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HANSARDEnglish Votes for English LawsOf course; it would be a privilege.13 Jul 2021HANSARDEnglish Votes for English LawsI am sure that there are many places called Bath, and on that basis, I of course give way to the hon. Lady.13 Jul 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend is a former Chief Whip, and he will know that the progress of business is dependent upon the loquacity of hon. and right hon. Members, which is not something…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend is coming on to some of the topics that will be discussed tomorrow. It is in effect a deponent motion: it is passive in form, but active in meaning.12 Jul 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI should like to make a short business statement. Further to my statement to the House last Thursday, the first item of business tomorrow will now be consideration of a business…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat has changed? Well, I do my best to facilitate the House, and very distinguished hon. and right hon. Members wanted further debate because, as I have mentioned, they had…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThose matters are matters properly for the Speaker rather than for me, but it may be possible that we could have an interesting discussion on the meaning of the word “forthwith”.…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe answer to the last question is yes. The written ministerial statement from the Treasury says: “However, if the House were to negative the motion, rejecting the government’s…12 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on his determined representation of his county and his constituency. He has raised this issue with a much higher level; he recently met the Prime…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right about the uniting force of success. Football is the most popular game in this country—amazingly, it is more popular than cricket, which always surprises…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 12 July will include: Monday 12 July—Second Reading of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill. Tuesday 13 July—Remaining stages of the…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseEveryone, I think, is rejoicing at the football success. I think the line to take is from Mr Barnes: “You’ve got to hold and give But do it at the right time You can be slow or…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLabour spokesmen and Members seem to come on and say that they want the lockdown to end and then they try to stop it ending. There seems to be a great desire not to end the…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThis is an issue that every Member of this House will be concerned about and that will have been raised in all our constituency surgeries. Reports submitted to Action Fraud are…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government certainly recognise the difficulties that town centres are facing, hence the towns fund, which is £2 billion of funding offering town deals to 86 places across…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises an important subject that many in this House will be concerned about. I must confess I am surprised that there has not been a debate on it since 2006,…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am extremely well aware of the importance of financial services, as I spent a number of decades working in the investment management field, and I am well aware of the particular…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am going to answer this question slightly tentatively, because I am calling on memory of what I think the law says about giving information to Members. My understanding and…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes a really important point about the need to involve residents in the creation of local development plans. I assure him that that principle is at the heart of…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYes, and I sympathise with my hon. Friend, because every one of us has, as a constituency MP, come across instances of antisocial behaviour caused by a very small number of…08 Jul 2021