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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAll of us who are constituency MPs as well as Ministers are aware of these issues being raised by our constituents. My hon. Friend’s point about rates rolled up in rents is an…21 Apr 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseParliament is not being closed down. The date for returning has been set for the same date as was always planned. The business that we had in front of us was not pressing: on…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 20 April will include the following: Monday 20 April—The House will not be sitting. Tuesday 21 April—Second reading of the Immigration and…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThose matters have, of course, also been raised with the Prime Minister, and in answer to a question from the shadow Leader of the House, we are liaising with other Departments to…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe right hon. Lady rightly sends the House’s good wishes to the Prince of Wales—God bless the Prince of Wales—and, indeed, to the Queen. We will come back on 21 April, which is,…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think the message from the statement that I have made is that there is important and urgent business for Parliament to carry out, and that we need to be back to do that. That…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhen this crisis has ended, there will be many processes to look at what has happened, but I reiterate what the Prime Minister said not that long ago: the Government are making…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes a very good point, and I will ensure that it is passed on.25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is of the greatest importance that Parliament sits to hold the Government to account. We are rising two and a half days early, in effect, and the business for next week was not…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI understand that there is about half an hour’s waiting time for contacting the hotlines at the moment, but the DWP has faced the most enormous increase in volume of inquiries;…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIf hon. Members send emails to Ministers, Ministers routinely reply. We do hold Ministers to account by correspondence.25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFirst, may I wish the hon. Gentleman’s mother good health at the age of 90? I hope that she is staying at home and following all the advice, although sometimes persuading mothers…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThis matter was raised during Prime Minister’s questions. The advice from the Government is very clear. If people cannot work from home, but can work observing social distancing,…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI assure the hon. Lady that the Government and others will consider how Parliament can work differently, if we need to in April, and work out how that can be done. Whether the…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. If I may respond immediately to the point about what I knew earlier, I will be indiscreet and confess to this House that, after I said…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right that the usurious rates charged on credit cards can trap people into high levels of debt, as may the high overdraft fees and interest rates that have…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I wonder whether I can be as helpful as possible to the House, and to the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI will make the hotline numbers available for each Department as soon as we have them—we have most of them already. The other thing to remind right hon. and hon. Members of is…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Duke of Rothesay and the Lord of the Isles will, I am sure, appreciate the good wishes from the SNP. I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s point on the guidance from the Library.…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Inspiration has come to me. It is possible for verbal briefings to take place, but it has to be borne in mind that in some instances…25 Mar 2020