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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe testing capacity is now at 480,000, 9.6 million people have been tested at least once, and 30.5 million virus tests have been carried out, which is more than in any other…02 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes an important case for those who work for Members of Parliament. It is a matter for the House of Commons Commission, rather than for me personally, but I do…02 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend said that he listened to my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. I think that is the greatest reassurance that any of us on the Conservative Benches can have.…02 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI refer the hon. Lady to the answer I gave some moments ago.02 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI would have enormous sympathy with those calling for more than a 90-minute debate if we had not already had so much time for debate. The overall time needs to be taken into…02 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere will be three hours available for the grouped debates on SIs, and Westminster Hall debates will continue. One of the really important reasons why we are continuing to meet…02 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYes, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have to have a fully functioning legislature. We have to be here to do that. Without our being here, business simply was not getting…02 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWe are having a debate immediately after this session, we have had two hours from the Prime Minister, and we had a debate on the Thursday before the House rose. Therefore, a great…02 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am surprised that the hon. Lady, my constituency neighbour, should ignore so much of the work that goes on in the House outside the Chamber. During the previous lockdown, there…02 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend puts it absolutely brilliantly. We have to lead by example. We expect our schools to remain open, and, as I have said in this House before and I will say it again,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to say this. His mother should be enormously proud of his being a Member of this House. There is no greater service one can give to one’s fellow Britons…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOnce again, I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman for the way he highlights issues for his constituents and regularly does so at Business questions. Regulators are, ultimately,…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend—or, rather, Ynys Môn—leads the world in this respect. The nuclear power plant in her constituency can keep the lights on and the radiators warm in this country for…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman’s initial silence spoke eloquently for why we do not need a difference in the technology that we use. It showed why it does not actually work and why we are…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think that is a jolly good heckle, don’t you, Mr Speaker, though for the record, I deny that I model myself on Mr Toad. The policy on petrol and diesel cars will be beneficial,…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who, every single week, manages to come up with another example of absolute incompetence by Lib Dem councils. Perhaps he should ask the Backbench…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is very reassuring to see the hon. Gentleman, albeit virtually, all in one piece. I join him in congratulating Black Knights on ensuring that everything happened safely. How…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThis is a matter of great concern. It was raised last week by my hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Mrs Elphicke), who represents Dover and Deal. There are legal requirements on…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a point that is deeply concerning and he raises a very serious charge. Politically motivated interference in matters such as planning is improper, and I will…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIvar the Boneless was given his marching orders actually from Nottingham by Alfred the Great with his brother Aethelred I—not to be confused with the unready one who comes a…22 Oct 2020