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HANSARDBusiness 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 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 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 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am not sure I shall be joining in with the yogic flying exercises, which I think were the policy of the National Law party, which stood in previous elections. World Refugee Day,…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady has very kindly promoted me. Of course, the Government are not mine but Her Majesty’s, and that is not a role to which, I confess, I aspire. As regards text…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good plea for time on 8 July, because I was part of the all-party group that was very brilliantly chaired by the hon. Member for Bolton South East…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are looking forward to your karaoke efforts in due course. It seems to me, as my hon. Friend raises this question, that we could try to turn the white cliffs into Mount…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 21 June will include: Monday 21 June —Opposition day (3rd allotted day). There will be a debate on a motion relating to planning, followed by…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important point. The socialists, as always, are weak on crime and weak on the causes of crime, and they have shown their true colours in the recent…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI may be willing to go further than the House would expect, because the corridor of the Chairman of Ways and Means has a sweepstake and in this sweepstake I have been fortunate…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this point. There are issues of scrutiny around arms-length bodies, which are of fundamental importance to this House and are rightly…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is so right to raise this very important issue. It is worth reminding the House of the terrible scandal involving the Blair Government, the European Union and the…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important and sensitive point. Members from all parties will be concerned about this issue and will have heard from constituents suffering difficult…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is always important that the Government recognise mistakes that may have been made by predecessor Governments. I encourage the hon. Lady to seek an Adjournment debate in the…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises something extraordinarily troubling. There are problems sometimes within councils, and I understand that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI sympathise with my hon. Friend: we want planning applications to appreciate and understand local heritage and culture. A listing scheme is in place to try to protect buildings,…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is very concerning when one arm of the Government causes a cost to be created with another. The requirement for a student to hold the status on the first day of their first…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is a deeply troubling case, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the matter and for holding the CICA to account. The criminal injuries compensation scheme’s rules…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is so right to raise this case. Cancer in children is such a worry for parents and so difficult to deal with. Carrying out research is fundamental. It is amazing…17 Jun 2021