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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his question. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs made a statement to the House on Monday on the significant flooding caused…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIf I may, I will pay tribute to Sir Roger Scruton, who was one of the great conservative thinkers of recent decades. His point that beauty should be a fundamental part of our…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMembers of Parliament can help with this in encouraging people to take up benefits to which they are entitled. I am sure that the hon. Lady does that in her constituency and I…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseEvery day in this House is Cleethorpes Day. We had a fantastic answer from the Prime Minister yesterday on ensuring that every possible service, junction and railway crossing was…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: the work done by special constables is admirable. It is worth noting that the Under-Secretary of State for Wales, my hon. Friend the Member for…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his gracious welcome of my continuing presence. I am sure that if I am suddenly called away, the Under-Secretary of State for Health…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI can assure the hon. Lady that the Government are absolutely doing that and that the Department is pushing ahead with ensuring that unsafe cladding is removed as a priority. It…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I hope that Valuing Everyone training will improve the culture within this House, and it is available for all passholders. I know that…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is obviously an extraordinarily serious matter that the whole House takes seriously and that the Government take seriously and want to see put right. An investigation is…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Business StatementMy hon. Friend is right: those matters are indeed important, and they are being delayed. The local government finance motion must come before the House by 1 March to help…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Business StatementI thank the right hon. Lady and the Opposition Front Bench for the support that they have given. I understand that they have worked with my right hon. and learned Friend the Lord…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Business StatementMadam Deputy Speaker, I informed the House last week of the Government’s intention to introduce legislation to stop the automatic early release of prisoners convicted of terrorist…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Business StatementI think that those details are really for the Second Reading tomorrow, when it will be possible to provide the information that hon. Members will want. However, I can reassure the…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Business StatementMy hon. Friend is very well versed in these matters and is aware of the danger that treason may present to a nation, but I hope I can give him some reassurance about what happens…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Business StatementMy right hon. and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor has been in touch with the justice Minister in Scotland, and I am grateful for the collaboration that there has been across…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThere was a general election in December, and that slightly interrupted the normal proceedings of business. However, yes of course it is important that the census orders are laid…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThat issue was raised with the Prime Minister recently, and I know that the Health Secretary is well aware of it and pushing forward to ensure that matters are taken to a…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThere was a debate on that last week, so these issues are being debated. The Government are trying to facilitate debates in the days we have available prior to the Backbench…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI absolutely hear and understand what the hon. Lady says. Her last point—that witnesses should not be re-traumatised—is right and fundamental. Victims ought to be at the heart of…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend’s point of view is widely shared, and the Prime Minister referred to that yesterday in Prime Minister’s questions. Judicial review is a vital part of our legal…06 Feb 2020