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HANSARD Business of the HouseWith regard to the final part of the hon. Gentleman’s question, I agree absolutely. I view it as one of the roles of the Leader of the House to take it up with Departments when…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has been quite clear about these criminal acts, which are entirely unjustifiable. We are lucky in our police who, according to Sir Robert…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend no doubt, like Muhammad Ali, floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee with his political insights and precision. The negotiations between the Government…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his commitment to a physical Parliament and for taking up his share of the burden by being on a Public Bill Committee. We have three Public Bill…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: the economic health of our Commonwealth allies is of key concern to this country. One of the great opportunities—one of the reasons why I have…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe concerns that the hon. Gentleman raises are well appreciated. It comes back to the issue that was raised with me earlier about the six-and-a-half-feet rule, which is based on…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on his noble efforts on behalf of charity. I am not going to follow his example, but people are doing wonderful things to raise money for charities…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I belatedly wish you many happy returns for yesterday, Mr Speaker? I hope it was duly celebrated across the land. The business for the week commencing 15 June will include:…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseBreaches of data are always a serious matter, and we have the general data protection regulations in place, which are there for the Information Commissioner to take action if…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I begin at the end? Yes indeed, that will be a proper occasion on which to celebrate the Queen’s official birthday and an extraordinary period of decades of service to the…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend, as so often, comes to the heart of the matter. I am surprised that he has not raised Stonehenge, which is known for being the site, or thought to have been…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseCelebrating birthdays is becoming a theme, which we should try to bring up at all business questions. My birthday happens to be shared with Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, so we…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIf only I were as time honoured as that would indicate. The hon. Gentleman raises an important point about protected time. I am not unsympathetic to that, but I will ensure that…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his question and commend him for highlighting his local paper’s superb initiative. I hope it will devote pages to his campaigning for the interests of…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that. The Government always seek to provide information in a timely fashion. I would point out that the relevant Departments have been…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend raises a crucial point. The Government are, of course, considering this with their scientific advisers, but we need to think back to our school days, because…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for raising that crucial topic again, because we obviously have, as the Prime Minister said, a duty to those with British national…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI share my hon. Friend’s concern. He raised the issue of law and order, which should be taken with the utmost seriousness by the Government and by society as a whole. That is part…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseFor the sake of clarity, I was talking about the area of a circle, which is obviously encompassed within the circumference. I hope that is helpful to any schoolchildren—11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI was talking about the circumference, which is 2πr, and the area, which is πr 2 , as we all know. Let me turn to the important issue of Mr Symons. I suggest to the hon.…11 Jun 2020