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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI agree with my hon. Friend that freeports are very important; the programme will be of great value to the whole UK. I am sorry that the Welsh Government, of course a socialist…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseVery much so. I join my hon. Friend in congratulating Belinda Richardson on the work she does for tourism in Wiltshire. Dare I say it, but my general view of Wiltshire is that it…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 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 HouseIt is worth reading paragraph 29 of the excellent report by the Education Committee. It says: “Schools should consider whether the promotion of politically controversial…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is an offer too good to refuse, Mr Speaker. I very much hope that I shall be able to visit the hon. Lady’s constituency. The work undertaken on attitudes to the Union was a…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. The job of the Opposition to oppose, but that does not always mean that such opposition is well informed or particularly enlightening. I think…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government are committed to introducing financial penalties for organisations that fail to meet their legal obligations under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act; that will…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think the knowledge that my hon. Friend will be in Bolsover high street will have the crowds flocking there for selfies and autographs, and to deliver some election literature…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFirst, I congratulate the Grimsby and Cleethorpes water rats on their brave and bold endeavour and Brenda Fisher on what she did 70 years ago. Of course, my hon. Friend will not…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. Is it not right for me to comment on individual cases, but as a general principle, trees are objects of great beauty and their…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the fact that it is Children’s Hospice Week. The work that people do in children’s hospices is truly remarkable. It must be such hard…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is a pleasure to have the hon. Gentleman back, as he has shown with his stylish question. I am all in favour of strengthening the Union and I am glad he is too. I used to think…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 HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that point, as I think it is one of the greatest seriousness. The Government have announced measures to ensure that no British…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI hear the hon. Gentleman’s request for time before the recess. I always try to do my best to facilitate Backbench Business and, indeed, Opposition days, but there is a lot of…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am, as always, very grateful to the hon. Lady for her list of questions, which she was kind enough to give to the House twice—once in her long list and then in a shorter list of…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the matter, especially in the same week as Armed Forces Day. The Territorial Force, as it was in the first world war, the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI believe that it is Yorkshire Tea National Cricket Week, so it is a good occasion on which to be raising this matter. The previous recordholder was Sameer Khan Yousufee, who ran…24 Jun 2021