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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt must be a very great place if it has been honoured by a visit from Mr Speaker himself. It is one of the glories of our country that we have museums for almost everything. A…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt would be wrong of me to predict what is happening in Northern Ireland at the moment. We have to wait upon events, but I can assure the hon. Gentleman that the British…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for her work to foster culture change in the House of Commons and in the setting up of the ICGS, which would not have happened in the form in…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his support for Government policy in relation to Ukraine. Her Majesty’s Government have made it absolutely clear that should a further…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for highlighting the success of Harlow Council. It is amazing what good Conservative councils can do: we look at Westminster and Wandsworth,…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think the hon. Gentleman takes the view that anything that is said that he disagrees with is not true. That is not right, which is why we have the forms of debate that we have.…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe right hon. Lady cannot expect me to speak in favour of abortifacients.03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful, as always, to the hon. Gentleman. I have done quite well so far this Session in providing him with the debates he has asked for when he has given me long notice; I…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is a great champion for his distinguished constituency and has been for many years. Levelling up needs to be looked at in the round and regionally. Wolverhampton,…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhat a delight it is to hear from the hon. Lady every week, running through her socialist mantra. She is, of course, right to highlight the importance of cancer and cancer care,…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 7 February will include: Monday 7 February—Motion to approve the Social Security Benefits Up-Rating Order 2022 and motion to approve the…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is so right to raise this important and concerning issue, which will be of importance to Members across the House. The Online Safety Bill will ensure that big…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOf course I agree with the hon. Lady. She is right to raise a matter of this importance in the House.03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI congratulate the WI on its terrific work. It makes not only marmalade but items for the hon. Gentleman to wear. Of course there will be regular discussions on COP26, and we will…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseSadly, I do not have an Aston Martin, although I think they are particularly beautiful and elegant cars. His constituent therefore has my greatest sympathy as he finds this…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Members’ Code of Conduct ReviewThe speed of registration is a very fair point, but it is a governmental rather than a parliamentary matter. In terms of the actual declaration, it could give a misleading…03 Feb 2022HANSARDIndependent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityI apologise for my momentary delay. The motion proposes that an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint the person to the office of…31 Jan 2022HANSARDIndependent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityThe right hon. Gentleman makes a very fair point. I think we do want to fish in a bigger pool, and I think we should always be very concerned about what might broadly be called…31 Jan 2022HANSARDIndependent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityThe process of the recruitment panel and what it looked at is all set out in its report. It had quite a large number of applicants, and it has to be said that Lea Paterson was the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend because I agree with him. I think that freeports are going to be one of the real advantages and benefits of having left the European Union. The…27 Jan 2022