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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman makes a helpful point, and the Government have previously co-operated with other nations on repatriation flights. The situation is developing and evolving and…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI reiterate that the Government and, in particular, the Foreign Secretary are working hard on the repatriation issue, but may I add that I will report to him after this session…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI can assure the hon. Gentleman that this is at the forefront of what the Foreign Secretary is doing; I heard him say that only this morning. He is ensuring that people who are in…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am obviously aware of these points. Both Committees were prevented from being set up by actions within this House, so the Government are inevitably deliberating on the…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a sensible point. The Foreign Office is working closely with the airlines to ensure that people can be brought back home, and the Department for Transport is…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government recognise the unique commitment that service families make to our country, and remain sympathetic to the circumstances of those widows who remarried or cohabited…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere are inevitably concerns following the announcement yesterday of the closures that will take place. The Government are working with providers of all levels of education to…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseA lot of businesses and sporting organisations are worried. I reiterate what the Chancellor has said: everything that can be done will be done to ensure the stability of the…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the tone and the interest of his proposals. Everybody is open to ideas as to how things might be done differently and what the needs are on…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question and he is right to point out the role that the media plays in informing the public and holding the Government to account— […19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI reassure the hon. Lady that the Foreign Secretary is, as I said earlier, taking this issue with the greatest seriousness. It is a little unfair to pick on one example of an…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWe have had statements from the Chancellor and the Education Secretary, and regular updates from the Health Secretary to keep the House up to date. I would emphasise the word…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseUnfortunately, the Civil Contingencies Act would not have worked in these circumstances, because the problem was known about early enough for it not to qualify as an emergency…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady always makes the most important points in this House, and I always find myself in agreement with her. It is no different on this occasion; I will take her point up…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI note my right hon. Friend’s point, of which the Government are aware. The Bill needs to progress with support in this House. Emergency legislation is best done and tends to go…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 23 March will include: Monday 23 March—Consideration of a business of the House motion, followed by all stages of the Coronavirus Bill.…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe right hon. Lady is right to keep our spirits up, and to remind us that tomorrow is the first day of spring. I hope that will put a suitable spring in our step. I am very…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am always grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his campaigning for religious freedom, irrespective of the religion for which he believes there should be freedom, which is wholly…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising that and for the work he does to support charities in his constituency. I think all of us as constituency MPs have a role in our communities to…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOne cannot always provide satisfaction, much though I have tried hard to do so, but Her Majesty’s Government are doing whatever they can to help constituents in these difficult…19 Mar 2020