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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises a sad and important case and an issue that should concern us all. I will happily undertake what he has asked me to do and raise this issue with the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for her question. I have not yet read the report that she refers to, but I hope she will agree that the Government want to ensure that our…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Freedom of speech is fundamental to how our society operates. Democracy, the rule of law, freedom of speech and the rights of property are the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am very sympathetic to what my hon. Friend says. I think all of us have had constituents come to us who have bought new homes that have not been up to standard. I have one…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his warm welcome for what is being done for the hospitality sector; I am grateful for this level of cross-party support. Imminent is imminent. I…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar makes his own argument for bringing Parliament back. May I say how much we miss him? Normally, we have some entertainment and forthright…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a very good point. Football clubs play a key role in the health and joy of communities throughout the country, especially in many of the northern towns and…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI will reiterate what I have said, because this has been Government policy for some time. We will continue to work closely with the companies affected and we are open to offering…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises some serious concerns. The Electoral Commission should clearly be like Caesar’s wife: it should be above suspicion, and there should be no stain on it or…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs always, the hon. Lady raises an important and interesting point. Inevitably, before universities reopen, there will need to be reassurance, both to the communities in which…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseSix billion pounds is an important amount of support, and my hon. Friend is right to highlight the work being done by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI cannot understand why the Adonis of Cleethorpes could possibly need to visit a beauty salon. Indeed, the people of Cleethorpes are renowned for their beauty across the nation. […09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is getting into the bad pun territory that I thought was the preserve of the Leader of the House. I understand the seriousness of this issue, and I sympathise with…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhen each and every one of us as constituency MPs has a case where there is a drug available and there is a constituent who cannot get access to that drug, it is one of the issues…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Backbench Business Committee does very important work in ensuring that issues that Back Benchers are concerned about are brought to the wider attention of the British people.…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the crucial matter of the value that small company directors bring to our economy—or rather the directors of small companies; they…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIndeed. What is being done is ensuring that things open up in a progressed way so that the lowest-risk activities open first and the higher-risk ones open later to ensure that it…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere is a full legislative programme, as the hon. Gentleman knows, and Bills are being brought forward and processed rapidly by the House. We are doing well at achieving our…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend always raises important points in this House. This, I understand, has been passed through the normal processes and a formal application is awaited by the relevant…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is obviously important that child maintenance is paid and that families have access to the funds they need. Universal credit has been working extremely well in helping…09 Jul 2020