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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is right to raise this on behalf of her constituents. There will be a debate on Monday on the whole covid-19 problem, so she may wish to raise her points then.24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for next week will include: Monday 28 September—General debate on covid-19. Tuesday 29 September—Remaining stages of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill.…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is a brilliant campaigner for his constituency and for the interests of his communities. He is right to draw attention to the importance of the Maltby social club…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI will deal with the last point first. When we had a completely hybrid House, we found it was deeply unsatisfactory for legislation and debates around legislation. Legislation…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseDurham County Council is responsible for Greenfield College’s buildings, supported by annual capital funding. I understand that pupils are being supported to attend the site at…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseDepartment for Work and Pensions Ministers regularly appear at the Dispatch Box. That is a fair set of questions to ask, but I say to the hon. Gentleman that if he has any…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am appalled that fake news should come to this House and this country. I thought that it was something left to our friends across the Atlantic. There is nothing more annoying,…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is indeed an important allowance. The Government have offered pension credit since 2003, when it was introduced by our predecessor Government. Along with our increases in the…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseOn the second part of my hon. Friend’s question, the Prime Minister told the Liaison Committee that the Government welcome parliamentary scrutiny. I had a meeting last week with…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThat the hon. Gentleman has gone green shows that the peace process really has worked. I can assure him that the Government are committed to ensuring that the UK meets its green…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely spot on. We should be so proud of our great heroes in this nation, such as Winston Churchill. An organisation like the National Trust should be…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important and troubling point. As constituency MPs all know, there are difficulties that come from antisocial behaviour, and that causes pain and…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe right hon. Lady is absolutely right: we should of course have a cup of coffee tomorrow to help Macmillan, which I know is trying to raise a larger amount of money than it…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI have entire sympathy with what the hon. Gentleman is saying. This is one of the great concerns about the effects of the pandemic. The Government are doing what they can in terms…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingThe Doorkeepers and the Whips are doing an excellent job to encourage proper social distancing, but we are a society that believes in individual responsibility. Members of…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingYes. The motion includes the words: “a certificate already granted should be varied, if satisfied there are urgent and unforeseeable circumstances”, so Mr Speaker now has the…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingI doubt that in the whole history of Parliament any constituent has ever complained about an excess of legislative scrutiny. I think a surfeit of lampreys is more dangerous than…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingMembers with a proxy vote may only appear remotely. They may not appear in the Chamber. Mr Speaker has been absolutely clear on that. I would not expect Members who have a proxy…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingAt the outset, may I put on the record my gratitude to my right hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Karen Bradley) and the Procedure Committee for the Committee’s…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend. It is indeed helpful and useful to put on the record the evidence given to the Select Committee. The Government, working with the House…23 Sept 2020