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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAnyone who now needs a test is able to get one, so I can give some comfort on domiciliary workers. As regards Backbench Business debates, I understand that the hon. Gentleman has…06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is always my wish to facilitate my right hon. Friend, and I am glad to say that there will be Treasury questions on 18 May followed by Environment, Food and Rural Affairs…06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that issue and for her characteristic championship of her constituency and its businesses. The Government are very aware of the…06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman makes a very fair point. I think all of us as constituency MPs have businesses that we would like to provide more help to and that find they cannot apply for…06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe issue of cyber-security is indeed important. I can assure my hon. Friend that Mr Speaker has taken a personal and strong interest in this matter. The Procedure Committee has…06 May 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI agree with the hon. Gentleman that the real thing is better than a virtual Parliament. I will not give an advert for Coca-Cola, which views itself as “the real thing”, but there…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Chancellor did make a statement on Monday. The schemes for small businesses are pretty comprehensive, including 100% loans, which have now been announced, the suspension of…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I am glad to say that the health service is opening up for people to go back for continuation of treatments that were suspended and to have…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe connection was not perfect, so I am not sure I got all the points, but I will answer them as far as I can. First, I completely agree with the right hon. Lady in congratulating…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman makes a point that has been raised by a number of other hon. and right hon. Members on both sides of the House. There are concerns about how such insurance…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat a pleasure it is to hear from my hon. Friend in his Somerset fastness—assuming that is where he is—and to admire the collection of ornaments behind him, so elegantly…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 4 May will include: Monday 4 May—Motion to approve a statutory instrument relating to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions)…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her kind words about the House staff, which are worth underlining and reiterating. I emphasise the temporary nature of what is being done—that…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am glad to bring pleasure to the hon. Gentleman, in that the motion on the Scottish Affairs Committee will be back on Monday. May I say that I am delighted that the Scottish…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is a great pleasure to hear from my hon. Friend, and not surreal for us as we see him in glorious technicolour addressing us. With regards to the lockdown, it is of course…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Hybrid Substantive ProceedingsA number of important points have been made. In response to my right hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Karen Bradley), Backbench Business and Opposition days are…22 Apr 2020HANSARD Hybrid Substantive ProceedingsI beg to move, That the following orders be made and have effect until 12 May: Hybrid proceedings (1) The House shall sit at 2.30pm on Mondays and 11.30am on Tuesdays and…22 Apr 2020HANSARDRemote VotingI beg to move, That the following orders be made and have effect until 12 May: Remote divisions (1) A remote division may be held only in respect of business taken in hybrid…22 Apr 2020HANSARDRemote VotingI shall reply to as many of the points made as possible. My hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) and the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) are both…22 Apr 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn the question of a statement tomorrow, I have already mentioned that I believe it will be the Health Secretary who will be making a statement. The issue of PPE is important. It…21 Apr 2020