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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government are doing what they can to increase the take-up of measles vaccines to ensure that as many children as possible are covered. That is tremendously important, and…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI was aware of that issue, and I know that Members throughout the House are concerned about the effect that it will have on their most vulnerable and least well-off constituents.…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for her campaigning on this matter. Any parent with children getting to the age when they start going online worries about what content may appear and…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI must confess that I was unaware of those figures, which are absolutely shocking. There will be an opportunity for the hon. Lady to raise the issue during the Queen’s Speech…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThere is a great commonality of feeling across the House about rail services. Rail companies need to deliver, and to ensure that people have the service that they need and that…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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 welcome my hon. Friend to the House. It is a great pleasure to see him in his place after all that he has done for the Conservative party in his distinguished career. The…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 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 2020HANSARDGovernment’s Legislative ProgrammeFollowing Thursday’s state opening of Parliament, and for the convenience of the House, I am listing the bills which were announced: Agriculture Bill Air Traffic Management and…20 Dec 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the right hon. Lady for her generous-spirited words, as always. How nice it is that we are back facing each other, and what fun it is when we walk together down the…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am touched by the hon. Gentleman’s concern for my whereabouts during the election campaign. Had he paid attention to Twitter and other such things, he might have noticed that I…19 Dec 2019