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HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Tomorrow’s business will now include a motion to approve a money resolution relating to the Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill, followed by a motion…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateAs this matter has been much discussed in this House, I will move it formally. Motion made, and Question proposed, That: The Order of 4 June 2020 (Virtual Participation in…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful that my hon. Friend agrees that we must increase housing supply, so that a new generation of young people have the opportunity to buy their own home. The current…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that important point. It is the job of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to raise the right amount of tax—neither too much nor too…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is worth setting out what the Government have done. During the first wave, evictions were banned for six months, protecting 8.6 million households. We then doubled the eviction…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseOnline harms continue to be a priority of the Government, and we are firmly committed to making the UK the safest place to be online. My right hon. and hon. Friends in the…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that this matter came up in the debate yesterday and that the Paymaster General, my right hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth North (Penny Mordaunt), responded to say…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to say that Wiltshire is a great county, because in 878 it was on the right side of the battle of Edington, where Alfred defeated the Danes and where the…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseOne of the things the right hon. Gentleman asks for is not possible, because statutory instruments are introduced on the basis of take it or leave it. The law has to be clear, and…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Paeans of praise should be prepared for our Prime Minister in celebration of his achievement in getting us out of the European Union and…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady has campaigned on this issue so effectively for a long time and has been enormously successful in her campaign, and rightly so, because the contaminated blood issue…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The growing popularity of the poppy appeal in the past 20 years has been a wonderful expression not only of popular patriotism, but of an…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am delighted that the hon. Lady wants to celebrate the great achievement of my noble Friend Lord Hague, who was the Minister who piloted the Disability Discrimination Act…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a really important point. I have just set out the very large amounts of money that are being made available, but some incompetent councils are not spending…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for reminding the House about the swap for estimates days with the Liaison Committee. On council funding, I just remind the hon. Gentleman…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseOne of my children thinks that Mr Ben Stokes ought to have a knighthood, too, and I point out to him that this is also not a matter for me. The right hon. Member for Walsall South…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseAs I have set out before, I and the whole House have the greatest sympathy for people who are extremely clinically vulnerable and are advised not to come into work and to making…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is not true. There are not the resources to do it across all these various forums. The resources are limited, and it is a question of how they are shared out. We are ensuring…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 23 November will include: Monday 23 November—Motion to approve the draft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2020 and…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important point. Pharmacies have shown themselves to be a bedrock of local communities this year. Their doors have remained open and the pharmacists…19 Nov 2020