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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe distress that sewer flooding can cause is very considerable, and water companies have a duty to drain their areas effectively. I can assure my hon. Friend that the regulator…15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs I have just mentioned, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport questions will be on 5 November, so “Remember, remember the 5th of November” for other purposes. The national data…15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government have done a great deal to support local newspapers through this pandemic by placing adverts in them, and that has been an important way to help a community facility…15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend and agree with him that finding innovative ways to advance our digital skills is vital to our levelling-up agenda and building back stronger from the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government unquestionably owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the brave men and women of the RUC and the PSNI for their incredible work in keeping the people of Northern…15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThis is clearly an important issue for many Members of Parliament, and the Government are committed to getting spectators back into stadiums as soon as it is safe to do so. We…15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sure the Government will look at the report that the hon. Lady refers to, but it will not surprise her to learn that there are no current plans to change drugs policy.15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe House will be en fête on Monday in celebration of my hon. Friend’s birthday, the bunting will be up and the state trumpeters will be borrowed, if possible, from Buckingham…15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat is an outrageous question and beneath the hon. Gentleman.15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe police are obviously operationally independent, so I would not want to speak about a particular case. I will say this, however. Freedom of speech is one of the pillars of our…15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseNo, I am sorry, but I won’t. I think the regulations are about right and fireworks are fun.15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhen the hon. Lady said we must remember it is 15 October, I had a nasty moment because it is, of course, my wife’s birthday. Fortunately, I had not forgotten. It would have left…15 Oct 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI hope that the orders will be laid even while I am speaking, but certainly the intention is for them to be laid very shortly. A programme motion will be attached to that. It will…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe devolved authorities and Her Majesty’s Government are working closely together, and I think that is important. It is right that EVEL has been suspended during the time of this…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWith permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I should like to make a short business statement. Further to the earlier statement by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, tomorrow’s…12 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sorry to say that I reject the whole premise of the question. This Government have a proud record on tackling poverty. We saw the biggest ever cash increase in the national…08 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is quite right to stand up for businesses in Ashfield. The whole country will benefit from joining the WTO agreement on Government procurement as an independent…08 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI did not much like the beginning of the message, about Essex and Somerset. The match was pretty much rained off and it was not a proper County Championship this year anyway, but…08 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government have taken many steps, which are clear across the country. The rule of six is in place in the south-west even though cases are currently low. The 10 pm closure of…08 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI agree with my hon. Friend that the £3.6 billion towns fund is central to this Government’s ambition to level up the country and ensure that everyone, wherever they live, can…08 Oct 2020