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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Father of the House, my hon. Friend the Member for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley), also alluded to this issue. It is a matter that the Government take extremely…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI commend my hon. Friend for his campaigning on a range of health issues. He is a credit to this House and I am always happy to see him at business questions supporting these…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises an issue of which I am aware, not least because my constituency is a former mining area. There is a disused coal tip in the constituency that has become…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend mentions Lee Cain; may I say what a fantastic public servant he has been? He was instrumental in ensuring that the Vote Leave campaign was successful, has made a…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe plan, as my right hon Friend knows, is that we will move back to a local system on 2 December, but it is certainly worth passing on her point to my right hon. Friend, and I…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt has been discredited only in the minds of those who never wished to give any credit to it in the first place. It is a great scheme. It is an important scheme, and I am afraid…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady always raises the most important points at business questions and I am grateful to her for raising that because, across the whole House, there is concern about the…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI welcome my hon. Friend’s support for the canals of the Cotswolds and her hard work to support them as well. I offer my congratulations to the Stroud canals team and welcome the…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman perhaps does not see the irony of what he has just said. There was an election in 2014 and I am afraid that it is the hon. Gentleman who is the Trump of…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI have congratulated him. The Government congratulate him, and I am speaking as a Minister for the Government. It is very important, as the Prime Minister rightly said on…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is always dangerous for any Leader of the House to trespass on matters relating to decisions that will be made by the Treasury. The Treasury will make its decisions and…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sorry to say—actually, I am rather glad to say—that I am not answering for the United States Government; I am answering for Her Majesty’s Government. The United Kingdom…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere will be a general debate on covid on 18 November, when my right hon. Friend will have the opportunity to raise these points. I cannot pre-empt the decisions that will be…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhat do you want me to say?12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 16 November will include: Monday 16 November—Remaining stages of the Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]. Tuesday 17 November—Second Reading of the…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAbsolutely, we are in favour of the triumph of good over evil, and we wish everyone a happy Diwali. I think that conservatism is very generally the triumph of good over evil. As…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe scheme was set up to help zoos and aquariums and to ensure that they are given particular support during the pandemic. As with any scheme, if there are issues, it is quite…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI share my hon. Friend’s concerns. The global aviation sector has suffered exceptionally badly from the pandemic, and it is right that we find ways to support aviation in Britain.…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise these sorts of issues on the Floor of the House. It is one of the opportunities that we have as Members—to make it clear that we…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs I said in answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Philip Davies) last week, it is a terrible concern for people when they face flooding, and recurring flooding. That…12 Nov 2020