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HANSARDFinancial 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 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 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 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 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. It is clear that in business put down for 22 April, there will be a debate on the formation of the Liaison Committee and the Scottish…25 Mar 2020HANSARDParliamentary Works Sponsor BodyI beg to move, That Damian Hinds, Sir Robert Syms, Tommy Sheppard and Mark Tami be appointed as Parliamentary members, and that Brigid Janssen, Elizabeth Peace (chair), Marta…24 Mar 2020HANSARDParliamentary Works Sponsor BodyThis has, as always, been a high-quality, if brief, debate, with people maintaining very safe distances. I think the right hon. and hon. Members whose names I have put forward are…24 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful for the support of the right hon. Lady. Our hearts continue to go out to the family of PC Keith Palmer. It was a great sadness that afflicted them and the whole…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend has, I know, campaigned to bring the attention of the country at large to what is going on in Yemen. It is always open to somebody who is going to move a…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising the plight of charities, which is well known to the Government, and for the wonderful work that charities are doing to help in…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI accept the point and encourage right hon. and hon. Members to try to keep 6 feet apart. I think we are doing pretty well, considering how much we practically sit on each other’s…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI will not make cheap shots about the hon. Gentleman’s default position when he is trying to be helpful. The difficulty is that some of the business we carry on needs to be…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises the question at the heart of what many right hon. and hon. Members have been saying: how do we take care of businesses that were sound on 1 March but which…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMany aspects of distance working are already available, such as e-tabling and so on. A motion will be brought to the House later today to allow greater flexibility for the working…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYes, absolutely. I can assure the hon. Gentleman that that is being considered. I would say to the House that pairing has been very widespread for this week to ensure that right…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend raises a point that is being considered by the Government and which will be discussed with the official Opposition and other opposition parties. We will need…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise the issue of those in the creative industries, who are mainly self-employed and have been particularly affected because, of course, the places…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady makes an interesting point that is certainly worth our looking into in the few days that remain before we go into recess.23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think the issues in the transport industry have been at the forefront of people’s minds from very early on in this crisis, and I know that my right hon. Friend the Transport…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhenever a large number of right hon. and hon. Members raise one issue with me at business questions—in this case, the self-employed—I invariably raise it with the relevant…23 Mar 2020