesture. It is absolutely brilliant, and we should be grateful to our…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseEverybody is equal before God, and if we are equal before God and every soul is valued by God equally, that must also be true between us all individually. That is, I think, a…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIllegal car washes—that is an interesting subject. I am not quite sure how one can wash a car illegally, but there may be ways. As regards Eton, my and my hon. Friend’s old…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises a point that we should all celebrate—that is, that accessible housing is important and organisations that provide accessible housing should be congratulated,…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a genuinely important issue, and he is right to stand up for law and order. Catalytic converter theft has been a growing problem in recent years, and I know…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is a matter of great concern that speeches are much too short. I know that Members of the House would like speeches to go on for many hours as they used to in the 19th…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt will be published. Bills are published before we vote on them. Patience! It is coming, as is Christmas, of course. [ Interruption. ] Christmas is coming —because we are in…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIf I may, I will make two points. One is that it is really important that our armed forces are able to train and practise, and, therefore, they should have support in that, though…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Port ’N’ Ale will best be supported by my hon. Friend going there and ordering lots of drinks once the pandemic is over and we are allowed to return to what are referred to in…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I commend the hon. Lady on tirelessly supporting the British steel industry, which she has done for many years with great effectiveness? I will pass her comments on to my hon.…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am particularly grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this point, because all of us as constituency Members of Parliament see constituents who need help, and we try to get it…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseHer Majesty’s Government are deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in northern Mozambique and the increasing attacks by groups with links to Islamic extremism.…03 Dec 2020