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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think that a fundamentally foolish point. There were 27 meetings, nine of which led to contracts being awarded by my noble Friend Lord Bethell on behalf of Her Majesty’s…01 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I begin by wishing my hon. Friend a very happy birthday? I hope he will have a suitably covid-secure celebration later on today. What he has raised in this House is of…01 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWe do our best to facilitate the Backbench Business Committee by announcing time, and I am glad that the hon. Gentleman is grateful for the time that has been made available.01 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI absolutely agree about Ian Davis. He has been a fabulous servant of this House and a kindly and helpful figure to Members—particularly new Members when trying to find out how to…01 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her question and for the excellent work of the Centre for Social Justice, founded, of course, by our right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford…01 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWell, haggis to that, I think. When the hon. Gentleman complains about references to 1966, I would say “pots and kettles”, because we often hear from the SNP about 1314. I think…01 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAh, Mr Speaker, your puns are getting almost as bad as mine. What I would say to my hon. Friend is that he is tempting me in the right direction to have a debate on the great…01 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think the hon. Lady’s fox was shot some time ago, because my right hon. Friend the Member for West Suffolk (Matt Hancock) is the former Health Secretary, and the word “former”…01 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 5 July will include: Monday 5 July—Remaining stages of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. Tuesday 6 July—Second Reading of the…01 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe court judgment was unquestionably an important one, and it is clear that the protocol, as it is currently operating, is presenting significant challenges for the people and…01 Jul 2021HANSARDParliamentary Works Sponsor BodyI beg to move, That Marta Phillips, Dr Simon Thurley and Simon Wright be appointed as external members of the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body under Part 1, Schedule 1 to the…28 Jun 2021HANSARDParliamentary Works Sponsor BodyI think it unlikely that Marta Phillips, Dr Simon Thurley and Simon Wright will mix buckets of cement on the estate of the Palace of Westminster. I am glad to say that work is…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCommittee on StandardsI beg to move, That, in accordance with Standing Order No. 149A, Ms Mehmuda Mian be appointed as lay member of the Committee on Standards for a period of six years, with immediate…28 Jun 2021HANSARDParliamentary Works Sponsor BodyI had not intended to respond, but as the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) mentioned the archives I would like to say that I entirely agree with him. It is extremely…28 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is a pity that the hon. Gentleman has just missed Transport questions, where he might have got a more comprehensive answer from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I thank the hon. Gentleman for continuing to come to business questions even when he is not formally representing his party? It was a great pleasure to cross swords with him…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe estimates are voteable. There will be a full day’s debate on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which will be an opportunity for my right hon. Friend to raise…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a very serious and troubling matter. It is disgraceful that these attacks on the police should take place. As he knows, clause 2 of the Police, Crime,…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady missed a chance to question the Secretary of State for Education, who was here on Monday. Obviously there always have to be cut-off dates to allow for figures to be…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe pay rise in the NHS and the public sector generally is more generous for the lowest-paid workers, and that is obviously right, but as I was saying to my right hon. Friend the…24 Jun 2021