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HANSARD Business of the HouseOn 29 September, the Government announced our new health infrastructure plan to ensure that our health infrastructure works for decades to come. At the centre of the plan is a new…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is an important point and should be a matter of concern to us all. The people who risk their lives for us ought to have equipment that protects them, rather than increases…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI hope that I will not breach the normal order of this House if I say that the attack on the hon. Lady was utterly disgraceful and that she is clearly owed an apology by the noble…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his first outing in holding this Government to account and bringing on the fast bowling to start with. The Brexit Bill started us off, so even…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. I think that bank holidays are one of the things that come under the Lord President of the Council, so this is the first question I have ever been asked…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseObviously there are time slots available for Westminster Hall debates and Adjournment debates—they are in Mr Speaker’s hands—and I recommend that the hon. Lady applies for one of…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI think that it is not easy for children aged 16 to get married. As I understand it, they need the permission of either their parents or a magistrate, and the numbers are not…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIn response to the first half of the hon. Gentleman’s question, I was careful to say that while I was grateful for the list being sent, I was not committing to it, because the…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseEducation questions are a week on Monday, but an extra £14 billion is to be spent on schools over the next three years, which is an extra £150 million a week. Extra money for the…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is a really important issue. One would hope that local authorities would have the good sense and wisdom to treat people whose homes have become uninhabitable through flooding…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that the way in which smart motorways have been operating is a matter of considerable concern to the House. I understand that the Secretary of State has ordered a review of…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome back my hon. Friend, who made such a contribution to the former Government. It was a great pleasure for me to campaign for him when he stood in a by-election some years…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI can reassure my right hon. and learned Friend that the animal welfare Bill is a priority of this Government. It has not ceased to be a priority of this Government; there is a…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is working extremely hard, and worked hard over the Christmas break, with all the parties in Northern Ireland to try to ensure that the…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseCongratulations, Dame Rosie, on your unanimous re-election yesterday as Deputy Speaker, having been elected by acclaim. The hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood (Cat Smith)…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Member for—09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for her brilliant work in bringing problem gambling to the attention of the House and the country at large. Without her work, the problem would have been…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HousePatience! The hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brendan MacNeil), when I was newly elected, very generously took me to the Smoking Room and gave me a couple of glasses…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI have a certain sympathy because the great western line was also meant to be electrified, but then it was found to be too difficult to do around Bath, which is the station I use—09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am always getting heckled from Rhondda! Everyone else is so well behaved in this new Parliament. We have this new image and row upon row of people who sit there politely…09 Jan 2020