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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 8 June will include: Monday 8 June—Second Reading of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] . Tuesday 9 June—Second Reading of…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I start by responding to the important question that the right hon. Lady raises every week about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe? Of course, the Government continue to be in touch,…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I begin by thanking the hon. Gentleman for the support that he has given to us in getting our motions through to allow for remote participation for those who, for medical…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to make the important point that we need to deliver our legislative agenda, and that is why we need to be back physically. We were getting no…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseYes, I commend my hon. Friend for ensuring that his own constituency is properly represented in this way. It is clear that the UK, along with the rest of the world, is facing…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure that my hon. Friend has also seen an article in The Lancet , which went through those issues in considerable detail and was widely reported. Obviously, the Government…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseSometimes, and that allows proper scrutiny to take place. We did the Finance Bill in four hours, with an interruption after two hours. That is nothing like the proper level of…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat does it say to our constituents that we are too grand to queue?04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI will, if I may, answer the second question first. It was such a shocking scene, and I can only repeat what the Holy Father said, which is that racism is a sin, and murder is a…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI understand that “Points West”, the programme in my constituency in Somerset and the region, is more watched, proportionately speaking, than “EastEnders”, which is an indication…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIndeed we may have more in common than most people know; we were at Oxford together, and when I arrived the hon. Lady was a most distinguished officer of the Oxford Union,…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises an important point about the difficulties that universities across the United Kingdom will be facing. It is an obvious problem with what is happening and with…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government have spent £3.2 billion of taxpayers’ money to help councils. We made a grant payment in May of £1.6 billion as an unring-fenced amount to councils and we have…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his characteristically wise question. I agree with him about the important role of the local community in tackling the coronavirus. I hope I can…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady so overstates that she undervalues. What she has said is so overcooked and exaggerated: we poor Members, we could not queue for a little time to do our public duty.…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI would encourage all Members able to do so to return to Parliament. The limitations of virtual proceedings have meant the Government have not been able to make sufficient…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is an important anniversary to remember. The question the hon. Gentleman raises is one he could raise in an Adjournment debate, but I have every confidence that Margaret…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseOf course nanny is part of the household. What a daft question. But I am pleased to tell my hon. Friend that the Government are working with industry representatives to develop…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is obviously important that members of the public treat our beautiful countryside with respect and care. It was a great shame to see the news of fires on the moorlands near my…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe cleaning staff were coming in anyway, and it is worth remembering that the cleaning staff were coming into this House when we were not. Frankly, the idea that others should…04 Jun 2020